Campaigns & Elections

Politics

The Frozen Four: a guide to the special elections

February’s legislative races could be an icy preview of some spicy June primaries.

Zohran Mamdani

Politics

Mamdani vs. the vortex

The new mayor faces a January crucible. Will he fare better than Bill de Blasio? Worse than Eric Adams?

Heard Around Town

Politics

Opening youth clinics, navigating primary politics

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso celebrated a new health care facility together-ish at Woodhull Hospital on Thursday.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Everyone’s against Rana Abdelhamid. She’s running anyway.

A Q&A with the Assembly candidate running in a special election against the new “establishment.”

News & Politics

Politics

Latest redistricting drama could knock out NYC’s only congressional Republican

A state judge ruled that the Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ district violates the state constitution and must be redrawn.

2026 congressional midterm elections

Politics

Alex Bores’ work at Palantir complicates his anti-ICE stance

The Manhattan congressional candidate’s controversial former employer has come under growing scrutiny in the second Trump administration. But that scrutiny started well before Bores left the company.

New York City Council

Politics

Meet the new, bigger City Council Progressive Caucus

With 24 members – now including Gale Brewer – the caucus is two short of a City Council majority.

News & Politics

Politics

Hochul has $20 million war chest as she campaigns for reelection

In the second half of last year, the governor raised $5.4 million, while her primary opponent Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado raised $1.2 million.

News & Politics

Politics

Nydia Velázquez endorses Brian Romero in Queens Assembly race

It’s the second time this week that Velázquez has found herself on the opposite side of DSA and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Kathy Hochul

Politics

Hochul's tightrope walk to reelection started at the State of the State

With political winds blowing from the left and the right, New York’s governor is maintaining her balance.

New York City Council

Politics

Menin taps council leadership slate

Council Member Nantasha Williams will be deputy speaker, and Shaun Abreu will be majority leader, City & State has learned. Kevin Riley and Linda Lee will chair the Land Use and Finance Committees.