2025 New York City Mayoral Election
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Andrew Cuomo launches mayoral bid
The ex-governor had sucked up all the oxygen in the race before he even joined the field. Now he launches with a major target on his back.
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Breaking down Andrew Cuomo’s 17-minute mayoral campaign launch video
It’s sort of giving hostage meets ASMR meets COVID-19 briefing meets State of the Union.
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Absent Adams and Cuomo, mayoral candidates attempt to woo DC 37
The municipal workers union is a political heavyweight.
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WFP unveils incumbent endorsements in NYC council and beep races
All but one member of the council’s returning progressive caucus got the nod.
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Lander would keep NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch. Several of his mayoral opponents would too
The comptroller released his public safety plan Tuesday.
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Adrienne is on the horn
The council speaker is ringing up members to ask what they think about her jumping in the mayoral race.
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Federal workforce layoffs hit NYC health department
The approximately $600 million of the department’s budget that comes from federal funds has not been cut yet, but the concern keeps interim Commissioner Michelle Morse up at night.
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City Council candidate proposes WEINER Act to bar sex offenders from elected office
Sarah Batchu is running against former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who served time for sexting a minor, in lower Manhattan.
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New Majority NYC drops slate of City Council 2025 endorsements
The organization aims to preserve the woman-majority council.
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As Hochul weighs action, Sharpton, Jeffries and Meeks grow more critical of Adams
Rev. Al Sharpton and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries have expressed more explicit concerns about Mayor Eric Adams in the past few days.
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Mayoral candidates object to reopening ICE office on Rikers Island
The move by Mayor Eric Adams followed a meeting with border czar Tom Homan.
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‘Justice is dead in America’: Mayoral candidates react to DOJ direction to drop Eric Adams’ corruption charges
The New York City mayor got some relief Monday after Trump’s Justice Department directed the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to drop charges against him – for now.
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Manhattan electeds back Levine in comptroller battle
Mark Levine is building out his Manhattan base, as Justin Brannan pulls early labor support.
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Another ‘Exonerated 5’ member eyeing a Manhattan City Council seat
Raymond Santana is thinking of running for an East Harlem seat next door to fellow Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam.
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Did Eric Adams get a colonoscopy? We’re trying to get to the bottom of it.
What the mayor said and what his press team said regarding the timeline of the mayor’s medical procedures caused a shitstorm of confusion.
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Candidates aim ire at MIA Eric Adams at Upper West Side mayoral forum
Adams did not attend the forum, but his challengers still trained their attention on the incumbent, amid reports that the Justice Department has discussed the possibility of dropping his criminal case.
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New York City Council challengers are (literally) giving incumbents a run for their money
Some political newcomers have been pretty successful at fundraising.
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Eric Adams to Tucker Carlson: ‘The party left me’
The New York City mayor vented to the far-right commentator about the injustice of his corruption indictment.
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Eric Adams chooses Trump
The Democratic New York City mayor’s last-minute attendance at President Trump’s inauguration triggered opponents’ criticism and raised supporters’ eyebrows.
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