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Annie McDonough

is the deputy City Hall reporter at City & State New York.

Policy

Policy

New York’s strong gun laws didn’t prevent Tuesday’s mass shooting. Local leaders are looking at the feds

Gov. Kathy Hochul called for advancing gun control legislation in Congress, where Republican opposition has repeatedly doomed attempts at reviving a federal ban on assault weapons.

News & Politics

Politics

2025 is the year New York political campaigns embrace AI

From uncanny music videos to policies researched by ChatGPT, the AI revolution has come for the political campaign industry, for better or worse.

Eric Adams

Policy

When has Eric Adams opposed Donald Trump?

The mayor has repeatedly said he wants to work with the Trump administration, not “war with” them. But he has still been at odds with the feds on multiple occasions since January.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Another week, another couple mayoral PACs

A new anti-Zohran Mamdani independent expenditure committee, and another IE in search of a candidate enter the campaign finance fray.

News & Politics

Politics

Former LG Betsy McCaughey and former NYPD Commish Ray Kelly launch anti-Mamdani IE

A website for a related nonprofit was selling hats and t-shirts telling New Yorkers to say “NYet” to “Mamdani-ism.” But there’s some confusion about where the nonprofit stops and the political fundraising committee begins.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Jim Walden talks his longshot bid for mayor

The attorney is running as an independent hoping to defeat Democrat Zohran Mamdani. He’s not the only one.

News & Politics

Politics

For Zohran Mamdani, Eric Adams is a different kind of rival

If Andrew Cuomo was more of a rarified cardboard box, Adams is a true street campaigner.

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Campaigns & Elections

Politics

4 takeaways from New York City’s ranked choice voting results

Andrew who? Also if you’re in the lead on election night, STAY IN THE LEAD!

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Politics

Zohran Mamdani’s Asian American coalition

The Assembly member who is well positioned to become New York City’s first Asian American mayor won with the support of the rapidly growing AAPI electorate.

New York City

Policy

‘Freeze the rent’ dominated the Democratic mayoral primary. This year, tenants are staring down a rent hike.

The city’s Rent Guidelines Board is poised to approve a rent hike on rent-stabilized tenants on Monday. Presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani will argue it’s the last one New Yorkers will see for the next four years.

New York City

Policy

Adams and Adams announce $116 billion FY 26 NYC budget

The agreement includes funding for immigrant legal services, extended library hours at 10 branches, a universal child care pilot and new staff to enforce e-bike regulations.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Politics

Eric Adams, surrounded by faith leaders, officially launches his reelection campaign

It would take an act of God for this man to be reelected, and if he is to be believed, there just might be one.

News & Politics

Politics

Here’s what the November NYC mayoral election could look like

Zohran Mamdani is all but assured to be the Democratic nominee for mayor. Unlike most years, that doesn’t mean he’s a shoo-in in the general.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Politics

And ultimately – Zohran Mamdani stuns New York

The 33-year-old democratic socialist Assembly member outperformed everyone’s expectations – emerging on election night with a decisive lead.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Updated Politics

Endorsements in the 2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary

Labor unions, political clubs and power brokers. Stay up to date on which mayoral candidates are getting the coveted endorsements for 2025.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Politics

5 things to watch on election night in NYC

Tuesday will be so hot – and the election results will be so slow.