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State Sen. Simcha Felder wins New York City Council special election
“Team Trump” candidate Heshy Tischler failed to garner much support in the largely Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn district.
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What will the NYC comptroller race come down to? (Hint: It might not be accounting acumen)
Of the leading candidates so far, Justin Brannan is banking on an outer-borough strategy while Mark Levine is expected to dominate in Manhattan.
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Maria Torres-Springer has a new job
The former first deputy mayor is trading Adams for Ford.
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Matt Fraser still wants to expand MyCity and AI chatbot
The city’s Chief Technology Officer provided some updates on some of the administration’s major tech-related promises in a recent conversation with City & State.
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NYC comptroller debate: a war of the wonks
Leading candidates Justin Brannan and Mark Levine agree that the Adams administration is as transparent as a brick wall when it comes to budgeting.
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Progressive group calls on Democratic City Council candidate to return money from Republican donors
The candidate, Maya Kornberg, has closer ties to one of those donors than previously disclosed.
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5 takeaways from the latest mayoral fundraising haul
Cuomo’s off to a predictably strong start, and Mamdani-mentum continues. Meanwhile, matching funds cushion candidates with less flashy hauls.
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What good are mayoral forums? Ask the leading candidates who haven’t been to any
Mayoral candidates are invited to attend countless policy panels throughout the course of the campaign. They don’t all feel compelled to attend.
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Adolfo Carrión Jr. in the mix for NYC deputy mayor role
The city’s housing commissioner could be in line for a promotion.
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Adrienne Adams lets colleagues know she’s launching campaign for New York City mayor
Can she break the curse of the City Council speaker? She’s giving it a shot.
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Eric Adams 2025 is still claiming matching funds. A sizable share of his claims are invalid.
The mayor’s reelection campaign has so far been shut out of matching funds, but it’s still making a go for the public dollars.
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Adrienne Adams, potential mayoral contender, to discuss NYC’s leadership issues in annual speech
With her last State of the City address, the City Council speaker has a rare opportunity to lay out her track record and a vision for the city’s leadership as she mulls a mayoral run.
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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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DREAM: A new motto for anti-Adams, anti-Cuomo voters
UAW Region 9A is setting out a clear message to voters. Will other unions and progressive groups follow?
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Guardrails on mayoral power? Not so fast, one mayoral hopeful says
Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer called for Gov. Kathy Hochul to remove Eric Adams. Now he’s softly criticizing her bid to curtail some mayoral powers.
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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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Hoylman-Sigal nabs congressional endorsements in BP race
Two of Manhattan’s three members of Congress are backing Brad Hoylman-Sigal against term-limited Council Member Keith Powers.
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Rather than remove Adams, Hochul proposes watching him very closely
The governor wants to create a special state inspector general to monitor New York City government.
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Eric Adams just had his least contentious court hearing yet
Judge Dale Ho did not immediately rule on the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the charges against Adams.
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