Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Zephyr Teachout’s declaration of independence
Attorney general candidate Zephyr Teachout has positioned herself as an independent who will hold the governor accountable – a stance that assumes Gov. Andrew Cuomo will win, even though Teachout has allied herself closely with gubernatorial challenger Cynthia Nixon.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Democratic candidates partying local for election night
Letitia James and Andrew Cuomo won't be partying together on election night, but Zephyr Teachout and Cynthia Nixon will be.
New York City
Politics
Maloney leads in latest AG poll, but trails James in LGBTQ support
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James is winning more LGBTQ support in the attorney general primary race.
MTA
Policy
Trottenberg on the BQX, speed cameras and who owns the subway
New York City transportation commissioner Polly Trottenberg weighs in on the BQX, speed cameras and who owns the subway.
Politics
Immigrant advocacy groups split in AG race
Immigrant Action, the political arm of the New York Immigration Coalition, plans to announce its endorsement of Letitia James.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Jeff Klein’s misleading letter
State Sen. Jeff Klein sent a letter to constituents stating he's never given Republicans majority power. We felt it needed some fact-checking.
Politics
Unanswered questions from the state attorney general debate
The four Democratic candidates for state attorney general met Tuesday night for their highest profile debate yet.
New York City
Policy
Simcha Felder’s outsized impact on education
From yeshiva oversight to speed cameras outside schools, Simcha Felder is driving the debate.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
No longer ‘defiant,’ James stumps for ‘respect’
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James becomes part of the establishment.
New York State
Politics
Maloney and Teachout share an obscure alma mater
Sean Patrick Maloney and Zephyr Teachout went to the same small New Hampshire high school.
New York City
Personality
Would Grace Meng replace Crowley as Queens chair?
Rep. Grace Meng on potentially replacing Joe Crowley, whether she’s supporting the IDC challengers and what she’s doing as DNC vice chair.
Real Estate
Politics
Real estate spending heavily on attorney general race
REBNY and the Durst Organization have donated to multiple attorney general candidates
New York City
Politics
Monserrate runs for office again
Hiram Monserrate, who was booted from the state Senate after physically assaulting his girlfriend and later served prison time for misusing city funds, is on the primary ballot this year to represent East Elmhurst as a Democratic district leader.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Leecia Eve: corporate and qualified for AG
Leecia Eve is running on her corporate corporate experience in the Attorney General race and considers herself the most independent candidate.
Politics
Nadler sits out the Tish party
Attorney general candidate Letitia James has now been endorsed by all 11 Democrats representing New York City in Congress – except for Rep. Jerry Nadler.
Politics
Sean Patrick Maloney unleashes his inner bro
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the lone man in the field of women, is charting his own path to win over voters, emphasizing strength, toughness, athleticism.
New York City
Politics
Williams conviction won’t start a revolution
Immigrant rights experts say the movement has already begun.
Labor
Policy
NYC’s commercial waste industry is trash. How should we fix it?
New York City’s commercial waste industry is a broken system. How should we fix it?
New York City
Policy
Trash talk
Waste Equity passed. But the looming fight over commercial waste pickup zones is about to get nasty.
New York City
Politics