Christopher Marte at his primary night event on Canal Street. Photo courtesy of Todd Fine Marte Leads in District 1 Vote In 2017, Christopher Marte came just 222 votes short of knocking off incumbent Council Member Margaret Chin in a District... News 25 Jun 2021 | 01:32
Eric Adams with supporters. Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter Messages, Myths and the Mayoral Race New York is a progressive city. Just not that progressive. That message emerged clearly from the otherwise complicated primary... News 25 Jun 2021 | 11:55
Sign at Saint Anthony of Padua Church polling site. Photo: Benjamin Morse Early Voting Gets Underway in Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan residents trickled into polling sites on Saturday, taking advantage of the shorter lines and flexible hours... News 13 Jun 2021 | 08:49
Screenshot of the third Democratic mayoral debate on Thursday, June 10 on CBS News. The debate featured five candidates (from left to right): Scott Stringer, Kathryn Garcia, Andrew Yang, Maya Wiley and Eric Adams. ‘What Makes a Good Mayor?’ In the course of just the few weeks before early voting to pick a new mayor began this weekend, New Yorkers changed their... News 12 Jun 2021 | 05:56
Eric Adams in Times Square last week at the site an anti-Semitic attack, adding “my voice to the chorus of New Yorkers speaking out against hatred & violence.” Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter A Ranked Choice Quandary The Mayoral voting now a mere month away is as consequential as any election here since 1977, when the city sought a path... News 03 Jun 2021 | 05:51
Still from the debate on NY1. Top row, left to right: moderator Errol Louis, Kathryn Garcia, Scott Stringer; second row: Maya Wiley, Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan; third row: Dianne Morales, Andrew Yang, Ray McGuire. Shaking Up Their Place in the Race Eight Democratic candidates - Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Dianne Morales, Scott Stringer, Maya... News 14 May 2021 | 05:40
Scott Stringer announcing his run for mayor. Photo: Scott Stringer via Twitter Stringer Accused of Sexual Assault A woman who worked on Scott Stringer’s 2001 campaign for public advocate made accusations Wednesday that the now-mayoral... News 28 Apr 2021 | 06:05
Sarah Butler, who just just turned 108 years old, receives the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the FDNY’s homebound vaccination program at her home in Harlem on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A Tangled Vaccine Web Gale Brewer distributed a remarkable list last Friday. It was not your typical shopping list or to-do list. This was a list... Home 10 Apr 2021 | 05:10
Asian American Federation Executive Director Jo-Ann Yoo speaks to the crowd that surrounds her in Union Square on March 19 about the ongoing violence against Asian Ameicans. Photo: Leah Foreman City Rallies to #StopAsianHate After shootings in the Atlanta metropolitan area last week at spas owned by people of Asian descent which left eight people... News 19 Mar 2021 | 06:23
Maya Wiley. Photo courtesy of Wiley’s campaign. Wiley’s New Deal If ultimately victorious, February might be viewed as a turning point for Maya Wiley’s mayoral campaign. On Feb. 16, Wiley... News 28 Feb 2021 | 10:07