Governor Kathy Hochul unveils commuter-first vision for Penn Station and surrounding neighborhood on Nov. 3, 2021. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul ( Don Pollard) Hochul: ‘It’s Time for a New Penn Station’ Governor Kathy Hochul didn’t so much scale down Andrew Cuomo’s plan for redeveloping Penn Station and its neighborhood as... News 07 Nov 2021 | 12:29
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the Hometown Heroes Ticker-Tape Parade to honor essential workers in the Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Passing the Torch You can scour the City Charter, but no where will you find the job of Mayor Presumptive. Yet, Eric Adams has taken up that... News 09 Jul 2021 | 03:06
Eric Adams with supporters. Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter Adams Prevails in Primary After a long and tedious election process, it was made clear Tuesday night that Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has... News 07 Jul 2021 | 04:40
Voting at the Met Museum. Photo: Trish Rooney The Mayoral Election Mess Let’s try this again, shall we? One day after New York City’s Board of Elections stirred up a great amount of confusion by... News 01 Jul 2021 | 04:27
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
Susan Damplo. Photo: Margaret Fox Photography Susan Damplo: ‘Unity in Community’ Like many other Democrats, the 2016 presidential election was a wake-up call for Susan Damplo. An attorney and 10-year resident... News 15 Jun 2021 | 12:50
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
Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia. Photo via Kathryn Garcia on Twitter Garcia Receives Citizens Union Endorsement Citizens Union, the city’s oldest political reform group, endorsed Kathyrn Garcia for Mayor and also ranked Eric Adams and... News 11 Jun 2021 | 04:41
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
Screenshot of Shams DaBaron, “Da Homeless Hero,” at the mayoral forum on the homeless crisis. Homeless Get a Seat at the Table The significance of Thursday night’s mayoral forum on the city’s homeless crisis was not lost on local activist Shams DaBaron.... News 06 Feb 2021 | 03:28
Photo: Scott Stringer via Twitter ‘A City for Everyone’ As he formally launched his campaign for mayor of New York City Tuesday morning, City Comptroller Scott Stringer vowed to... Home 11 Sep 2020 | 10:07
