Tabloid covers and a crowd of paparazzi didn't stop Anthony Weiner from hitting the streets Thursday morning to kick off his mayoral campaign.

The disgraced congressman greeted New Yorkers outside the 125th Street subway station at St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem.

Weiner, 48, who announced his campaign Wednesday with a video where he asked New Yorkers to look beyond the lewd 2011 picture... » more

Anthony Weiner has stopped beating around the bush about his political future.

Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, the former U.S. Representative announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for mayor.

"I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons," Weiner said in the video.... » more

The city's largest union threw its weight behind Democrat Bill de Blasio's run for mayor Monday.

George Gresham, the president of 1199 SEIU, which represents 200,000 hospital and health care workers, said the city's public advocate had the strongest vision for creating jobs among all of the candidates.

"Bill is not afraid to say that too many New Yorkers are being left behind and ignored... » more

The city's public advocate unveiled an immigration reform plan Thursday that he said gives hardworking transplants in the Big Apple a chance at living the American dream.

Bill de Blasio, a mayoral candidate, joined several state and city elected officials and made a legislative request for bills that would help all immigrants living in the city, including one that would create a citywide ID... » more

After four years of negotiations and stalls, the City Council passed its paid sick leave bill Wednesday.

The 45-3 vote on the Earned Sick Time Act guarantees that the Council can override the expected veto from Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Under the bill's rules, businesses with 20 or more employees must provide at least five paid sick days starting April 1, 2014. Eighteen months later,... » more

Bill Thompson picked up a pair of endorsements from some familiar faces Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano and his son, state Sen. Jose M. Serrano, said they backed the former comptroller and mayoral candidate for the second election in a row.

The Bronx elected officials said Thompson, who was defeated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2009, was the only candidate that had the best interests... » more

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a candidate for mayor, laid out her plans to improve safety in the Big Apple Wednesday.

Among the suggestions in her multifaceted proposal were increasing the NYPD's force by moving up the next police academy class from January to July, installing more mobile cameras and expanding counterterrorism training to sanitation and transit workers.

"By... » more

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio picked up key endorsements for their mayoral campaigns Thursday.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz backed Quinn at a ceremony outside Borough Hall. De Blasio announced that Democracy for NYC, the New York wing of the nonprofit political advocacy group, Democracy for America, backed his run for mayor.

Markowitz... » more

Anthony Weiner remains mum on his possible mayoral run, but that's not stopping him from giving his two cents on how to improve the city's middle class.

When asked whether he is throwing his hat into the contest during NY1's "Inside City Hall" Monday evening, the disgraced congressman said he was "thinking about it."

Weiner repeatedly expressed regret for his lewd... » more

Mayor Michael Bloom-berg's approval rating is slipping as the clock ticks on his mayoral tenure, a poll released Thursday found.

Only half of New Yorkers surveyed in the Quinnipiac University poll approve of the mayor's performance, which is his lowest rating in 10 months.

Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said after 12 years, some New Yorkers... » more