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EXCLUSIVE | Comptroller hopeful Mark Levine proposes giving more New Yorkers bank accounts and boosting financial literacy

Posted on May 21, 2025

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Rivals pounce on reported Trump DOJ probe into front-runner Cuomo

Posted on May 21, 2025

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani with tenants who support rent freeze

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Tenants’ group backing Mamdani after his rent freeze call, amNY learns

Posted on May 14, 2025

Mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo continues to lead Democratic primary field, with Mamdani second, in new Marist poll

Posted on May 14, 2025

Andrew Cuomo speaking in NYC mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo gets $1.5M in public funds, but CFB withholds another $622K over suspected ‘improper coordination’ with super PAC

Posted on May 12, 2025

City Comptroller candidate Justin Brannan is looking to target public corruption.

Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Comptroller hopeful Brannan pitches plan to publicize ‘bad actors’ tied to NYC government corruption

Posted on May 7, 2025

District 4 city council candidates

2025 Election: Meet the candidates running Manhattan’s wide-open City Council District 4 primary race

Posted on May 7, 2025

NYC Mayor Candidate Brad Lander pans Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Lander vows to ‘crush’ corruption he says Cuomo and Trump epitomize in new ad

Posted on May 7, 2025

Manhattan borough president and City Council candidates in photo collage

Politics

PoliticsNY to host Manhattan forum for Democratic borough president and City Council primary candidates

Posted on May 6, 2025

Democratic Mayoral Forum

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo to also run on independent line whether or not he wins Democratic primary, rankling rivals

Posted on May 6, 2025

Attorney General Letitia James

Politics

AG James moves to halt Trump’s executive order on elections, citing threat to voter access

Posted on May 6, 2025

Andrew Cuomo as NYC mayor's race contender

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo holds big lead 7 weeks out from Democratic primary. Can TV ads change that?

Posted on May 6, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Adams accuses Campaign Finance Board of ‘poisoning atmosphere’ with release of letter charging his campaign broke the law

Posted on May 2, 2025

NYC Mayor's Race candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: TV ads begin to heat up as Mamdani hits Cuomo as one in the same with Eric Adams

Posted on April 24, 2025

Attorney General Letitia James touts Speaker Adams for mayor

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: AG James, union leaders pitch Speaker Adams as best candidate to take on Trump, stop Cuomo

Posted on April 23, 2025

Speaker Adrienne Adams

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: City’s largest public sector union backs slate with Speaker Adams on top, shutting out Cuomo

Posted on April 23, 2025

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NYC primary debates 2025: Schneps Media partners with Pix11, NYC Campaign Finance Board for June forums

Posted on April 17, 2025

Andrew Cuomo.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Front-runner Cuomo denied millions in public funds due to ‘technical error’

Posted on April 15, 2025

NYC Mayor's Race Democratic candidate Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic rivals pile on Cuomo for citing ChatGPT in garbled section of housing plan

Posted on April 14, 2025

Eric Adams gives thumbs up in NYC Mayor's Race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Independent run gives Eric Adams’ re-election bid new life, but his odds are still long

Posted on April 7, 2025

State Sen. Jessica Ramos (left) and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. Thursday, April 3, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Speaker Adams, Ramos electrify National Action Network crowd with pledge to take on Trump

Posted on April 3, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about campaign

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams declines to say if he’ll have enough signatures to run in Democratic primary

Posted on April 1, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall on 2025 NYC Mayor's Race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams attacks frontrunners Cuomo, Mamdani over management and public safety

Posted on April 1, 2025

NYC Mayor's race Candidates Zellnor Myrie and Jessica Ramos

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic primary challengers Ramos and Myrie float plans to combat Trump funding cuts

Posted on March 27, 2025

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NY’s highest court strikes down law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections

Posted on March 20, 2025

Mayor Adams fielding questions from reporters.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams blames Andrew Cuomo for city’s struggles with crime, homelessness

Posted on March 19, 2025

City Comptroller candidates Mark Levine and Justin Brannan shaking hands

Politics

Comptroller Debate: Candidates Mark Levine and Justin Brannan spotlight affordability, protecting city finances from Trump

Posted on March 18, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo, Mamdani dominate field in fundraising over latest period

Posted on March 17, 2025

Speaker Adams gives speech before entering NYC mayoral race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Speaker Adams officially joins crowded contest to unseat Mayor Adams

Posted on March 6, 2025

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.

Politics

EXCLUSIVE | City Comptroller hopeful Mark Levine wants to use city pension funds to build 75,000 affordable homes

Posted on March 5, 2025

NYC mayoral race Zellnor Myrie and Dan Goldman

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Goldman backs Myrie on national TV, giving campaign a potential boost

Posted on February 10, 2025

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

2025 Mayor’s Race

EXCLUSIVE | Mayoral hopeful Mamdani proposes building 200,000 new ‘affordable’ homes with city dollars

Posted on February 3, 2025

Former Comptroller Scott Stringer (left), Mayor Eric Adams (center), and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (right).

2025 Mayor’s Race

Stringer poll has him leading current Dem mayoral field, but throws win to Cuomo if he jumps in

Posted on January 17, 2025

Former City Comptroller Scott Stringer

2025 Mayor’s Race

FIRST ON amNY: Stringer releases plan to build 20,000 affordable homes in 5 years as he officially launches mayoral bid

Posted on January 16, 2025

2025 election mayoral candidates fundraising

2025 Mayor’s Race

2025 ELECTION | Lander takes the lead in mayoral money race as Adams gets back in fundraising game

Posted on January 15, 2025

New York City Hall.

Politics

2025 Preview | NYC to enter pivotal election cycle, contend with second Trump term in new year

Posted on January 1, 2025

City Council Member Justin Brannan announces survey and listening tour to hear from New Yorkers on how the city should spend taxpayer dollars. Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.

Politics

FIRST ON amNY | City Comptroller hopeful Brannan wants to hear directly from New Yorkers on how tax dollars should be spent

Posted on December 30, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams.

2025 Mayor’s Race

Mayor Eric Adams leaves door open to GOP switch, sparking criticism from Democratic rivals

Posted on December 6, 2024

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Manhattan borough president’s race: State Sen. Hoylman-Sigal launches new bid for seat in 2025

Posted on December 2, 2024

New Yorker voting in judicial elections

Law

2024 Judicial Elections: Democrats sweep across NYC boroughs

Posted on December 1, 2024

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

2025 mayoral challengers attack Andrew Cuomo amid fresh reports he will soon enter the fray

Posted on November 27, 2024

Ritchie Torres speaking

Bronx

Is Ritchie running? Bronx Congress member Torres slams Hochul online, calling for Democratic challenger to governor in 2026

Posted on November 24, 2024

Virginia Maloney running for City Council seat

Virginia Maloney, daughter of ex-Rep. Carolyn Maloney, launches bid for East Side City Council seat

Posted on November 18, 2024

Election Day 2024 voting at Riverside Church in Harlem on Nov. 5, 2024.

Politics

New Yorkers vote to enshrine abortion in state Constitution, approve most of Mayor’s City Charter changes

Posted on November 6, 2024

People watch election results coverage

Politics

ELECTION RESULTS | Harris wins New York though Trump wins nationally; Gillibrand, Proposition 1 also prevail

Posted on November 5, 2024

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Politics

Why they voted: New Yorkers explain what motivated them to cast ballots for Harris or Trump

Posted on November 5, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are seen in a combination of file photographs taken in New York City October 17, 2024 and in Chandler, Arizona, U.S., October 10, 2024.

Politics

Why we may not know the winner of the US presidential election on Nov. 5

Posted on November 4, 2024

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