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Zohran Mamdani leading in NYC mayor's poll

Politics

Manhattan Democrats endorse Mamdani in latest sign of growing party support

Posted on July 9, 2025

Assembly Member and Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani at his Election Night party. Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

Where does Mamdani’s apparent win leave the Democratic establishment?

Posted on June 27, 2025

hakeem jeffries

Brooklyn Paper

Jeffries says House Democrats ‘overperformed’ in general election despite losing majority, says party will push back on right-wing extremism

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QNS

Queens sees significant rightward shift as Trump support surges in 2024 election

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

City Comptroller Brad Lander.

Politics

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joins 2025 Democratic primary against Mayor Adams

Posted on July 30, 2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds during a campaign event at West Allis Central High School, in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., July 23, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent Alban

Politics

Brooklyn’s Schumer and Jeffries endorse Kamala Harris’ presidential bid

Posted on July 23, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the Hudson yards rail yard in Manhattan on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. President Joe Biden spoke on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding the Hudson River Project.

Politics

New York Dems see Joe Biden ending reelection bid as selflessly ‘passing the torch’

Posted on July 21, 2024

Polling booths during Democratic primary in New York

Editorial | How do you get New Yorkers to vote and care about democracy?

Posted on July 7, 2024

Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s own Hakeem Jeffries may be the most powerful man in Congress

Posted on May 2, 2024

Politics

New York’s presidential primary sees light turnout, but significant protest vote against Trump

Posted on April 3, 2024

Politics

Yes, there is a presidential primary in New York Tuesday – even though Biden and Trump have clinched nominations

Posted on April 1, 2024

Nation

Warning about ‘serious national security threat’ could involve Russia and nuclear weapons in space: reports

Posted on February 14, 2024

Politics

Many Republicans who condemned Trump’s incitement of Jan. 6 Capitol attack now stand with him three years later

Posted on January 6, 2024

Politics

Remember Jan. 6: Biden to decry Trump as threat to American democracy in speech on 3rd anniversary of Capitol insurrection

Posted on January 3, 2024

Voting in the 2022 House election

Politics

New York Democrats look to thread the needle of House redistricting and seat gains without blatant gerrymandering

Posted on December 17, 2023

Voter at Congressional district election

Politics

Game-changer? NY court orders new Congressional district maps ahead of 2024 presidential election

Posted on December 12, 2023

Manhattan City Council election winner Yusef Salaam

Manhattan election roundup: Few surprises, but history made with Yusef Salaam clinching City Council seat

Posted on November 7, 2023

News

Bowman and other far-left Democrats may face tougher primary tests over failure to back Israel after terrorist attacks

Posted on November 4, 2023

Israel supporter at protest holding American flag

Politics

Editorial | Now is the time for all Americans to defend democracy in Israel, Ukraine and America

Posted on October 31, 2023

Migrant in Manhattan

Politics

Migrant crisis: Texas Governor Abbott, who bussed thousands of asylum seekers to New York, deflects blame to Biden during Big Apple visit

Posted on September 28, 2023

a court ordered the state to redraw the congressional map

Politics

Court orders NY’s congressional map redrawn — delivering potentially massive win for Democrats

Posted on July 13, 2023

Young patriots celebrate Memorial Day in Queens

Politics

Who is a patriot? Not surprisingly, the definition today varies because of politics in America

Posted on July 4, 2023

Primary voting in NYC

Politics

PRIMARY RESULTS | Two big upsets possible in City Council races; Katz, Clark cruise to wins in DA contests

Posted on June 27, 2023

Voters casting vote

PRIMARY DAY | Low turnout continues as Manhattan voters head to the polls for City Council races

Posted on June 27, 2023

Politics

Democrats warn that Republican disarray in the House could set stage for possible government shutdown

Posted on June 17, 2023

Primary voting

Don’t forget to vote! Four Manhattan City Council seats on the June primary ballot

Posted on June 13, 2023

People in line for food aid

Politics

Many Democrats left frustrated by new food aid work requirements in debt ceiling deal

Posted on June 3, 2023

Politics

What’s in the debt ceiling deal that President Biden and Speaker McCarthy hammered out?

Posted on May 28, 2023

Politics

Debt ceiling crisis | Biden and McCarthy to meet in person Monday after ‘productive’ call

Posted on May 21, 2023

Nation

Sen. Feinstein’s absence poses a big problem for Democrats

Posted on April 14, 2023

Protesters after reported Trump indictment

Politics

Trump indictment reactions: Ex-president rages over politics, while New York Democrats remind that ‘no one is above the law’

Posted on March 30, 2023

Newspapers

Business

Editorial | New York state should deliver newspapers a front-page rescue

Posted on March 14, 2023

Politics

Biden sketching dire picture of GOP desire to cut spending

Posted on February 28, 2023

Politics

Trusted, but unverified: George Santos scandal shakes up New York politics, and vetting processes, to their cores

Posted on January 17, 2023

Politics

IT’S OVER: McCarthy elected House Speaker on 15th try, amid tense night of Republican chaos

Posted on January 7, 2023

Politics

Speaker schism: What to expect as House tries again Wednesday to elect chamber leader

Posted on January 4, 2023

Politics

With Republicans in disarray, Jeffries trounces McCarthy in first three rounds of speaker’s race voting

Posted on January 3, 2023

Politics

118th Congress | House Republicans in disarray as McCarthy falls short in three votes for House speaker

Posted on January 3, 2023

Politics

Will Kevin McCarthy be House speaker? Two months after Republicans won majority, that’s still a head-scratcher

Posted on January 2, 2023

Politics

History for Hochul as she’s sworn in for first full term as New York’s governor

Posted on January 1, 2023

Brooklyn

Where’s George Santos? House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries slams pol as ‘utter fraud’, mocks silence after fabricated résumé report

Posted on December 21, 2022

Politics

Biden approval, views of economy steady, sour: AP-NORC poll

Posted on December 8, 2022

Politics

In Pelosi, women admire a leader with calm, cool confidence

Posted on November 19, 2022

Senate won for Democrats, ‘It’s the year of Chuck Schumer’

Posted on November 15, 2022

‘Fix policy later, fix crazy now’: Election deniers soundly defeated in midterms

Posted on November 14, 2022

Politics

Schumer says Democrats’ Senate win reflects American people’s rejection of MAGA Republicans

Posted on November 13, 2022

Politics

Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems one seat from Senate control

Posted on November 12, 2022

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