Mayor Eric Adams announced his FY 2023 preliminary budget in mid-February. Photo via the Mayor’s Office YouTube ‘Homelessness Solutions,’ Mental Health Care in Council Budget Process Budgeting the city’s spending is no small task — and it’s not one left solely to the mayor’s discretion, either. That’s why,... News 07 Apr 2022 | 02:56
Maud Maron is running in New York City’s Congressional District 12. Photo courtesy of Maron’s campaign Maud Maron, ‘Proudly Moderate,’ Rejects Pressure To Veer Left Maud Maron, a lawyer and mother who formerly ran for City Council in Downtown’s District 1, feels “dissatisfied” with leadership... News 30 Mar 2022 | 06:18
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (third from right) poses in Union Square with representatives of ten local organizations for which she helped allocate funding. Photo: Abigail Gruskin community organizations Maloney Secures $6.3 Million For 10 Community Organizations Jumbo-sized checks aren’t just for lottery winners or skilled game show contestants; in Manhattan, they’re for organizations... News 24 Mar 2022 | 05:45
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried (second from left), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (center), State Senator Cordell Cleare (second from right) and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (right) posed for a photo with supporters. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Maloney Rallies Support on the UWS for Re-Election At the steps of the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, incumbent Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney received backing... News 20 Mar 2022 | 04:48
Carolyn Maloney (second from right) with Cordell Cleare (third from right), Kathy Hochul (center) and Gale Brewer (left), announcing Phase 2 of the Second Avenue subway expansion. Photo courtesy of Carolyn Maloney’s office Congresswoman Maloney Endorsed by State Senator Cleare — and Vice Versa In her campaign for re-election in Congressional District 12, the map of which was recently reconfigured, Congresswoman Carolyn... News 04 Mar 2022 | 02:58
Suraj Patel is running for the third time in Congressional District 12. Photo courtesy of Suraj Patel’s campaign Suraj Patel Announces Third Campaign for Congress Suraj Patel — an attorney, activist and business ethics lecturer at New York University — is embarking on his third run in... News 18 Feb 2022 | 11:17
New Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Instagram page features screenshots of news stories covering his political endeavors — but also videos of dance routines and self-recorded footage of Bottcher with a friend’s pet. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Erik Bottcher Aims to Address Mental Health Citywide New Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Instagram page appears, as of late, to be filled mostly with screenshots of news stories... News 26 Jan 2022 | 06:15
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Photo courtesy of Maloney’s campaign West Side Endorsements for Maloney Under pressure from her political left and from across the Queens side of the East River, Representative Carolyn Maloney... News 15 Dec 2021 | 09:50
Jomo Williams, candidate for City Council in District 7. Photo: Agha Haider Raza BLM on the Ballot At first glance, wearing a black tie and pants with a white shirt, Jomo Williams is reminiscent of a lawyer from England.... News 24 Oct 2021 | 10:22
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Photo courtesy of Maloney’s campaign Krueger Backs Maloney for Re-Election New York State Sen. Liz Krueger endorsed fellow Upper East Sider Rep. Carolyn Maloney on Thursday in her campaign for re-election,... News 14 Oct 2021 | 03:19
Activist Rana Abdelhamid is running for New York’s 12th Congressional District. Photo courtesy of Rana Abdelhamid Rivera Endorses Abdelhamid New York State Sen. Gustavo Rivera announced Tuesday that he is backing Queens activist Rana Abdelhamid in her bid to unseat... News 05 Oct 2021 | 10:35
City Council candidate Julie Menin speaking at rally at Carl Schurz Park. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Menin Kicks off General Election Campaign City Council candidate Julie Menin kicked off her general election campaign efforts with a rally that featured a long list... News 13 Sep 2021 | 09:38
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
Rana Abdelhamid. Photo courtesy of Abdelhamid’s campaign Nixon Endorses Abdelhamid Former gubernatorial candidate and New York icon Cynthia Nixon announced Tuesday that she is backing Queens activist Rana... News 29 Jun 2021 | 03:16
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
