Clockwise from top left: Assembly District 74 candidates Sarah Batchu, Kevin O’Keefe, Marquis Jenkins, Keith Powers. ( Photos: Candidates’ Instagram) Four Assembly Race Candidates To Learn Democratic Party Pick Soon The votes of fewer than 200 people on Dec. 10 may decide who the next downtown Assembly member will be. The Democratic nominee... News 01 Dec 2025 | 03:54
Julie Menin said she has pledges of 37 votes, more than enough to secure her election as speaker of the City Council come January. ( Photo: Courtesy Julie Menin campaign) Julie Menin Declares Victory in City Council Speaker Race Upper East Side City Council Member Julie Menin said she has secured 37 votes, more than enough to be elected to speaker... News 01 Dec 2025 | 01:33
Andrew Cuomo ( Photo: YouTube) New Poll Shows Cuomo Surging But Still Trails Mamdani Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo surged by 10 percentage points in the first major poll to be released since Eric Adams... News 11 Oct 2025 | 11:34
While it appears that Virginia Maloney is marveling at the sunbeam from the heavens alighting on top of the cranium of Harvey Epstein, it was actually the setting on the morning of Sept. 30 for the two Democratic candidates for City Council to announce they are cross-endorsing each other in their respective races. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Maloney and Epstein Cross- Endorse Each Other in Their Respective CD Races Two Democratic City Council members on the East Side have decided to give a little extra pop to their candidacies by cross-endorsing... News 03 Oct 2025 | 02:53
Zohran Mamdani has started to rack up endorsements beyond the progressive wing of the Democratic party as the latest mayoral campaign shows him with a 20-point advantage over his nearest challenger, former governor Andrew Cuomo. ( Photo: Bryan Berlin/Wikimedia Commons) Sliwa Levels Bribe Claim at Cuomo; Anti-Mamdani Super PACs Ready Attack Ads A bare-knuckle brawl is about to get a whole lot nastier in the New York mayoral race. The latest poll shows Democratic nominee... News 26 Sep 2025 | 05:38
Kevin O’Keefe (center), at the kickoff party at Hill and Bay on Sept. 16, is the third Democrat to enter the race for what is expected to be a vacant Assembly seat in the 74th District on the East Side now held by Harvey Epstein, who is running for City Council. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) State Assembly Race Heats Up as 3 Dems Vie for Epstein’s Seat Three Democratic candidates are vying to fill the seat now held by State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, who is running for... News 19 Sep 2025 | 08:06
Christopher Marte announcing a new dog run to be built at Captain Jacob Joseph Park on Rutgers Street, June 5, 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Marte Launches Campaign for City Council Speaker Frustrated by what he sees as an unwieldy abuse of power by city council speakers in the past, Council Member Christopher... News 13 Sep 2025 | 08:28
Eric Adams called a press conference at Gracie Mansion on Sept. 5 to say he is staying in the race, as reports said Donald Trump was trying to lure him and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa to drop out in a bid to derail front runner Zohran Mamdani. ( Photo: @ericadamsfornyc X) Adams Vows to Stay in Race as Reports Swirled that Trump Dangled Ambassador Job Amid reports that President Donald Trump was dangling an ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia to lure him out of the race for mayor,... Home 06 Sep 2025 | 04:33
Zohran Mamdani gives speech denouncing corruption in city government after an aide to Eric Adams was said to have given a potato chip bag stuffed with money to a reporter. ( Photo: @zohranmamdani X) Tony Simone, Thomas Duane, Latest Dems to Jump on Mamdani Bandwagon Two prominent Chelsea/Hell’s Kitchen politicians, State Assembly Member Tony Simone and former NYS Senator Thomas Duane,... News 28 Aug 2025 | 06:54
The former adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is escorted into the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday, Aug. 21. ( Photo: Olga Fedorova / AP) Lewis-Martin, Former Top Adviser to Adams, Faces New Corruption Charges Longtime Eric Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin was hit with a new round of charges under four new indictments unsealed by prosecutors... News 22 Aug 2025 | 05:57
Comptroller candidates Mark Levine (left) and Justin Brannan (right) pose for their subway lives bonafides. ( Photos: MarkLevineNYC / JustinBrannan X) Comptroller Candidates Mark Levine & Justin Brannan The Comptroller is the guardian of New York City’s money. It’s an unglamorous but important position, and it generally attracts... News 12 Jun 2025 | 01:15
Comptroller Brad Lander, who racked up five endorsements from West Side Democratic clubs, took his campaign for mayor to Zabar’s on Broadway and West 80th Street on the first day of gathering petitions on Feb. 25. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Brad Lander Racks Up Endorsements from Five West Side Democratic Clubs Five of the West Side’s influential Democratic clubs have endorsed City Comptroller Brad Lander in his race to unseat Mayor... Voices 05 Mar 2025 | 10:43
