DA candidate Liz Crotty. Photo: Aiden Grant As DA, Crotty Will Bring ‘Full View’ of the Courtroom After working both as a criminal defense attorney and as a prosecutor, Liz Crotty believes she has the right experience and... News 12 Apr 2021 | 12:45
A rendering of Grand Central Station with the lower levels of Project Commodore in the background. Image courtesy of SOM Politics and Preservation As the city’s mayoral candidates continue to debate the issues most urgent to New Yorkers, a group of New York’s preservationist... News 05 Apr 2021 | 12:45
City Council candidate Erik Bottcher. Photo courtesy of Erik Bottcher’s campaign Bottcher Proposes District 3 Jobs Network City Council candidate Erik Bottcher on Wednesday announced his proposal to create a jobs network for District 3 to help... News 31 Mar 2021 | 12:27
Manhattan District Attorney candidate Diana Florence. Photo courtesy of Diana Florence campaign DA Candidate Spotlights Small Business With the aim of keeping small businesses in their storefronts and making the city’s streets safer, Manhattan District Attorney... News 25 Mar 2021 | 02:42
Chris Sosa during petitioning last week. Photo courtesy of Sosa’s campaign Council Candidate Says NYPD Accosted Black Campaign Worker A candidate for City Council claimed last week that NYPD officers accosted a Black campaign staffer while he was petitioning... News 07 Mar 2021 | 09:58
Maya Wiley. Photo courtesy of Wiley’s campaign. Wiley’s New Deal If ultimately victorious, February might be viewed as a turning point for Maya Wiley’s mayoral campaign. On Feb. 16, Wiley... News 28 Feb 2021 | 10:07
Scott Stringer is leading among Manhattan clubs with the most endorsements for mayor. Photo courtesy of Scott Stringer for Mayor campaign Who the Democratic Clubs Are Endorsing As February comes to a close, the 2021 New York City elections are in full swing – and with such crowded fields in most Manhattan... News 23 Feb 2021 | 11:03
Screenshot of Dan Quart from his new campaign video. Dan Quart’s Focus: Victims of Injustice In a new campaign video, Manhattan District Attorney candidate Dan Quart is ceding the spotlight to New Yorkers who he sees... News 11 Feb 2021 | 12:34
Scott Stringer and Rebecca Seawright. Photo courtesy of Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright Seawright Backs Stringer for Mayor Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright announced Friday that she will be supporting Comptroller Scott Stringer in his bid to become... News 29 Jan 2021 | 11:09
City Council District 7 candidate Dan Cohen. Photo courtesy of Dan Cohen for City Council campaign Dan Cohen’s Gambit In talking about his candidacy for City Council in District 7, Dan Cohen puts a lot of emphasis on his being a product of... News 25 Jan 2021 | 12:35
Zach Iscol is a former marine turned entrepreneur, now in the race to be mayor. Photo: Lauren C Totten Photography A New Mayoral Agenda With a field of about 30 New Yorkers running for mayor, it’s going to be challenging for most candidates to stand out from... News 04 Jan 2021 | 12:44
Stacy Lynch and her dog Bear. Photo courtesy of Stacy Lynch’s campaign Stacy Lynch is Ready to Run In more ways than one, Stacy Lynch’s entry into New York City politics has been a long time coming. The daughter of the late... News 04 Jan 2021 | 10:26
Assembly Member Dan Quart faces a crowded field. Photo courtesy of Dan Quart Major Endorsements for Dan Quart Two longtime Upper East Side lawmakers are backing Assembly Member Dan Quart in what’s shaping up to be a crowded and competitive... News 22 Dec 2020 | 03:55
Rebecca Lamorte is a candidate for City Council in District 5. Photo: Jeff Rae Fighting for an Accessible City On Dec. 7, 2013, Rebecca Lamorte was standing on the uptown 6 train, reading Roald Dahl. At the time, Lamorte, then 22, was... News 06 Dec 2020 | 09:23
David Dinkins and Rudolph Giuliani at the Mayoral debate in November 1989. | Photo by Sergio Flores/AP/Shutterstock via City & State A Tale of Two Mayors In the award-winning Broadway musical “Hamilton,” there is a haunting song performed by a few of the Founding Fathers: “Who... Voices 04 Dec 2020 | 10:18
