Apr. 15, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) on Tuesday declined to reward 2025 NYC mayor’s race front-runner Andrew Cuomo millions of dollars he expected to receive in public matching funds. The CFB voted to deny Cuomo the funds because at least 20% of the paperwork his campaign…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Colum Motherway Senator Joseph Addabbo has recently taken action on animal welfare protection and public concern by introducing and co-sponsoring several key legislative initiatives. These efforts aim to improve the lives of animals across the state and respond to growing concerns about the placement and safety of battery energy storage…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Leading 2025 NYC mayor’s race candidate Andrew Cuomo faced fierce backlash from his rivals on Monday over his campaign, citing the AI software ChatGPT in a section of his housing plan released over the weekend. Several mayoral contenders piled on the former governor following a story from the…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Two of the city’s most powerful unions, which endorsed Mayor Eric Adams in 2021, are instead supporting former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race, his campaign announced on Monday. The support of the two unions, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HTC),…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials, community leaders and homeowners gathered in Jackson Heights Friday to condemn the Trump Administration’s decision to cut more than $300 million in federal funding for flood protection and climate resiliency across New York State, including resources to combat flooding in Queens. State Senators Jessica Ramos and John Liu,…
Apr. 11, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro went on the attack against City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Friday, charging that she “misused” her office by booting two council members off her budget team after they endorsed her mayor’s race rival Andrew Cuomo. The first deputy mayor’s comments re-ignite tensions…
Apr. 11, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams will embark on his first international trip, traveling to the Dominican Republican this weekend, since his now-dismissed federal indictment came down last September, his office announced on Friday. City Hall said Hizzoner is traveling to the DR on Sunday to “stand in solidarity with the…
Apr. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien New York’s entire Democratic Congressional delegation has signed a letter requesting a meeting with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing “unprecedented attacks” on the state’s health funding. The effort, led by U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jerry Nadler, comes in response to the Trump Administration’s move to…
Apr. 10, 2025 By Adam Daly Where to pee may no longer be a pressing question for New Yorkers’ bladders after the City Council passed a bill Thursday to create a long-term strategic planning process for establishing and maintaining a city-wide public bathroom network. Brooklyn City Council Member Sandy Nurse’s bill aims to make…
Apr. 10, 2025 By Colum Motherway The race for the District 30 City Council seat has grown increasingly contentious, with candidate Paul Pogozelski at odds with current Council Member Robert Holden and his Chief of Staff, Daniel Kurzyna, over allegations of misinformation and associations with past political figures. Tensions escalated following a report by…