Sep. 4, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday he does not want Republican President Donald Trump to get involved with “my race” for mayor, but would not condemn the possibility of the commander-in-chief offering Mayor Eric Adams a job to drop out of the contest — a move that would likely…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Before they became famous, many past New York City mayors had colorful backgrounds — Fiorello LaGuardia was a translator at the Ellis Island Immigration Center, John Lindsay was a “ski bum” and the scandal-plagued Jimmy Walker was a Broadway lyricist. The four men running this November for what’s…
Aug. 28, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection campaign was denied public matching funds by the city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) for the 11th time on Thursday, while his main competitors received sizable payouts. The board voted during its Aug. 28 meeting to block the incumbent mayor, a Democrat running as an independent,…
Aug. 27, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday falsely labeled socialist Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani “a communist,” echoing one of Republican President Donald Trump’s frequent lines of attack against the City Hall frontrunner. Hizzoner launched the broadside during an unrelated Wednesday news conference when asked why he thinks Democratic House…
Aug. 26, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller As the Nov. 4 general election fast approaches, the city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) unveiled on Tuesday the dates when citywide candidates will face off in televised debates. The CFB — in partnership with WNBC, NY1, and PIX11 — will host a series of televised debates between the…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Monday declined to say whether his ex-chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is still volunteering on his long-shot reelection campaign just days after she was indicted on a slew of fresh bribery and conspiracy charges. Hizzoner, during an Aug. 25 news conference where he was endorsed…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani continued his strong fundraising performance over the past month, having amassed more than $1 million in private, mostly small contributions since mid-July, according to newly updated filings with the city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) on Friday. At the same time, independent…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller On the heels of the latest corruption allegations against his former top aides, Mayor Eric Adams on Friday said “hell no” to the notion of him “stepping down,” while declining to explicitly condemn their actions. Hizzoner, during an Aug. 22 City Hall press conference, made clear to New…
Aug. 21, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams’ leading November general election rivals pounced on the latest round of corruption charges against his former top adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, that came down Thursday, as well as a report that another ex-top aide, Winnie Greco, tried to hand a journalist a cash-stuffed potato chip bag…
Aug. 20, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses Leading New York City mayoral candidates on Wednesday cited amNewYork’s report on the NYPD’s worsening struggle with retaining officers as they hit the campaign trail. Both Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and frontrunner, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his chief rival, touted the…