Aug. 15, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Friday endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in the November general election, urging other prominent Democrats who have been “sitting on the fence” to “meet this moment” and get behind his campaign. The Queens Beep, during a Friday news conference in Richmond…
Aug. 14, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Independent mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo on Thursday again refused to release a list of clients he amassed as a private legal consultant in response to Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s video challenge to do so earlier this week. Cuomo made the remarks during an unrelated Aug. 14 news…
Aug. 13, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Last month, former Gov. David Paterson urged all of the mayoral candidates besides Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani to coalesce behind one contender, in order to have the strongest chance of besting the democratic socialist frontrunner. But on Wednesday, Paterson said that idea is now “moot” as he endorsed…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Lloyd Mitchell Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday charged that his independent opponent, Andrew Cuomo, sees the city’s nearly one million rent-stabilized tenants as “political pawns,” after the former governor floated a proposal this week to significantly limit who can access those units. Mamdani made the…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The latest Siena College poll had more good news for Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in the November general election — and some troubling early news for Gov. Kathy Hochul in her 2026 re-election campaign. Results of the survey, released Tuesday, found that Mamdani, a democratic socialist, continues…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) on Wednesday once again voted to deny Mayor Eric Adams public matching funds for his reelection bid, citing the campaign’s alleged “failure to provide” requested information and “reason to believe” it violated the law. The board’s decision, rendered during an Aug. 6…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams’ long-shot independent reelection bid received a much-needed boost on Tuesday with new endorsements from dozens of religious leaders representing various faiths across the city. Hizzoner, during an Aug. 5 news conference on the City Hall steps, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with roughly 75 Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams saluted on Thursday a controversial NYPD unit for its response to the Midtown mass shooting this week in what appeared to be a jab at his general election opponent, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, who has vowed to disband the group. During the Bronx funeral service…
Jul. 30, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Amid a fresh torrent of criticism over Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s past tweets bashing the NYPD, he said on Wednesday that those posts are “clearly out of step” with his current views on policing in the five boroughs. Mamdani, during his first news conference since returning from…
Jul. 30, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani returned to the United States on Wednesday from a week-and-a-half-long trip to his native country of Uganda and was allowed through Customs without any incident, his campaign confirmed to amNewYork. Mamdani’s decision to leave the U.S. on July 20 to celebrate his marriage…