May. 7, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Comptroller Brad Lander on Wednesday became the latest Democratic mayoral candidate to hit the airwaves with a TV ad portraying himself as a “crusher” of corruption, he says, epitomized by leading rival Andrew Cuomo and President Trump. With the release of Lander’s 30-second spot, the race has fully…
May. 6, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller With roughly seven weeks to go in this year’s Democratic mayoral primary, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to lead the field by a wide margin, while Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani is the only other candidate who has gained significant momentum. But will candidates’ expected big spending on…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Taking a page from his mayoral challengers’ playbooks, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced an expansion of the city’s after-school program for elementary school students as a step toward making it free for all students who want a seat. Adams, during a Tuesday afternoon press conference at P.S.…
Apr. 28, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Amid a 2025 NYC mayor’s race in which several Democratic candidates have shown interest in freezing rent increases for stabilized tenants, Mayor Eric Adams not only declined on Monday to do the same but also challenged his rivals to pair their proposals with plans to protect small landlords…
Apr. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller A group of left-leaning mayoral candidates accused Andrew Cuomo on Friday of deepening New York City’s housing crisis as governor—and warned he would prioritize wealthy real estate interests over working-class tenants if elected mayor. The four New York Working Families Party-endorsed candidates gathered with party leaders and tenant…
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. 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. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Council leaders warned on Wednesday that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs could damage Gotham’s economy and place further strain on New Yorkers already struggling to make ends meet. They also called out Mayor Eric Adams for refusing to criticize Trump over the issue. The escalating series of tariffs…
Apr. 2, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Several candidates running to oust Mayor Eric Adams in this year’s Democratic primary argued that a federal judge’s decision to dismiss his corruption charges on Wednesday does not repair the incumbent’s damaged credibility or the appearance that he is beholden to President Trump. City Council Speaker and mayoral…