Jun. 17, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Progressive stalwart US Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his considerable weight behind mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and comptroller candidate Justin Brannan a week ahead of the June 24 Democratic primary. Mamdani, a Democratic socialist Queens Assembly member who is polling in second place, has been surging in the final…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The race to replace Mayor Eric Adams has swallowed much of the oxygen in the lead-up to this year’s June 24 Democratic primary. But as New Yorkers begin heading to the polls for early voting in a couple of weeks, there will be several other races on their…
May. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The ad wars in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller are heating up with City Council Member Justin Brannan on Thursday releasing his first pair of ads in the competitive contest. Brannan released his TV spots a little over a week after his rival, Manhattan Borough…
May. 21, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Comptroller candidate Mark Levine plans, if elected, to boost financial literacy across the five boroughs by providing New Yorkers with access to bank accounts and teaching them how to better save and manage money from an early age, amNewYork has learned. Levine, who currently serves as Manhattan…
May. 7, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Brooklyn City Council Member Justin Brannan is pitching a plan to crack down on corruption in city government as part of his comptroller bid, following the multiple scandals that engulfed Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, amNewYork has learned. Brannan’s plan — shared exclusively with amNewYork ahead of its release…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City comptroller candidates Mark Levine and Justin Brannan engaged in a Tuesday morning debate that played more as a tame conversation on managing the city’s finances. Offering a rare reprieve from an election season dominated by the heated Democratic mayoral primary, the nearly 90-minute event at the New…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller If elected as the next city Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine wants to go beyond the basics of the fiscal watchdog post with his own plan to tackle the city’s sprawling affordable housing crisis. Levine’s proposal, which his campaign shared exclusively with amNewYork Metro ahead of its…
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Reaching a balanced budget for the next fiscal year will be “painful,” Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday as negotiations over a spending plan that must pass by July 1 kick off this month.
May. 31, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A final city budget deal likely won’t come until after the June 27 City Council primaries, giving the administration and city lawmakers a tight window to pass an on-time spending plan by their July 1 deadline, Mayor Eric Adams’ Budget Director Jacques Jiha predicted Wednesday.
Apr. 19, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller With Mayor Eric Adams’ calls for the White House to assist the city with the migrant crisis falling on deaf ears, he declared on Wednesday that “the national government has turned its back on New York City.” Adams made the pronouncement — perhaps his sharpest rebuke of President…