Mar. 6, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Democratic mayoral primary opponents piled on him on Thursday over a report that he has only lived in the Big Apple since September. Former city Comptroller Scott Stringer called a last-minute news conference Thursday morning to bash the former top executive over the report by…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden is calling for Comptroller Brad Lander to recuse himself from any discussions surrounding the status of Mayor Eric Adams. The demand follows Lander’s recent actions, which Holden has described as politically motivated and a misuse of city resources. Holden’s statement was released in response…
Feb. 13, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The Big Apple’s dire need for more affordable housing is one of the top issues on the minds of New York City voters this election year. The prominent candidates running in the 2025 Democratic mayoral primary have taken notice. Many of them have already rolled out plans to…
Jan. 17, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former city Comptroller Scott Stringer would win the ranked-choice Democratic primary for mayor if it were held today, according to new polling released by his campaign. However, if and when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo jumps into the race, the poll of 1,000 New York City Democrats found that…
Aug. 13, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens Democratic Assembly member and close ally of Mayor Eric Adams, officially launched her campaign in next year’s Democratic primary for city comptroller late Monday. Rajkumar announced her bid via a video posted to her new campaign website on Monday afternoon. It followed Rajkumar filing…
Jun. 12, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld City Comptroller Brad Lander said Wednesday that he is assembling a coalition of legal minds and impacted parties to potentially sue New York state over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s eleventh-hour decision to indefinitely pause congestion pricing. Because the governor framed her decision as a “temporary pause,” and the original…
Mar. 11, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A progressive coalition launched Monday will advocate for including $2 billion in the coming city budget to build much-needed affordable housing in the Big Apple over the next four years.
Nov. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina A new report from the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office revealed that Ridgewood and Maspeth were among the neighborhoods with the longest duration of having no Citi Bikes or docks available to users. According to the comptroller’s report, Lyft failed to ensure the availability of bikes in…
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Jun. 20, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
After revealing last month that very few of the over 76,000 migrants who’ve come through the Big Apple since last year have actually applied for asylum, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced he’s opening a center to help newcomers fill out and submit their claims.
Jun. 8, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams tore into city Comptroller Brad Lander Thursday, criticizing the city’s chief bean counter for not traveling to Washington D.C. to push the feds to provide more migrant crisis support. During the tirade, Hizzoner said Lander, who’s frequently criticized the mayor’s handling of the migrant crisis,…