Jul. 7, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Monday urged former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who just suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the mayoral primary, to drop out of the general election in order to give him a better shot at overtaking the democratic socialist…
Jul. 3, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is throwing his support behind Mayor Eric Adams’ uphill independent reelection effort and urging former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step aside so Hizzoner can have a better shot at besting Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Ackman, who donated $500,000 to Cuomo’s failed Democratic…
Jul. 2, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani made a show of force in a Wednesday rally with powerful labor unions that now support his campaign after some of them backed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s failed primary bid. Leaders and members of the unions — The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council…
Jul. 1, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller President Donald Trump sought to put his thumb on the scale of the NYC Mayor’s Race Tuesday — threatening to lock up newly minted Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani if he dares to interfere with ICE operations while appearing to throw his support behind incumbent Mayor Eric Adams’…
Jun. 30, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The City Council unanimously voted on Monday to pass a nearly $116 billion municipal budget deal for the upcoming fiscal year that makes many of the investments in vital city services for which lawmakers have long pushed. The spending plan, announced by Mayor Eric Adams and City Council…
Jun. 30, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Even though Zohran Mamdani — a Democratic socialist Queens lawmaker — appears to have decisively won last week’s Democratic mayoral primary, his margin of victory will not become entirely clear until Tuesday when the city Board of Elections is set to run ranked-choice voting tabulations. Mamdani was ahead…
Jun. 27, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams shook hands on a nearly $116 billion city budget agreement at City Hall early Friday evening — a spending plan that looks to be filled with goodies for both sides of City Hall. In a break from years past,…
Jun. 25, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic socialist, shocked the world on Tuesday night with his apparent defeat of Andrew Cuomo, a moderate, in the Democratic primary to replace Mayor Eric Adams, preliminary results from the city Board of Elections indicate. The outcome saw a relative political newcomer,…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday offered few condolences to city Comptroller Brad Lander following his arrest Tuesday at the hands of federal immigration authorities, instead comparing the episode to his now-dismissed federal corruption case. During a June 18 interview on the Reset Talk Show, Adams declined to join…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller, Robert Pozarycki, Christian Murray & Karmina Fonseca Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still the frontrunner in the June 24 Democratic primary to replace Mayor Eric Adams amid early voting and with Election Day fast approaching. Cuomo, who is seeking a political revival after stepping down in 2021 following…