Elections

A retired city worker holds a sign reading "City Hall to NYC Public Service Retirees DROP DEAD."

Unions

Retirees’ Medicare Advantage Backlash Resonates in Mayor’s Race

June 12, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 13, 2025, 9:59 a.m.

Adrienne Adams, Zohran Mamdani and Zellnor Myrie are taking heat from retired city workers for refusing to sign a pledge to protect their health care from a cost-cutting deal championed by a union that endorsed them.

Ranked Choices

It’s Time to Vote, New York. Here’s How.

June 11, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 11, 2025, 3:46 p.m.

In this week's election newsletter, who's on the ballot, how to rank and a lot more.

Bronx residents early vote at the Supreme Court building on Grand Concourse.

Campaign 2025

How New Yorkers Choose Judges — and Why There Might Not Be Any on Your Ballot

June 10, 2025, 12:52 p.m.June 10, 2025, 12:52 p.m.

Most judicial nominations are determined before voters see their ballot. But in the June primary, some voters will have a say in filling five Civil Court vacancies and selecting eight judicial delegations.

The Bronx

A Powerful Bronx Politician Dines on Developers’ Double Donations

June 5, 2025, 1:33 p.m.June 5, 2025, 1:33 p.m.

An expert calls the six-figure haul of a committee established by borough president candidate Rafael Salamaca “extraordinary” for an unpaid party seat.

Campaign 2025

NYC Mayoral Candidates Battle Each Other — and Trump — in Chaotic 9-Way Debate

June 4, 2025, 10:36 p.m.June 4, 2025, 10:36 p.m.

Affordability and crime also took center stage in the first of two Democratic primary debates.

Zohran Mamdani canvassers Dylan Halper and Mohit Sani try to reach voters on the Upper East Side.

Campaign 2025

Can Zohran Mamdani’s Volunteer Army Pull Off the Upset?

June 4, 2025, 8:00 a.m.June 5, 2025, 11:27 a.m.

His campaign boasts 29,000 door-knockers. Can their ion translate to the polls like it did with fellow Queens progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Campaign 2025

Watch the Final Primary Debate for NYC Mayor Here on June 12

June 1, 2025, 9:40 a.m.June 12, 2025, 7:39 p.m.

THE CITY s NY1 and WNYC as hosts of the “leading contenders” Democratic debate, confronting Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and other candidates with tough questions.

Campaign 2025

Watch the Final Primary Debate for NYC Comptroller Here on June 10

June 1, 2025, 9:39 a.m.June 13, 2025, 9:19 a.m.

THE CITY s NY1 and WNYC as hosts of the Democratic debate for candidates vying to be the city’s financial overseer.

An Uber billboard hovers over Second Avenue and 126th Street in East Harlem.

Campaign 2025

Uber and DoorDash Accelerate Spending in Local Council Races

May 29, 2025, 6:53 p.m.May 29, 2025, 6:53 p.m.

With the June 24 Democratic primary approaching, ride-hail and food delivery companies have started spending millions in an attempt to throttle proposed workers’ rights bills.

An Orthodox Jewish man walks in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. May 27, 2025

Campaign 2025

Major Jewish Community Endorsements Still Up for Grabs in Mayor’s Race

May 28, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 27, 2025, 8:38 p.m.

By this time in the 2021 primary, leaders of most large Orthodox groups had picked a candidate to back.

Elections

Retirees’ Medicare Advantage Backlash Resonates in Mayor’s Race

It’s Time to Vote, New York. Here’s How.

How New Yorkers Choose Judges — and Why There Might Not Be Any on Your Ballot

A Powerful Bronx Politician Dines on Developers’ Double Donations

NYC Mayoral Candidates Battle Each Other — and Trump — in Chaotic 9-Way Debate

Can Zohran Mamdani’s Volunteer Army Pull Off the Upset?

Watch the Final Primary Debate for NYC Mayor Here on June 12

Watch the Final Primary Debate for NYC Comptroller Here on June 10

Uber and DoorDash Accelerate Spending in Local Council Races

Major Jewish Community Endorsements Still Up for Grabs in Mayor’s Race

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