City Council candidate Julie Menin speaking at rally at Carl Schurz Park. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Menin Kicks off General Election Campaign City Council candidate Julie Menin kicked off her general election campaign efforts with a rally that featured a long list... News 13 Sep 2021 | 09:38
Voting at the Met Museum. Photo: Trish Rooney The Mayoral Election Mess Let’s try this again, shall we? One day after New York City’s Board of Elections stirred up a great amount of confusion by... News 01 Jul 2021 | 04:27
Rana Abdelhamid. Photo courtesy of Abdelhamid’s campaign Nixon Endorses Abdelhamid Former gubernatorial candidate and New York icon Cynthia Nixon announced Tuesday that she is backing Queens activist Rana... News 29 Jun 2021 | 03:16
Julie Menin on election night at The Mansion diner on the Upper East Side. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Menin Leads in District 5 Race After an initial and incomplete tally of the votes, Julie Menin is leading in the seven-person District 5 City Council race... News 25 Jun 2021 | 10:46
District 5 candidates Rebecca Lamorte (left) and Billy Freeland (right) hold a joint rally Friday. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Freeland and Lamorte Cross-endorse Two candidates running in what’s been an ultra-competitive, seven-person City Council race have endorsed one another as their... News 13 Jun 2021 | 11:21
Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia. Photo via Kathryn Garcia on Twitter Garcia Receives Citizens Union Endorsement Citizens Union, the city’s oldest political reform group, endorsed Kathyrn Garcia for Mayor and also ranked Eric Adams and... News 11 Jun 2021 | 04:41
City Council candidate Marco Tamayo. Photo courtesy of Tamayo’s campaign Different Ideas About Development In his campaign to becomes the Upper East Side’s next Council Member, Marco Tamayo is leaning hard into his experience as... News 07 Jun 2021 | 04:43
Julie Menin (right) campaigning. Photo courtesy of Menin’s campaign Menin Gains Steam in Final Stretch District 5 City Council candidate Julie Menin is heading down the final stretch of the Democratic primary race with momentum... News 04 Jun 2021 | 04:28
Chris Sosa. Photo courtesy of Sosa’s campaign Sosa’s Surprising Run When Chris Sosa was debating whether to enter the race for City Council in District 5, he asked himself three questions:... News 28 May 2021 | 05:18
The museum will be open for early voting from June 12 to 20 and for the primary election on June 22. Photo: Alexis Gelber Early Voting at The Met To help avoid last fall’s early voting fiasco – which saw Upper East Siders waiting for hours in long lines to cast their... News 13 May 2021 | 06:17
From left, District 5 candidates Kim Moscaritolo (photo: Martin Bentsen) and (right) Tricia Shimamura (photo courtesy of Shimamura’s campaign). Former UES Council Member Endorses Two Candidates in District 5 Primary Former City Council Member Jessica Lappin announced Wednesday she is endorsing two candidates in the race to determine who... Home 12 May 2021 | 11:19
In a still from the ad, Dan Quart appears with Leah Herbert, a founder of the Sexual Harassment Working Group. Quart on Sexual Harassment: ‘It is Critical that Our Leaders in Power be Held Accountable’ In his first television ad, Assembly Member Dan Quart is showcasing the work he’s done to reform sexual harassment laws in... News 06 May 2021 | 01:27
Scott Stringer campaigning in Harlem. Photo via Scott Stringer on Twitter Stringer Losing Support Amid Allegations Scott Stringer’s campaign for mayor is in a state of crisis after a former campaign worker claimed Stringer sexually assaulted... News 03 May 2021 | 11:31
District 5 candidate Rebecca Lamorte. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Lamorte’s campaign Cynthia Nixon Endorses Lamorte in Council Race Former gubernatorial candidate and New York icon Cynthia Nixon announced her endorsement of Rebecca Lamorte for City Council... Home 26 Apr 2021 | 12:03
Congressional candidate Rana Abdelhamid. Photo courtesy of Rana Abdelhamid’s campaign ‘I’m Going to be Running a Very Distinctive Campaign’ For years, Rana Abdelhamid has been teaching self-defense to women in Queens through her organization, Malikah. This work... News 26 Apr 2021 | 11:33
