Rep. Jerrold Nadler celebrated a landslide victory over Rep. Carolyn Maloney and attorney Suraj Patel. Photo via Nadler’s Twitter Easy Nadler Win Settles East-West Face-Off After an extra two months of campaigning, the contentious Democratic primary race in Manhattan’s newly-drawn 12th Congressional... News 26 Aug 2022 | 11:58
Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler and lawyer Suraj Patel, who are all vying for a seat in the newly drawn NY-12, faced off in a Tuesday night debate. Photo: Abigail Gruskin NY-12 Debate Reveals Similar Viewpoints, Different Personalities On Tuesday night, a trio of opposing personalities took the stage at CUNY’s Graduate Center for a televised debate between... News 04 Aug 2022 | 05:06
NYS Assembly District 73 candidate Russell Squire (left), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (second from left), Governor Kathy Hochul (center), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (second from right) and District 76 Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright (right) on the campaign trail on the morning of the primary at East 86th Street and Second Avenue. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Seawright’s campaign Where Were the Voters? New York’s first of two summer primary elections drew to a close on Tuesday night, after a long — but extremely low-turnout... News 30 Jun 2022 | 05:46
Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin New York Politicians on the End of Roe v. Wade Americans across the country now face a very different world, following a Supreme Court decision on Friday morning that ends... News 24 Jun 2022 | 05:15
Alex Bores is running for NYS Assembly in District 73. Photo courtesy of Alex Bores’ campaign Alex Bores Leads AD 73 Race In Labor Endorsements Alex Bores, a Democratic District Leader and engineer, leads the pack of candidates for NYS Assembly in District 73 with... News 24 Jun 2022 | 12:34
Nomiki Konst is a progressive activist and journalist. Photo by Cassandra Hanks and courtesy of Nomiki Konst’s campaign ‘This Is A Whole New Race’ It took a bit of convincing for Nomiki Konst, a progressive activist and journalist, to run for NYS Senate in District 59,... News 22 Jun 2022 | 01:33
Kellie Leeson has a background in international humanitarianism. Photo courtesy of Kellie Leeson’s campaign. Kellie Leeson Endorsed By Planned Parenthood PAC Kellie Leeson, a candidate in the crowded race for NYS Assembly in District 73, has received an endorsement from the Planned... News 20 Jun 2022 | 06:41
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter City Council Passes Record-High $101.1 Billion Budget Following a City Council vote that wrapped up late Monday evening — and a handshake agreement with Mayor Eric Adams only... News 16 Jun 2022 | 04:19
District 73 candidate Kellie Leeson. Photo courtesy of Leeson’s campaign Kellie Leeson Endorsed by Three NYS Legislators Three New York State elected officials have just given their backing to Kellie Leeson in the Assembly District 73 race. On... Home 09 Jun 2022 | 09:22
Elba Rose Galvan has been a lawyer for over 25 years. Photo courtesy of Galvan’s campaign The Race For Surrogate’s Court Amid high-profile bids — and battles — for power in New York congressional districts, a quieter race is unfolding in Manhattan,... News 08 Jun 2022 | 11:10
Adam Roberts, a candidate for NYS Assembly in District 73, has called the East Side home for over a decade. Photo: Kristy Whitwell Photography Adam Roberts’ Campaign For NYS Assembly Is Personal When Adam Roberts first surveyed the field of candidates for NYS Assembly in District 73, he felt unconvinced. Nobody, from... News 24 May 2022 | 03:17
New congressional districts now split Manhattan north-south, as opposed to east-west. Photo from davesredistricting.org New Congressional Districts Pit Nadler Against Maloney Congressional races in the city shifted course drastically this week, after the release of new, contentious — and now final... News 23 May 2022 | 09:43
Alex Bores, an engineer and Democratic District Leader, was born and raised on the East Side. Photo courtesy of Alex Bores’ campaign Alex Bores Welcomes Endorsement From Former Assembly Member, DNC Vice Chair Michael Blake Longtime East Sider Alex Bores — an engineer running for NYS Assembly in District 73 — has scored a big-name endorsement... News 03 May 2022 | 03:54
May Malik announced the endorsement from Richard Ravitch on Thursday, April 21. Photo courtesy of May Malik’s campaign Former Lt. Governor, MTA Chair Richard Ravitch Endorses May Malik For Assembly May Malik, a mother and immigrant running for NYS Assembly in District 73, has picked up another endorsement of her campaign... News 20 Apr 2022 | 04:53
Mayor Eric Adams announced his FY 2023 preliminary budget in mid-February. Photo via the Mayor’s Office YouTube ‘Homelessness Solutions,’ Mental Health Care in Council Budget Process Budgeting the city’s spending is no small task — and it’s not one left solely to the mayor’s discretion, either. That’s why,... News 07 Apr 2022 | 02:56
