Annie McDonough

1 day ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson |Annie McDonough |Holly Pretsky

Eric Adams Eric Adams / Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office His ideological stance in brief: Conservative, pro-business Democrat who is now running as an independent candidate. More likely to criticize progressives than the Trump administration. Major endorsements: None reported yet. Fundraising: $4.5 million raised so far. He has an estimated $2.7 million in the bank, as of May 30. He has been denied public matching funds so far. What is he running on?

1 week ago | cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough

A big part of the job of New York City comptroller is holding the mayor and the agencies he leads accountable. But don’t look to either of the leading candidates for the position to take a stance on who the next mayor of New York City should be. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and City Council Member Justin Brannan faced off in the first comptroller debate of the campaign cycle, hosted on PIX11 Thursday night. State Sen.

1 week ago | cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough

Outside spending in New York City elections can be a beast to follow. Full of political action committees with strategically vague names, the world of campaign finance extends far beyond candidates for office raising and spending money on their own. With less than a month before Election Day, we broke down some of the influential committees to watch, along with their spending on candidates so far. Spending data provided by the New York City Campaign Finance Board is current as of May 27.

2 weeks ago | cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough

New York City Council seats were redistricted two years ago, but a southern Brooklyn seat will have a first real test of how much its politics have shifted this June. Democratic socialist Council Member Alexa Avilés is facing a challenge from moderate Democrat Ling Ye in Council District 38.

2 weeks ago | cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough

On Mother’s Day, New York City Council candidate Virginia Maloney posted one of her regular “endorsement alerts,” emphasized with siren emojis and all-caps writing. “Proud to have the support of Carolyn Maloney – trailblazing former Congresswoman and longtime East Side champion,” the campaign wrote on social media.