Benjamin Oreskes

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Oreskes

The Democratic primary for comptroller, to fill the seat now held by Brad Lander, will most likely boil down to Mark Levine or Justin Brannan. Mark Levine, the Manhattan borough president, and Justin Brannan, a Brooklyn city councilman, are running in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller. There are many local elections in New York and beyond where community concerns are overshadowed by national political issues.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Elliott |Benjamin Oreskes |Brad Plumer

Williams, a pipeline company, said it was reviving pipelines that had been blocked on environmental grounds, as the Trump administration pushes states to accept more fossil fuel projects. A pipeline company is reviving plans to build two natural gas pipelines into New York State, a major reversal that amounts to a bet that the Trump administration will be able to strong-arm states into signing off on energy projects.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Grace Ashford |Benjamin Oreskes

In Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani's four-plus years in the New York State Capitol, only three of his bills have become law. His influence is comparatively greater. During his whirlwind rise in the New York City mayoral race, Assemblyman Zohran K. Mamdani has put forth a wish list of big, expensive ideas. Rents for stabilized apartments will be frozen. Buses will be free. Taxes on the wealthy will rise and the cost of child care will fall - to zero.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brad Plumer |Benjamin Oreskes

The Trump administration had issued a highly unusual stop-work order on the Empire Wind project last month, leading to intense pushback from officials in New York. The Trump administration on Monday allowed construction to restart on a huge wind farm off the coast of Long Island, a month after federal officials had issued a highly unusual stop-work order that had pushed the $5 billion project to the brink of collapse. In a statement, Gov.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Oreskes

House Republicans, mostly from New York, have gone to war with party leadership over their push to raise or abolish the $10,000 cap on the so-called SALT deduction. A year ago, as New York Democratic groups strategized about how to connect with voters in an up-for-grabs special House election on Long Island, they expected Israel to be a major talking point and prepared accordingly. But all voters wanted to talk about was their high tax bills. The pivot came quickly.