Bernadette Hogan

1 week ago | ny1.com | Bernadette Hogan

One of the biggest surprises in the Democratic race for mayor has been the groundswell of support for a previously little-known State Assemblyman from Queens — Zohran Mamdani. Once considered a long shot, Mamdani is the youngest candidate in the race and, perhaps not coincidentally, one of the best at social media — creating videos explaining policy and the affordability crisis in the city.

1 week ago | ny1.com | Bernadette Hogan

Democratic City Comptroller candidate Justin Brannan dropped a new six-figure ad released Wednesday, reinforcing a campaign promise to drop the Tesla stock from the multibillion-dollar city pension fund if he’s elected. “I ran the city budget committee and I took on Eric Adams – so you better believe I’ll take on anybody that comes through New York,” the Brooklyn Democrat says in the 30-second digital ad provided to NY1 by the Brannan campaign. “Our city’s got a billion dollars invested in Tesla?

1 week ago | ny1.com | Bernadette Hogan

It’s just four weeks until primary day and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is trying to tip the scales away from frontrunner Andrew Cuomo. Although he had already backed City Comptroller Brad Lander for mayor, in a nod to ranked-choice voting, Williams also endorsed City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

1 month ago | ny1.com | Bernadette Hogan

Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied in Brooklyn Sunday night, contrasting his candidacy with what he called the “mediocrity and misconduct” of his competitors. During a roughly 20-minute-long speech inside Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Steel event center, Mamdani — without naming names — alluded to the tenures of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams, who is now running as an independent candidate in his reelection bid.

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Bernadette Hogan

Just one day after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she clinched a budget deal, the Democratic-controlled state Assembly spent hours debating — and then passing — a bill that would legalize what’s called “medical aid in dying,” also known as assisted suicide. But it’s still unclear whether the state Senate or Hochul supports it. What You Need To KnowThe Democratic-led state Assembly didn’t approve a budget deal Tuesday, but instead signed off on a bill that would allow medically assisted death.