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2 weeks ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough |Holly Pretsky
Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message New York City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers had a new seat in the chamber at the City Council stated meeting Thursday. Previously, the majority whip sat at the right hand of Speaker Adrienne Adams. Thursday, she had moved one seat over, and her old seat was occupied by Council Member Diana Ayala, who is deputy speaker.
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2 weeks 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. Lately more likely to criticize progressives than the Trump administration. Major endorsements: None reported yet. Fundraising: $4.4 million raised so far. He has an estimated $3 million in the bank, as of March 17. He has been denied public matching funds so far. What is he running on?
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2 weeks ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson |Holly Pretsky
Republican New York City Council Member Kristy Marmorato’s name was misspelled on hundreds of petitions submitted to the city Board of Elections this week, potentially giving Democratic opponents an opening to challenge her signatures.
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3 weeks ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Sophie Krichevsky |Holly Pretsky
The New York Working Families Party will not commit to putting former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on its ballot line in the general election – even if he wins the New York City mayoral Democratic primary, the party told City & State. “Any candidate is welcome to make the case to the Working Families Party,” party co-director Ana Maria Archila said in a statement.
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4 weeks ago | 
asianamericans.einnews.com | Sahalie Donaldson |Annie McDonough |Holly Pretsky
District 1: Lower Manhattan, including the Financial District, Chinatown, City Hall and SoHo Incumbent: Chris Marte (Democrat)Challengers: Jess Coleman (Democrat), Elizabeth Lewinsohn (Democrat), Eric Yu (Democrat)District demographics: 45% white, 32% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% other/multiple racesVoter enrollment: 66% Democratic, 23% unaffiliated, 9% RepublicanWhat’s the deal?
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4 weeks ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson |Annie McDonough |Holly Pretsky
District 1: Lower Manhattan, including the Financial District, Chinatown, City Hall and SoHo Incumbent: Chris Marte (Democrat)Challengers: Jess Coleman (Democrat), Elizabeth Lewinsohn (Democrat), Eric Yu (Democrat)District demographics: 45% white, 32% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% other/multiple racesVoter enrollment: 66% Democratic, 23% unaffiliated, 9% RepublicanWhat’s the deal?
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1 month ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Holly Pretsky
In September of 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, furious about a lack of federal support as tens of thousands of migrants arrived in the city, said, “Let me tell you something New Yorkers, never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to – I don’t see an ending to this ... This issue will destroy New York City.”The stark statement made headlines when the mayor said it a year and a half ago, and it’s continued to come up again and again since.
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1 month ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Holly Pretsky
An Airbnb-affiliated independent expenditure committee called “Affordable New York” has posted its first detailed expenditures on the city Campaign Finance Board portal. The group is the first political action committee to start spending on New York City’s 2025 primary elections. So far, they have $5 million to distribute, and they’ve spent $336,000 on seven candidates, according to disclosures.
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1 month ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Holly Pretsky
In his latest public safety campaign proposals, Andrew Cuomo is pitching “precision policing” in addition to neighborhood beautification to discourage crime, his campaign told City & State. The former governor has appealed to a sense of disorder he says New Yorkers are feeling as he pursues a political comeback.
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1 month ago | 
cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough |Holly Pretsky
They’re scheduled every other night for months leading up to the election. They draw crowds of varying sizes, candidates of varying viability and varying degrees of press attention. Candidate forums are undoubtedly a fixture of the New York City mayoral campaign cycle. But so far, the leading candidates are skipping them.
