Katie Honan

5 days ago | thecity.nyc | Samantha Maldonado |Katie Honan |Claudia Irizarry Aponte |Anna Oakes

Neither rain nor an extreme heat warning could keep New Yorkers in the five boroughs away from polling stations Sunday, the final day of early voting ahead of the city’s June 24 primary. As of Saturday, the eighth day of early voting, 305,896 New Yorkers had cast their ballots, more than double the number of early voting check-ins during the same period in 2021, although turnout then was impacted by the COVID pandemic.

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Claudia Irizarry Aponte |Katie Honan

The state’s highest court has overruled a state Supreme Court judge’s decision that had barred the administration of Mayor Eric Adams from switching the city’s quarter-million retirees to a privatized Medicare Advantage plan, in a blow to retirees aiming to preserve their traditional Medicare coverage.

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Katie Honan

This article is adapted from our June 17 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers,Early primary voting has started and election day is in a week! If you’ve already voted, fantastic! If you haven’t yet, we can help. Quick recap:Our election and voting hub has campaign coverage, key dates and voter guides. Here’s our ranked choice voting explainer. And our Meet Your Mayor quiz may help you figure out the top of your ballot.

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Katie Honan |Reuven Blau

In her first televised campaign ad, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, from a church pulpit in Bushwick, proclaims her no-drama management style — which she calls a rarity in a city rife with scammers and scandals. “In New York City, we know drama. But as City Council speaker, I rise above it,” she says, noting the legislative body fought the mayor’s cuts to pre-K and libraries and filed an ongoing lawsuit to keep ICE off of Rikers Island.

2 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Katie Honan

This article is adapted from our June 10 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers,It’s crunch time! Early voting starts Saturday, June 14, and runs through Sunday, June 22. Primary day is June 24. Ready? A quick checklist:Double-check your registration here. (Remember: To vote in a primary, you have to be registered with a party.)Find your early voting site, Primary Day voting site and sample ballot here (after you enter your address).