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  • Mar 6, 2025 | gothamist.com | Michelle Bocanegra

    This week officially kicked off the annual budget dance between New York City's mayor and the City Council, this time with a third party to contend with: a federal government bent on cutting trillions of dollars in federal spending.

  • Mar 4, 2025 | gothamist.com | Michelle Bocanegra

    Adrienne Adams isn’t officially running for mayor yet. But as the City Council speaker weighs her political future, she unveiled a vision for New York City that seemed to transcend the typical purview of the City Council Speaker. She laid out a future in which city leaders would stand up to President Donald Trump, expand access to social programs and support the city’s parks and libraries.

  • Mar 1, 2025 | gothamist.com | Jon Campbell |Michelle Bocanegra

    Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is officially running for New York City mayor. Cuomo, 67, whose sharp rise to national prominence during the COVID pandemic preceded his stunning resignation amid a series of sexual harassment claims, officially launched his mayoral bid Saturday after months of flirting with a return to electoral politics. In a video posted to X Cuomo said New York City is in crisis.

  • Mar 1, 2025 | gothamist.com | Michelle Bocanegra |David Giambusso

    Hazel Dukes, a national civil rights leader and fixture of New York City politics has died, according to multiple people close to her. She was 92Dukes was the president of the NAACP New York State Conference and previously was head of the national association in the early 1990’s. She had been an influential voice in city and state politics up until her passing. Rev.

  • Feb 25, 2025 | gothamist.com | Michelle Bocanegra

    Another member of the Exonerated Five, the group vindicated of a high-profile assault and rape that took place Central Park in 1989, is running for New York City Council — hoping to replicate the momentum that sent Yusef Salaam to City Hall in the 2023 elections. Raymond Santana, 50, on Tuesday announced his Democratic campaign for the Council seat currently held by Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, who is term-limited and will leave office after this year.

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