Sahalie Donaldson

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City Politics and Education Reporter at City & State NY

NYC politics reporter, First Read @CityAndStateNY • She/her • Formerly w/ @chronicle, • @newmarkjschool • Just another writer in love with the moon

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Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025

1 day 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. More likely to criticize progressives than the Trump administration. Major endorsements: None reported yet. Fundraising: $4.5 million raised so far. He has an estimated $2.7 million in the bank, as of May 30. He has been denied public matching funds so far. What is he running on?
NYC Council charter commission wants to up funding for oversight agencies

2 days ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

The Charter Revision Commission convened by the New York City Council unveiled a handful of ballot proposal recommendations Friday aimed at beefing up the budgets of independent oversight agencies like the Department of Investigation, the Conflicts of Interest Board and the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Anthony Weiner has gripes about his opponents’ campaign office rent

3 days ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner sent a letter to the New York City Campaign Finance Board last week alleging that fellow candidates in a lower Manhattan City Council race are receiving an “unfair advantage” by way of unreported discounted office space.
Brooklyn Young Democrats back Brooklyn’s own Brad Lander in NYC mayor’s race

1 week ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

Brooklyn Young Democrats became the only young Democratic club in New York City to endorse in the ranked-choice mayoral primary this week, positioning Comptroller Brad Lander at the top of its slate and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani second. The endorsements are the latest instance in which the club has operated contrary to Brooklyn Democratic Party leadership.
And the WFP ranking is… maybe happening, maybe not?

1 week ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

With less than a month to go until the New York City mayoral primary, the Working Families Party is still determining how to rank its four candidates – or even whether to rank them at all.
New Yorkers want their mayor to be a good manager. What does that mean?

1 week ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

“Very few mayors have come into office with the administrative experience to know what is in front of them,” said Sid Davidoff, a lawyer and lobbyist who got his start in politics as a special assistant to then-Mayor John Lindsay.
FAQ: The Justice Department investigation into Andrew Cuomo

2 weeks ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

The U.S. Justice Department has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans accused him of lying about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic – once again plunging the Trump administration into New York City politics.
Letitia James backs Harvey Epstein in lower Manhattan council district

2 weeks ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

Attorney General Letitia James is wading into the competitive race to represent Council District 2 in lower Manhattan, throwing her considerable political weight behind Assembly Member Harvey Epstein as he seeks to replace term-limited Council Member Carlina Rivera. “Harvey Epstein is a champion for protecting tenants and any vulnerable New Yorker,” James said in a statement.
NY Times has approached NYC thought leaders to weigh in on mayoral race

3 weeks ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

The New York Times Editorial Board may no longer be granting its coveted endorsement to New York City mayoral candidates, but that doesn’t mean the opinion section of the paper is staying completely out of the race this election cycle.
Adriano Espaillat says immigration should still be a winning issue for Democrats

3 weeks ago | cityandstateny.com | Sahalie Donaldson

On Friday, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant elected to Congress, flew to Mexico to visit a family the Trump administration had abruptly deported. On Sunday, he was back in New York City making a highly anticipated endorsement of Andrew Cuomo for mayor. Espaillat’s trip to Monterrey, Mexico with Texas Reps. Joaquin Castro and Sylvia Garcia followed the detention and deportation of a family with several U.S. citizen kids earlier this year.