PoliticsNY

3 days ago | politicsny.com | Adam Daly

Posted on City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ campaign for mayor picked up a wave of endorsements Tuesday, as a coalition of elected officials and women-led organizations rallied behind her candidacy.

4 days ago | politicsny.com | Adam Daly

Posted on The implementation of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s executive order allowing federal immigration agents to re-establish offices on Rikers Island would “tear a hole through the fabric of New York City’s sanctuary laws,” a coalition of public defender organizations, immigrant and civil rights advocates argued Monday.

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Ethan Stark-Miller

Posted on Mayor Eric Adams is taking a last-minute trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Trump on Friday to discuss “infrastructure” and “other funding items,” his office announced. In an early Friday morning update to his public schedule, Adams’ team indicated he will travel to the nation’s capital to meet with Trump at 3 p.m. on May 9.

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Ethan Stark-Miller

Posted on The long-overdue state budget deal includes several measures Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed to ease New York’s affordability crisis as she gears up for a tough re-election campaign next year. The $254 billion-plus Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which state lawmakers were still voting on Thursday, is chock-full of actions aimed at lowering everyday costs.

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Isabella Gallo

Posted on Sewanhaka residents got their last comprehensive look at the district’s budget before the May 20 election. The district’s proposed $264.2 million budget is up 3.33%, or around $8.5 million, from this year’s $256 million budget. The district projects $75.5 million in state aid and $188.6 million in local revenue, most of which comes from the district’s tax levy.