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Mayor Eric Adams.

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams labels democratic socialist Mamdani ‘a communist,’ echoing a frequent Trump attack

Gov. Hochul speaks in Harlem Tuesday morning, announcing that NYC has seen a 12% drop in retail theft over the last year

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Hochul defends bail laws, says judges need to ‘step up’ amid Trump’s threats of funding cuts in executive order

candidates for nYC mayor on debate stage

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Candidates for NYC mayor, other city offices to square off in general election debates in October

Mayor Adams in sunglasses on steps of city hall with business owners

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Is recently 5-time indicted ex-Adams aide still volunteering on his reelection bid? He won’t say

Lester Chang

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Lester Chang

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani posts strong general election fundraising haul, while Cuomo and Adams lag behind

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Mayor Adams says ‘hell no’ to stepping down amid latest bribery charges against ex-top aides

Mayor Eric Adams looks up at the sky

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams’ leading rivals pounce on latest swirl of corruption scandals

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Broadway Stages owners allegedly bribed city official to scuttle McGuinness Boulevard redesign

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Winnie Greco, a longtime aide to Mayor Eric Adams, attending an Adams campaign press conference on June 26

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‘This was no payoff’: Mayor Adams campaign aide suspended after giving reporter cash in potato chip bag

Mamdani speaking to microphone about amNY report

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amNY report of NYPD staffing crisis stirs up conversation in NYC Mayor’s race

Ingrid Lewis-Martin.

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Ex-Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin to be hit with additional corruption charges on Thursday, lawyer says

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Slices and stories: AARP marks 90 years of Social Security at Bed-Stuy pizza pop-up

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane

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NYC Mayor’s Race: New poll shows Mamdani comfortably ahead, but without majority, in 5-way race

Emily Gallagher

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Emily Gallagher

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2025 Elections: What you need to know before voting

Alec Brook-Krasny

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny

police at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting, police line stretched across roadway with cops milling about

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Brooklyn mass shooting: NYC mayoral candidates condemn bloodshed and call for more action

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (left) endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Queens BP Richards backs Mamdani, urges other ‘on the fence’ Dems to as well

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo refuses to release private consulting list in response to Mamdani challenge

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