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Campaign 2025

Mayoral Candidates Combat Cuomo, Vie for Debate Stage With Just Weeks Left

May 26, 2025, 11:28 a.m.May 26, 2025, 6:38 p.m.

New fundraising disclosures show Council Speaker Adrienne Adams marshaling a surge in financial to help her take on the former governor as he builds a campaign juggernaut.

Climate Change

House Republicans Just Dealt a Blow to Wind Developers

May 23, 2025, 10:21 a.m.May 23, 2025, 10:21 a.m.

The istration lifted a stop-work order on a New York offshore wind project the same week House Republicans ed a bill gutting tax credits for renewable energy.

Ranked Choices

Your Borough’s Mini-Mayors on the Ballot

May 23, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 23, 2025, 11:28 a.m.

In this week’s election newsletter, we break down the borough president races, and what Kathryn Garcia's been up to.

People enter and leave Elmhurst Hospital in Queens.

Budget

What the House Budget Bill Means for New Yorkers

May 22, 2025, 4:36 p.m.May 23, 2025, 1:39 p.m.

Some tax relief for the wealthy and tipped workers is overshadowed by billions in public benefits cuts poised to force New York to make tough spending choices on Medicaid and more.

Young people train at Fort Hamilton High School to become city lifeguards.

Pools and Beaches

Beach Season in NYC is Just Beginning. For New Lifeguards, It Began Months Ago.

May 22, 2025, 3:45 p.m.May 22, 2025, 4:31 p.m.

The Parks Department now has training centers in high schools across the city, and is hoping to change the culture of the beach watchers.

Bronx Borough President candidates incumbent Vanessa Gibson and Councilmember Rafael Salamanca Jr. are both seen speaking at podiums in a diptych image.

Campaign 2025

Who’s Running for Borough President — And Why You Should Care

May 22, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 21, 2025, 4:52 p.m.

Borough presidents are like mini-mayors. What they do in office depends a lot on who they are.

Pro and anti-Airbnb demonstrators clashed in City Hall Park after a bill was introduced in the City Council to make it easier for some homeowners to provide short-term rentals, Dec. 9, 2024.

Campaign 2025

Special Interests Spend Big to Reshape City Council

May 22, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 22, 2025, 8:42 a.m.

Airbnb, Uber and the Real Estate Board of New York are among the major power players looking to pick winners in the election.

Then-Mayor Bill de Blasio is flanked by his security detail after announcing his run for president at Batter Park.

Conflicts of Interest

De Blasio Sued City Hall and Lost. Here’s How Much It’s Costing Us

May 21, 2025, 4:57 p.m.May 21, 2025, 4:57 p.m.

The former mayor apologized to New Yorkers and agreed to pay for his past NYPD protection on the presidential campaign trail. But taxpayers still paid to defend a "meritless" lawsuit he filed to avoid paying for the police detail.

Adams World: Investigated

Feds’ Files on Eric Adams Reveal Uzbek Influence Campaign That Yielded Election Cash

May 21, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 20, 2025, 6:29 p.m.

FBI agents probing the mayor surface text exchanges with a proxy of the central Asian government — with Adams demanding contributions while boosting a repressive regime’s image.

A teacher’s union flyer s tier six pension plan.

Campaign 2025

Cuomo, Who Cut Public Worker Pensions, s Mayoral Candidates Calling to Boost Them

May 21, 2025, 4:55 a.m.May 20, 2025, 6:37 p.m.

More than a decade after reducing benefits for newly hired “Tier 6” public workers, the ex-governor says the city can afford to lower the retirement age. Workers and budget watchdogs remain skeptical.

Mayoral Candidates Combat Cuomo, Vie for Debate Stage With Just Weeks Left

House Republicans Just Dealt a Blow to Wind Developers

Your Borough’s Mini-Mayors on the Ballot

What the House Budget Bill Means for New Yorkers

Beach Season in NYC is Just Beginning. For New Lifeguards, It Began Months Ago.

Who’s Running for Borough President — And Why You Should Care

Special Interests Spend Big to Reshape City Council

De Blasio Sued City Hall and Lost. Here’s How Much It’s Costing Us

Feds’ Files on Eric Adams Reveal Uzbek Influence Campaign That Yielded Election Cash

Cuomo, Who Cut Public Worker Pensions, s Mayoral Candidates Calling to Boost Them

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