Team Trump tries to tackle New York's top Democrats
This week, two Trump administration officials came to New York to take aim at the city and state's top Democrats, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayo...
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Why Brooklyn Democrats are fighting each other for power
This week, progressive challengers seeking to take control of the Brooklyn Democratic Party suffered a setback after embattled party chair R...
Mamdani is vacationing upstate. Meanwhile, Brooklyn Democrats are feuding.
This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani took a weeklong vacation with his family in upstate New York, though City Hall didn't specify the area. The...
Is Gov. Hochul's reelection bid in trouble?
This week, a new Siena poll of likely New York voters found Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a 10-point lead over her Republican challenger, Bruce Bl...
Are car stickers the key to fixing street cleaning?
This week, city leaders are cracking down on illegal e-bikes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued cease-and-desist letters to online retailers accus...
What went wrong with Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax rollout?
This week, New York City sent letters to 17,000 homeowners who may have to pay a non-primary residence tax, or pied-à-terre tax, starting ne...
Mamdani walks back on Netanyahu arrest pledge
Last year on the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that as mayor, he would have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested i...
Do horse carriages still belong in Central Park?
This week, the City Council moved to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park. The catalyst is the death of an 18-year-old tourist who was...
Will NYC's faster bus plan change your commute?
This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber unveiled a new plan aimed at speeding up bus commutes...
Inside Mamdani's massively successful primary election night
Tuesday's Democratic primary election demonstrated the power of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's endorsement. Every candidate backed by the mayor emer...
What the NYC primaries will reveal about Mamdani's influence
This week, Spectrum News NY1 hosted a congressional debate in New York's 13th District, which includes Harlem, Upper Manhattan and parts of...
Knicks watch parties at MSG were canceled. Who's at fault?
While New York is celebrating the Knicks' return to the finals for the first time in decades, controversy over canceled watch parties near M...
Could New York draw Republicans out of Congress?
New York passed a constitutional amendment in 2014 that expressly prohibits drawing congressional maps "for the purpose of favoring or disfa...
We dug into Mamdani's new housing plan. Here's what we learned
This week Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his "Block by Block" housing initiative, a sweeping plan to build 200,000 new affordable, rent-stab...
The fight to become the face of New York City in Washington
Several closely contested congressional races are developing across New York before next month's primaries. District 7 in Brooklyn and Queen...
Did Mamdani actually solve New York City's budget crisis?
This week, Mayor Mamdani unveiled his executive budget, turning a projected multibillion-dollar deficit into a balanced plan without major s...
Hochul says there's a budget deal; Albany says not so fast
This morning, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced there was a "general agreement" between her office and Albany legislators on a $268 billion state...
Mamdani, Menin unite around tax plan as Hochul shoots them down
This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin appeared to set aside their differences to advance a new budget solutio...
A new NYPD controversy: How will Mamdani respond to a council member's arrest?
This week, Brooklyn City Council member Chi Ossé was arrested during a protest in Bedford-Stuyvesant aimed at stopping the eviction of a wom...
Will Mamdani's city-run grocery stores work?
Last weekend, during his 100-day address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani finally shared new details on one of his signature campaign promises: city-ru...