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Six leading candidates running in the Democratic primary for New York City Comptroller in the June election appeared at a forum on Tuesday to offer their perspectives on the role of the office, solutions to the city’s uncertain fiscal future, and how they would wield their powers to ensure city government is effective and fiscally responsible.  The candidates at the forum, hosted by Citizens Budget Commission, a nonprofit fiscal watchdog group, included Brooklyn City Council Member Brad Land...

The Trailer: 2020, Continued: How post-Trump voting laws would have changed the last election David Weigel In this edition: How new election rules would have changed the 2020 race, the Virginia GOP picks its 2021 ticket, and the policing debate spills over in New Mexico. The gas shortage makes me less angry with the guy who totaled my car, and this is The Trailer. © Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post Former president Donald Trump speaks during the final day of the Conse...

Dont show me this message again✕ Andrew Yang at a previous visit to St Ann and the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, New York (REUTERS) Andrew Yang has been called out on social media after swearing during a campaign event in a Brooklyn church. The New York City mayoral candidate has been accused of being disrespectful for saying “s***” in a house of worship. Mr Yang was reminiscing about moving to the city during a campaign stop at St Ann’s Church and The Holy Trinity Church in Brookly...

Rep. Grace Meng backs Andrew Yang for NYC mayor Shant Shahrigian Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) endorsed Andrew Yang for New York City mayor on Monday, hailing him as a coalition builder as the city reels from crises on multiple fronts. The lawmaker, who’s taken a prominent stance against the nationwide spike in anti-Asian hate crimes, said Yang would strengthen “the presence of the Asian-American community, a community that has for way too long in both this country and right here...

It is easy to assume that New York’s next mayor will mark an automatic improvement over the status quo at Gracie Mansion. After all, under de Blasio’s watch, crime and housing costs have soared, while relationships with the New York Police Department and the business community have soured. Long before the pandemic, New York City’s population was declining as residents fled in droves.   But ranked choice voting could make that wishful thinking.  Instead of the traditional winner-tak...

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Andrew Yang gets the nod for NYC mayor by restaurateurs, the Schnipper brothers Tim Balk Andrew Yang, hungry for endorsements in his run for mayor, picked up support from the owners of Schnipper’s restaurant on Friday. The Schnipper brothers, Jonathan and Andrew, are eager for fresh leadership in the city as they gave their support to Yang, a new face in local politics. “We’re very excited to endorse him,” Andrew Schnipper said in a news conference outside his restaurant...

Six leading candidates running in the Democratic primary for New York City Comptroller in the June election appeared at a forum on Tuesday to offer their perspectives on the role of the office, solutions to the city’s uncertain fiscal future, and how they would wield their powers to ensure city government is effective and fiscally responsible.  The candidates at the forum, hosted by Citizens Budget Commission, a nonprofit fiscal watchdog group, included Brooklyn City Council Member Brad Land...

Last year, as the pandemic crushed the economy and public life, annual new housing construction in New York City dropped by 4,600 units to 20,200, the lowest since 2015, according to the city Department of City Planning. While new affordable housing kept pace with previous years and overall housing production picked up in the latter half of 2020, building permits remain relatively low in the first several months of this year, portending an uncertain future for the citys housing stock. New York ...

With progressive mantle up for grabs, Zephyr Teachout endorses Dianne Morales for NYC mayor Shant Shahrigian Mayoral candidate Dianne Morales is getting some extra wind in her sails, thanks to a new endorsement from local lefty icon Zephyr Teachout. Teachout announced her backing of Morales, one of the most progressive candidates in the race, on Tuesday. Teachout, a law prof who previously mounted an activist-style primary challenge to Gov. Cuomo, praised Morales’s “vision�...