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Amid exodus of support, Stringer lands endorsement of Teamsters Local 237 Michael Gartland Less than a week after sexual abuse allegations rocked Comptroller Scott Stringer’s mayoral bid — causing supporters to retract their endorsements en masse — Stringer picked up support from a union that represents 24,000 workers. The union, Teamsters Local 237, announced its backing Monday afternoon, just days after big-name endorsers like the Working Families Party and Rep. Adriano ...

Adams wins coveted endorsement from Queens beep in City Hall push Michael Gartland © Provided by New York Daily News Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, left, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams won his second vote of approval from a fellow beep this weekend after Queens Borough President Donovan Richards agreed to support his bid for mayor. “Our city is facing a crisis on every front. A social justice crisis, an economic ...

Print Continue to article content Brooklyn Borough President, New York City Mayoral candidate Eric Adams speaks during a press conference. | David Dee Delgado/Getty Images Adams closes in on Yang according to new poll in NYC mayors race A new poll, conducted before this week’s bombshell in the mayor’s race, shows the contest tightening as Eric Adams closes the gap with established frontrunner Andrew Yang. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, fell 6 points below Yang when respondents were...

Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “A recovery for all of us starts by investing in working families across New York City. The pandemic hit us hard but together we will fight back and drive a recovery in every neighborhood,” Mayor de Blasio said. By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday presented the Recovery Budget, New York City’s $98.6 billion Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2022. “A recovery for all of us starts by investing in working families across New Yor...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories New York City is planning to fully reopen on July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced — bringing back its ...

Opinion: What makes Andrew Yang appealing to New Yorkers? CNN 5/1/2021 Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst © Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 23: New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang leaves the NYC Board of Elections office on March 23, 2021 in New York City. Yang dropped off the signatures needed to officially have his name on the ballot for the mayoral race. His campaign says they collected over 9,000 signatures gathered by v...

High-profile endorsements for NYC mayoral candidate Scott Stringer evaporate amid sex abuse allegations © Luiz C. Ribeiro New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer. City Comptroller Scott Stringer lost several key endorsements Friday, putting his mayoral run in danger of collapse. The retraction of support came hours after Stringer opened up a new front in his denials of sexual abuse allegations by releasing documents that show his accuser Jean Kim recently gathered peti...

politics Sep 25, 2020 New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Thursday he will not run to replace Bill de Blasio as mayor in 2021, revealing an ongoing battle with depression as part of a candid and transparent statement on his campaign. Johnson, a Democrat first elected to City Council as a representative for the 3rd District in 2013 who has held the… politics Sep 9, 2020

The police department will return Digidog to robotics manufacturer Boston Dynamics after months of backlash and mockery that compared the four-legged bot to a dystopian sci-fi surveillance nightmare.

SHARE: New York City comptroller candidate and Assembly Member David Weprin wants to get his fellow candidates to pledge they won’t use the office as a steppingstone to run for mayor – the way the position has been used for decades. But not everyone is happy with Weprin’s ploy, given his track record of running for the next higher office himself. In the office’s recent history, virtually all New York City comptrollers have tried to use the seat as a springboard to Gracie Mansion. Only f...