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“We’re fed up, but all New Yorkers should be fed up,” Andrew Yang said.

Jean Kim, second from left, listens as her attorney Patricia Pastor, center, speaks to reporters during a news conference on April 28, 2021, in New York City.Photo: Mary Altaffer/APJean Kim, second from left, listens as her attorney Patricia Pastor, center, speaks to reporters during a news conference on April 28, 2021, in New York City.Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP Meet the Construction Attorney Who Shook Up New York’s Mayoral Race Patricia Pastor, who represents Scott Stringer’s harassmen...

How To Watch & What To Watch For At Wednesdays Mayoral Debate arrow City Hall. Zack Frank / Shutterstock Eight Democratic candidates vying to become the next mayor of New York City will face off live and in person on Wednesday night for the second of three official primary debates. The first much anticipated in-person debate comes with roughly three weeks to go until the June 22nd primary, in an election that will determine the citys path to recovery as well as how it t...

On Nov. 29, 2012, shortly after my two-year stint as an adjunct faculty instructor at City College, 14 of 17 scheduled employees at a Madison Avenue McDonald’s went on strike, joining 200 other fast-food workers across New York City. It was the first in an escalating series of nationwide actions demanding a $15 minimum wage and the right to join a union. Exactly four years later, at 6 a.m. on another November morning, I joined workers, organizers and elected officials in civil disobedience out...

Amazon, the company that the progressive wing of the city's Democratic Party vilified two years ago for having the temerity to want Long Island City as the site of its second headquarters and to create 25,000 jobs, is again the target of a union-backed campaign—supported this time by three high…

Candidates competing in the Democratic primary are banking on support in New York’s traditional battleground areas. But the advent of a new ballot system has scrambled political conventions.

Print Continue to article content New York City mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia speaks to the media in Astoria, Queens in New York City. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Fight for battleground areas underway in mayor’s race, as new voting system upends norms The weather is warmer, the pandemic restrictions are looser and New York City’s mayoral hopefuls have wasted no time closing their Zoom screens and hitting the streets to reach voters in person for the home stretch of the race. They’re ...

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 Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) The whole city will be up for grabs when New Yorkers head to the poll...

Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan write that New York City's Democratic mayoral primary will offer the nation its first major opportunity to gauge how Democratic voters are thinking about their party and its policies -- an important bellwether for the 2022 midterm elections.

Progressive New York City mayoral candidate Dianne Morales said her campaign is "moving forward" with a union contract on Tuesday after dozens of her campaign staff went on strike over alleged unfair pay and other issues last week. "I want the best for ALL my staff – those that have been organizing for the union and those who have continued working. I’m looking forward to signing a union contract with my staff as I continue the work of building a city that works for everyone – not just t...