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Illustration by Tim O’Brien. As I walked along Manhattan’s 11th Avenue one day in late April, the wind seemed as if it were trying to blow the plywood outdoor-dining huts over and rip the spindly trees from the ground. I arrived early to the Gotham West Market food court. My date, Andrew Yang, showed up unfazed by the violent weather, as buoyant as he appears on TV. A candidate for mayor of New York City, Yang is a businessman and failed nonprofiteer with no experience governing and a ...

The mayoral race used to be a reliably entertaining fight between outsize personalities and master operators. Now it’s a snooze fest.

Eight leading mayoral candidates share their ideas and plans for improving public transit.

(Bloomberg) -- A top staffer left the campaign of New York City mayoral hopeful Dianne Morales less than a month away from the June 22 primary. Politico reported, citing unnamed sources, that campaign manager Whitney Hu quit after complaining about the treatment of Black and brown workers.

Former backers worry about splitting the progressive vote.

De Blasio has been relatively quiet about the NYC mayor’s race but on Thursday he offered support for Eric Adams, who’s under fire for comments he made about the Police Benevolent Association.

Where they stand: Compare NYC mayoral candidates on the issues © Provided by New York Daily News With the Democratic primary in New York’s race for mayor approaching on June 22, now is the time to compare the leading candidates on the most pressing issues that will determine the future of New York for years to come. Use the tool below to compare the leading eight candidates in the race, brought to you by Gotham Gazette and co-presented by the Daily News. For the latest news on the NYC elect...

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 Equinor We’ve spilled a lot of ink on the many Democrats running for mayor, but don’t forget there’s a Republican primary...

Reply We followed the money to find out which candidates have the greatest number of donors in Forest Hills, and how much people have given. (Shutterstock) FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Usually, one way to find out how your neighbors might vote is by looking at polls, but in a year when mayoral polling remains sparse, following the money is another way to track how candidates are doing in your area. Mapping campaign donations by ZIP code shows how candidates are faring in different neighborhoods ...

There is no one formula for victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and the top eight candidates are running vastly different campaigns. The popularity of each candidate’s message and chances of victory depend not only on the strength of their personal appeal to voters but also their campaign infrastructure – including the tacticians, advisors, consultants, and campaign staff members who mostly go unseen but whose work informs the candidates’ policies, positions, fundraising, advertisin...