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On Thursday evening, New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidates appeared for their first televised debate. And while the proceedings weren’t particularly enlightening, they did give Henry Grabar and Jordan Weissmann an opportunity to reflect on the state of the race. Jordan Weissmann: So Henry, I come before you as a slightly humbled pundit. Henry Grabar: Recant, recant! Weissmann: Indeed, I must. Partially, anyway. A few months back, I told you that I was Yang-curious—that, despite fi...

Eric Adams leads Andrew Yang by 3 points in new NY mayoral poll While the election is too close to call, polls show that Adams and Yang are the current frontrunners 2020 presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang’s mayoral race for New York City may need to catch up to Brooklyn Borough president and former New York Police Department officer, Eric Adams. The latest polls from Change Research show that Adams currently has a slight lead, with support from 19 percent of New Yorkers com...

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? Back when Scott Stringer was first running for comptroller in 2013, consent and sexual harassment were not the reigning feminist issues in Democratic politics. Prostitution was much higher on the list: Le...

Presented by Facebook A political action committee supporting Eric Adams’ mayoral candidacy is out with its first TV ad today — a 30-second spot highlighting his relationship to policing in an election that is increasingly focused on the uptick in violence across the city. “I have a different perspective from everyone else that is running for mayor,” Adams, the Brooklyn borough president and retired NYPD captain, says at the start of the ad. He goes on to describe being assaulted by co...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang Yang made his remarks during the city’s first mayoral debate, when asked about his “concrete plans” to address the city’s public safety in his first week of office if hes elected. He said the first thing he will do as mayor is tell the police force “your city needs you.” ADVERTISEMENT “The first thing I’d do as mayor is go to our police force and say that Your city needs you. Your city needs you to do your jobs professionally, respons...

Content warning: This piece includes a tweet using an offensive slang term.  Update: This piece has been updated to include a letter from Senate Republicans urging support of Israel.  When it comes to President Joe Biden reaching out to assure Israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of our support, the news came many hours after it should have. As it was, though, the Biden administration was alarmingly slow to weigh in on the manner to not only mourn the loss of life, but stand up for our...

Andrew Yang back on top of mayoral field, clocks 21% support in latest poll Michael Gartland With just weeks until the primary election, Andrew Yang has regained his lead in the contest to become the next mayor of New York City, a new poll revealed Wednesday. Yang, a former entrepreneur who’s dominated in most polls so far, ranked as voters’ first choice among 21% of the 1,003 people surveyed in the latest poll, which was conducted by Schoen Cooperman Research. © Theodore ...

yes Mayoral candidates, clockwise, from top left: Ray McGuire, Maya Wiley, Shaun Donovan, Andrew Yang, Kathryn Garcia, Dianne Morales, Eric Adams and Scott Stringer. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY, Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY, Morales Campaign Filed under: Watch the First New York City Mayoral Debate Thursday Night Here THE CITY is co-hosting the candidate face-off with NY1 and WNYC/Gothamist. Adams, Donovan, Garcia, McGuire, Morales, Stringer, Wiley and Yang are set to appear in the potential ma...

The new poll also projects Yang winning in a ranked choice showdown with 53%, with Adams getting 47%.

Why Sexual Misconduct Is Unforgivable but Corruption Is Overlooked Two candidates in the New York race for mayor have been accused of wrongdoing. One has been urged to drop out of the race; the other is gaining strength. Before harassment allegations, city comptroller Scott Stringer, center, was a leading candidate in the mayoral race. Credit...Sarah Blesener for The New York Times May 13, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET A year ago, if you had asked anyone who has spent time around New York City politics w...