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All the Endorsements in the NYC Mayoral Race From left to right, candidates Maya Wiley, Scott Stringer, and Eric Adams. Photo: Stephen Lovekin/John Angelillo/Mark Lennihan/AP/Shutterstock With the June 22 primary approaching, the Democratic candidates for New York City mayor are steadily landing endorsements from top politicians and organizations in the city and state. In a wide-open race where New Yorkers will utilize a ranked-choice ballot for the first time,...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook PM 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 Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan fired off a tweet yesterday busting on Mayor Bill de Blasio after it was revealed �...

Seeking To Seize Momentum, Stringer Rolls Out First TV Ad arrow Scott Stringer attends rally on Saturday with union members and activists supporting his bid for mayor at City Hall Park. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock Scott Stringer, the city comptroller vying to become the next mayor, has unveiled his first $1 million television ad that is expected to run for a week on cable, broadcast, and digital platforms beginning on Wednesday. The timing of the 30-second comme...

NYC mayoral candidate Scott Stringer launches $1M TV ad campaign It has begun! New York City’s mayoral TV ad wars, that is. Comptroller Scott Stringer launched a $1 million advertising campaign Tuesday to set himself apart in the crowded Democratic race for mayor. Stringer strikes a mostly positive tone in the 30-second spot. But he gets in a couple of subtle digs at frontrunner Andrew Yang, who he suggests is a lightweight with few real ties to the city. “He’s not a celebrity. He doesn�...

Stringer gets in a couple of subtle digs at frontrunner Andrew Yang, whom he suggests is a lightweight with few real ties to the city.

arrow Defund and Abolish the Police signs, NYC, Summer 2020. Scott Lynch / Gothamist At the height of the protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last year, local New York City activists took aim at the police department budget, arguing the city would be safer by redirecting NYPD funding into investments in education, mental health services, housing and food support. They noted that the NYPD’s budget ballooned to ...

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? Go to the Working Families Party list of favored candidates in New York City’s June 22 Democratic primary election and you will find something unprecedented: an endorsement that ranks three contenders f...

Apr 26 2021, 11:42 PM April 26 2021, 3:30 PM April 26 2021, 11:42 PM (Bloomberg Opinion) -- For more interviews in this series, click here. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- For more interviews in this series, click here. DAVID SHIPLEY: I thought we would start the conversation the way you started your interviews with the ’20-’21 mayoral candidates: with a little history, specifically your history around New York City politics, which gave you a special perspective on the candidates. Can y...

Scott Stringer, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, took his campaign to one of the most heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn on Monday to improve his standing among a group of voters aggressively courted by other leading contenders. “I think that the decision that people have to make is who is best to be mayor at this moment and time,” Stringer told the Forward while walking on 13th Avenue in Brooklyn. Image by Jacob Kornbluh “I don’t think we can afford a m...

If you're going to lead the city post-pandemic, the revival of Broadway is front and center to NYC's recovery. From Hamilton to Les Miserables, we asked the Democratic mayoral contenders about their favorite theatre shows.