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Kathryn Garcia wants to clean up New York City Garcia, who kicked off her campaign in December, was formerly the citys sanitation chief By Share Kathryn Garcia, who recently resigned from her position as New York City sanitation chief to run for mayor, was in a light-hearted mood on Wednesday morning. It was her 50th birthday, but rather than celebrating privately with her family, she was girding herself for a campaign event organized by her kids as a kind of gag gift. “We’re having a f...

Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Oil pump jacks operate at dusk in Long Beach, Calif., on April 21, 2020. After getting burned by the oil industrys previous boom-and-bust cycles, Wall Street now wants energy companies to pump less crude, not more. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Oil prices have risen sharply over the last few months. Normally, thats a recipe for a drilling frenzy from U.S. oil produc...

Apu Gomes / AFP via Getty Images Oil prices have risen sharply over the last few months. Normally, thats a recipe for a drilling frenzy from U.S. oil producers. But something strange is happening, or rather, not happening. "U.S. producers are actually being restrained at the moment," says Helima Croft, global head of commodities strategy at RBC Capital Markets. "They are trying to be disciplined." Oil companies are under a lot of pressure to keep their production down. And the call is com...

He Honors Black New Yorkers. Not All Black Activists Are Thrilled. Jacob Morris is the one-man force behind renaming nearly 40 streets in New York City. Jacob Morris is on a mission to increase Black representation in New York City’s public spaces.Credit...Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times By Margot Boyer-Dry Published March 5, 2021Updated March 8, 2021 Last March, a crowd gathered in Downtown Brooklyn to celebrate a new name for Gold Street: Ida B. Wells Place. Jacob Morris, the ti...

You know things are starting to look up when a leading environmental activist like Bill McKibben says we’re making meaningful advances in the battle against climate change. Hopeful signs are everywhere, if you know where to look.

UpdatedThu, Mar 4, 2021 at 1:27 pm ET Reply The New York Health Department is backing a plan to cut capacity and eliminate hundreds of employees at St. Johns Episcopal Hospital. (Google Maps) QUEENS, NY – Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling a proposed plan to cut capacity at Far Rockaways only hospital "absolutely unacceptable," almost exactly a year after the hospital treated Queens first COVID-19 case. The New York Health Department is backing a plan to cut capacity and eliminate hundreds of e...

After Decades Of Waning Influence, NYC Democratic Political Clubs Are Relishing The (Zoom) Spotlight March 4, 2021 2:52 p.m. In late January, the members of the Four Freedoms Democratic Club, a neighborhood political group on the Upper East Side, gathered on Zoom to interview two candidates for Manhattan Borough President: Mark Levine and Ben Kallos. Mike Shatzkin, 73, a semi-retired book publishing consultant, admired both men, who are popular City Council members in their last t...

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 Hotel Association of NYC After a whirlwind past seven days, the New York political sphere seems to be taking a few seconds t...

The race for backers is fierce, especially with so many people running for everything from mayor to City Council. Here’s a look at some of the factors that determine whether an endorsement packs the intended punch.

"The executive can no longer use the pandemic as a shield to circumvent the independent oversight enshrined in long-standing statutes and rules," Stringer said in a Wednesday statement.