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The race to consolidate the progressive vote in New York City's Democratic primary for mayor has turned into a three-for-all, with a trio of candidates vying to unify the increasingly influential but often fractious movement as the campaign enters its final stretch.

The left is split and searching for a path in topsy-turvy New York mayoral race The race to consolidate the progressive vote in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor has turned into a three-for-all, with a trio of candidates vying to unify the increasingly influential but often fractious movement as the campaign enters its final stretch. In a stop-and-start campaign that has been overshadowed at turns by the coronavirus pandemic and a series of scandals enveloping Democratic Gov. Andre...

They Supported ‘Defund the Police.’ Then the Mayoral Campaign Began. Most of the leading mayoral candidates have been wary of embracing the “defund the police” movement, which has lost some mainstream political momentum. Many in the Democratic field for mayor have backed away from the defund movement, reframing the issue as a broader need for changes to city policing.Credit...Byron Smith for The New York Times Feb. 3, 2021 Nearly eight months ago, Scott M. Stringer stood in ...

Ritchie Torres, is going to Washington next month to represent the South Bronx in Congress. But despite his being a Bernie Sanders loving Progressive Democrat, he says you won’t see him paling around with Democratic Socialists like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib anytime soon. Torres,32, cited his strong support for Israel as a primary distinction between ‘the Squad’ and true progressives like himself. “I came to observe that there are activists who have a v...