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Mayor Mamdani Hits a Serious Snag on His Plans for NYC's Socialist Utopia

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Protecting New York Today

A discussion with former NYPD director of intelligence analysis Mitchell Silber

Mayor Mamdani Is Governing Like A College Theater Kid

Mamdani is the high-energy guy eager to let you know just how much fun stuff there is to do, and be sure to check out movie night on the quad this Friday, and also, Free Palestine!

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsN...

Mamdani Gets Lesson From DSA About Leftist Loyalties

As noisy elements of Mayor Mamdani's socialist rabble accuse him of insufficiently hating the police and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Hizzoner suddenly finds himself in a very...

The apolitical era of 9/11 ceremonies at Ground Zero is over

Protesters marched against Mayor Mamdani's attendance at the 9/11 memorial ceremony. Top Republicans like Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakema...

Inside Zohran Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers

New York Times: “Mr. Mamdani is a master of new media, and his rise to power has been driven largely by his ease in front of a camera and his ability to harness the seeming informa...

What Mamdani's Organizing Is Building for the Left

Most commentary on Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor of New York City focuses on policy, technology, and charisma. Were rent freezes, free buses, and universal childcare the key?...

I On Politics

ADDABBO CONCERT RE-SCHEDULED: Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.’s Big Band Swing Concert, co-sponsored by Flor Cawley/State Farm, originally scheduled for Friday, September 25, was pos...

The divide among Mamdani allies over reforming the NYPD

Mayor Mamdani has stood by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch amid pressure from the left to fire her. The dispute raises questions about who will have Mamdani’s ear as he...

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards

Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsN...

Sleaze Scummit Political Trouble For Mayor Beto Lopez?!?

This part of town no longer loves their leaders for very long amid rising costs and rapidly shifting demographics . . . And so, here's a peek at the election aftermath and quickly...

Mamdani Is Facing Another Blowup With His Base

This time, it’s about NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch — which was probably inevitable.

The Brooklyn Democrats’ Brawl Is Far From Over

Reformers are trying to thwart Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s succession plan.

Brooklyn election boss changes party’s election rules to stay in power

Frank Seddio has been a central cog in the Brooklyn Democratic party machine for decades. One of the leaders of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Frank Seddio, is facing scrutiny...

The City Council Speaker Who Bested Anna Wintour

Julie Menin is a dogged fighter of antisemitism, and, depending on the day, she is either the mayor’s greatest ally or most imposing antagonist.

Letitia James and the New York Ethics Code

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of the NYC Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructur...

PoliticsNY’s latest special edition, Inside Government: Transportation features the government officials shaping New York’s transportation landscape. Today’s Q&A is with New Yo...

City & State New York publisher talks outlet's 20th anniversary

Tom Allon, publisher of City & State New York, joined “Inside City Hall.”

More potholes filled, but slower ambulances: NYC’s latest government performance report shows a mixed picture

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is touting more pothole repairs, increased affordable housing production and falling crime as evidence that its focus on the nuts and bolts of...

Michael Goodwin: The DSA is teaching Mamdani a lesson about leftist loyalties

As noisy elements of Mayor Mamdani’s socialist rabble accuse him of insufficiently hating the police and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Hizzoner suddenly finds himself in a very...

Carl Heastie parties in Rio with high-profile NY lobbyist, ex-Dallas Cowboy — but no one will admit who paid

The lobbyist's modest business skyrocketed into a multimillion-dollar operation alongside Heastie’s rise through Albany’s ranks, with the consultant repping deep-pocketed and influ...

Trump and Mamdani Show Their Unlikely Rapport, This Time in New York

Mayor Zohran Mamdani invited the president to his official residence in Manhattan, where the two spoke about policing, immigration and affordable housing.