Any voters who are still wavering when it comes time to cast their ballot, will have to hunt to find independent candidate Andrew Cuomo. He’s polling as the number two, but because he’s an independent on the Fight and Deliver line, he’s the eighth candidate in the line-up. Two candidates who said they dropped out, Jim Walden and Eric Adams are ahead of him in the lineup. ( Photo: Vote NYC) Cuomo Buried in 8th Slot on Ballot Line May Not Get Much Boost From Adams Endorse New Yorkers have begun to vote for a new mayor but the last minute endorsement by Eric Adams last week for Andrew Cuomo is... News 27 Oct 2025 | 07:05
The three mayoral candidates are split on the three housing-law changes that are measures on this year’s ballot. (Don’t forget to flip over your ballot to see and vote on them.) ( Photo: YouTube) What Mayoral Candidates Say About Housing-Law Measures It was one of the most virulent moments of the second mayoral debate, triggered by, of all things, three ballot measures... Voices 25 Oct 2025 | 03:56
Sitting at the bottom of a staircase in Gracie Mansion with a portrait of his late mom next to him, Eric Adams announced on Sunday that he was ending his bid for re-election as an independent candidate in the mayoral race. ( Photo: Eric Adams campaign) What’s Next As Eric Adams Suspends Race for Mayor? Trailing badly in the polls and barred from obtaining matching funds, Mayor Eric Adams made the bombshell announcement he... News 29 Sep 2025 | 12:49
Zohran Mamdani has started to rack up endorsements beyond the progressive wing of the Democratic party as the latest mayoral campaign shows him with a 20-point advantage over his nearest challenger, former governor Andrew Cuomo. ( Photo: Bryan Berlin/Wikimedia Commons) Sliwa Levels Bribe Claim at Cuomo; Anti-Mamdani Super PACs Ready Attack Ads A bare-knuckle brawl is about to get a whole lot nastier in the New York mayoral race. The latest poll shows Democratic nominee... News 26 Sep 2025 | 05:38
Governor Hochul, labor leaders, and other solons behind the banner at the NYC Labor Day Parade 2025. ( Photo: Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Labor Day Parade Shows Union Solidarity & Fractious Politics Many thousands of union members from over 200 different groups across many dozens of trades came to midtown Manhattan on... News 08 Sep 2025 | 12:31
Zohran Mamdani gives speech denouncing corruption in city government after an aide to Eric Adams was said to have given a potato chip bag stuffed with money to a reporter. ( Photo: @zohranmamdani X) Tony Simone, Thomas Duane, Latest Dems to Jump on Mamdani Bandwagon Two prominent Chelsea/Hell’s Kitchen politicians, State Assembly Member Tony Simone and former NYS Senator Thomas Duane,... News 28 Aug 2025 | 06:54
Hand on heart: Pols and VIPs during pre-parade ceremony for the Dominican Day parade on Aug. 10. ( Photo: Darren McGee/Office of Governor ) Dominican Day Parade Delights Midtown Multitudes — Loudly! Hundreds of thousands of red-white-and-blue-adorned spectators and participants crowded Sixth Avenue from the 36th to 55th... News 16 Aug 2025 | 01:46
Walden’s Unity Poll Idea: More Symbolic Than Impactful Even As Cuomo Vows Active Indie Bid Long-shot mayoral candidate Jim Walden has recently proposed a so-called “unity poll,” in the five-candidate race in order... Voices 14 Jul 2025 | 04:20
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral primary based in large part on campaign promises tied to the cost of living, which voters say is their top issue even ahead of public safety. ( Photo: Madison Stewart, Zohran for New York City ) Mamdani Tops First Poll in Five-Person Sprint to November Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani officially won the Democratic primary as of July 1 after the third round of ranked-choice voting,... News 07 Jul 2025 | 02:01
Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa. Photo via Curtis Sliwa for NYC Mayor on Twitter Coffee Booming on UES; Readers Respond to Sliwa Column Good grounds for coffee - The days of a Starbucks on every corner are no longer. Just a few here and there, but that doesn’t... Voices 26 Sep 2021 | 06:04
Curtis Sliwa in the early days of the Guardian Angels. Courtesy of Curtis Sliwa. Our Town & Sliwa, Now & Then With Our Town hitting 50 year, I’m always scoping out stories where there’s some connection between the paper’s past and... Voices 30 Aug 2021 | 06:38
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the Hometown Heroes Ticker-Tape Parade to honor essential workers in the Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Passing the Torch You can scour the City Charter, but no where will you find the job of Mayor Presumptive. Yet, Eric Adams has taken up that... News 09 Jul 2021 | 03:06
Eric Adams with supporters. Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter Adams Prevails in Primary After a long and tedious election process, it was made clear Tuesday night that Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has... News 07 Jul 2021 | 04:40
Butterfly Blue performing at Bread N Wine: On keyboard is David Pearl, singer is Gizem Gokoglu, Linus Wyrsch on clarinet and tenor sax. Photo courtesy of H.R. Feldman Days of Bread N Wine And all that jazz - Come one come all, the streets are alive with the sights and sounds of restaurants! Thanks to our good... Voices 20 Jun 2021 | 09:22
Mark Levine Wins NYC Comptroller Race