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Pollsters Missed the Mamdani Primary Sweep. Can We Trust Them in the General?
This article first appeared in our Tuesday, Sept. 16 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. In the spring, polls by and large showed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo winning in the primary. That didn’t come to pass, and as the general election approaches, more mayoral polls continue to […]
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Cold Welcome for Russian Activists Seeking Safety in New York
Living in President Vladimir Putin’s regime as journalists and activists, the Russian couple had every reason to believe that seeking political asylum in the United States would lead them to safety, a reprieve from long prison sentences or being sent to fight in Ukraine. Their journey since has delivered them to months locked in jail, […]
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Eric Adams’ Longshot Reelection Bid Is Still Scoring Support From These Megadonors
The odds of Mayor Eric Adams remaining at City Hall for another four years appear, at the moment, to be low. Far closer to certain is that he’ll still be in power for the next four months. Enter Empower NYC, an independent spending group that has raised nearly $1.5 million to back Adams’ longshot run […]
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Drivers Beg for Relief Bill to Allow More Parking for Bathroom Breaks and Rest
Drivers of for-hire vehicles pushed the City Council for relief Monday through a proposed law that would allow them to park in commercial spaces when nature calls. More than 82,000 drivers go behind the wheel daily on city streets for app-based ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, according to Taxi and Limousine Commission data, but […]
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School Bus Union Election Should Be Invalidated, Challengers Say in Suit
A lawsuit filed Monday alleges officials of the union representing New York City school bus drivers rigged a June leadership election in favor of their preferred candidates — among them the president’s romantic partner, whom the suit alleges was not eligible for the post. In the complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, lead plaintiff Thomas […]
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