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Three City Council Races to Watch This Election

Bronx District 13 Council candidates Shirley Aldebol and incumbent Kristy Marmorato are seen in a split screen image

Of the 51 seats in New York City Council, 29 have challengers to incumbents on the ballot. But three of those races stand out: each has a Democrat on the ballot seeking to best a Republican in a district that swings both ways. Currently, six Republicans hold seats in the 51-member Council, each representing districts […]

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In Rare Joint Appearance, Hochul Backs Mamdani’s Push for Universal Child Care

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks alongside Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani about a $5 million grant for the Queens Boys & Girls club of Astoria, Oct. 14, 2025.

In a rare appearance alongside mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Tuesday, in the Queens Assembly district he represents, Gov. Kathy Hochul backed the Democratic nominee’s campaign pledge of rolling out universal child care. “That is still a fight that my children are facing today, young families are facing today,” Hochul said. “I’ve had conversations with Assemblymember […]

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LISTEN: The AG Is Indicted, and Alexa Avilés Unpacks the Rhetoric of Resistance

Council Member Alexa Avilés speaks at a City Hall immigrant-rights rally while Mayor Eric Adams was in Washington D.C. to testify about New York’s sanctuary laws.

In episode five of City Hall Free for All, the hosts discuss the dubious criminal case against Letitia James, Andrew Cuomo’s ambivalent reaction that move by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, and much more. Then, City Council Immigration Chair and longtime Democratic Socialists of American member Alexa Avilés joins for a conversation about Trump’s immigration crackdown, […]

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Queens Council Candidate Splurges on Meals and Gas, on Public Dime

City Council candidate Bernard Chow leads a landlord protest outside Queens Civil Court,

A Queens City Council candidate participating in the city’s public matching funds program has spent $12,000 in campaign funds at restaurants and more than $2,500 on gas in his second bid to unseat an incumbent. Bernard Chow says the expenses are necessary because he does not have a campaign office in his effort to oust […]

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Taxi Drivers Hail Chelsea Rest Station

A cabbie leaves a driver clubhouse on West 22nd Street in Chelsea,

Inside the Taxi Clubhouse in Chelsea, cabbies and drivers for the ride-hailing apps can lounge on a row of massage chairs, kneel in ritual prayer, pound a punching bag in a basement gym or hit the gas on a “Ridge Racer” video game. But for many Taxi & Limousine Commission-licensed motorists, a visit to the […]

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