The Brooklyn lawmaker drew supporters at a fundraiser while outlining priorities like public safety and bipartisan appeal.
Editorial cartoons use satire to comment on Trump, U.S. politics and the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
Erlene King, age 72, pleaded guilty last year; King sent $25,000 to “straw donors,” who gave the money back to the campaign.
NYC VOTES, AN initiative of the city Campaign Finance Board, is partnering with Civics For All this February to host trainings for students.
Danielle Noel launched her campaign for Kings County Civil Court judge, pledging fairness, empathy, and dedicated public service.
THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD and NYC Votes are holding their post-election hearing on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m.
Mohamed Bahi was given three years’ probation and a year of home confinement by the same judge forced to drop the mayor’s case.
Brooklyn builder Erden Arkan gets probation for funneling illegal donations to Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign after mayor’s charges were dropped.
A former Adams aide admitted to soliciting illegal campaign donations in a probe that dropped corruption charges against the mayor.
NY businesswoman pleads guilty to $30M fraud, funneling illegal foreign funds into U.S. political campaigns, including a Trump fundraiser.
Former Assembly candidate Dao Yin was charged with wire fraud for faking donations to obtain $162,800 in public funds. He faces 20 years.
Over a dozen candidates running for City Council in Queens were gifted public matching funds by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday.
STATE SEN. Zellnor Myrie has raised more than $3 million from donors and officially qualified for matching funds for the mayoral election.
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged Erlene King with wire fraud, alleging that she used fake donors and forged documentation.
Farkas praises Spiro’s aggressive defense style, cites success in high-profile cases like Alec Baldwin’s dismissal.
Mayor Eric Adams faced two setbacks this week as his nominee for New York City’s top legal position Randy Mastro withdrew from consideration, and Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned amidst
A former police officer who prosecutors say was the ringleader of a campaign donations scheme to help New York City Mayor Eric Adams during his winning 2021 run was sentenced Tuesday, authorities
In an effort to demystify the complex process of running for office in New York, the New York City Bar Association has announced an upcoming event titled “How to Get
Candidates ignore female voters at their peril: Women have outvoted men since 1980. Census data shows that nearly 10 million more women than men cast ballots in the 2020 elections. But when it comes
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On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
For a moment, New York’s moot presidential primary was off. Then it was back on. Now, the state is trying again in court to nix it. But with or without
The New York State Public Finance Commission approved a duo of proposals on Monday that will change how state elections are run. The first will create a $100 million state-funded
More than a dozen Democratic primary challengers for state office gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday to demand a strong public campaign finance program that would match small
New Yorkers will face a massive election season in 2021, with races expected for offices including the mayor, comptroller, public advocate (yes, again), borough president, and 35 open seats on
When Flatbush residents elected Farah Louis to represent them in the City Council on Tuesday, down tumbled the final piece of an electoral domino reaction triggered by the humiliating resignation
Democratic state Sen. Andrew Gounardes denies that an anti-corruption bill he has introduced that has been nicknamed the “Golden Rule” is aimed at punishing Marty Golden, the Republican incumbent he
Democratic state Sen. Andrew Gounardes denies that an anti-corruption bill he has introduced that has been nicknamed the “Golden Rule” is aimed at punishing Marty Golden, the Republican incumbent he
A pair of Brooklyn pols will hold a rally Wednesday in support of a new bill dubbed “The Golden Rule” – seemingly named after former state Sen. Marty Golden – which would
A pair of Brooklyn pols will hold a rally Wednesday in support of a new bill dubbed “The Golden Rule” – seemingly named after former state Sen. Marty Golden – which would
Following his loss to Democrat Andrew Gounardes in November, former Republican state Sen. Marty Golden is still holding onto a campaign war chest worth nearly $270,000, according to campaign finance
Democracy can be costly, particularly, it seems, if you’re running for City Council in southwestern Brooklyn. On August 3, the New York City Campaign Finance Board released information about its
Calling all artists and designers. NYC Votes announced on Monday, March 20 the start of a contest to design a brand new “I Voted” sticker, just in time for the
A woman who raised money for Congressmember Michael Grimm’s campaign has been arrested on charges of having exceeded legal campaign contribution limits by funneling her excess contributions through straw donors,
A woman who raised money for Congressmember Michael Grimm’s campaign has been arrested on charges of having exceeded legal campaign contribution limits by funneling her excess contributions through straw donors,
Candidates for city office filed disclosures with the Campaign Finance Board earlier this month. The filings of those who have declared for office from Brooklyn are listed below. Please note that some candidates may have suspended their campaigns but, if they have registered, are nonetheless requ …