As left-wing insurgents make inroads in New York and elsewhere, their campaigns are confronting legacy institutions led by people of color.
The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club celebrated Primary Day as members looked ahead to the November general election.
Though it wouldn’t help Democrats pick up any seats in this year’s midterms, the amendment could prove potent in the years to come.
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani outlines plans to freeze rent, expand childcare, reform public safety and make NYC more affordable for all.
Mamdani appears on a glide path to the nomination, though ranked choice vote counting will determine the final outcome next week.
On Sunday, March 16, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, candidate for Mayor of New York City, met with voters and key Democratic
About 200 protesters gathered across the street from U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s home on Prospect Park West in Park Slope on Saturday, Feb. 8.
What will it take to break the present national divide, between the narrow but solid Republican majority and a Democratic party trapped?
With Election Day less than a week away, the Brooklyn Democratic Party made a push to vote for presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Voters will decide Nov. 5 whether to approve the state’s proposed “Equal Rights Amendment,” which has already been the subject of a court.
A proposed amendment to NY’s constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats’ plans to drive voter turnout.
Democrats in charge of New York’s Legislature have proposed new lines for congressional districts that could give them a potential boost in the key battleground state hours after rejecting boundaries created by
A mid-level state appeals court on Thursday ordered new congressional lines be drawn for New York, a ruling that could benefit Democrats in the 2024 fight for control of the
Nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States today are Latino, and “the Latino vote” has attracted significant news coverage as their political voice grows stronger. Yet considering all 62 million Latinos as a group isn’t
With less than two months until the midterm elections, progressive Democrats are facing a test of their power. Their party is heading into the final stretch of the campaign with a
Tuesday’s primary elections feature two top Florida Democrats squaring off for the chance to face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rising conservative star frequently mentioned as a top alternative to Donald Trump
Former City Councilmember David Yassky will be challenging State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who currently represents the 22nd State Senate District, in this month’s Democratic primary election for the newly drawn
According to a just released poll by the Siena College Research Institute, Governor Hochul’s overall job performance rating is negative 36-57%, which is down from 43-53% just last month. As
While it was no surprise that the Brooklyn Democratic Party’s Executive Committee, comprised of borough district leaders/state committee members, endorsed Democratic officials running for statewide re-election, the fact that Brooklyn
Friday morning, October 29, breakfast at Junior’s restaurant again brought the most powerful Democrats in New York State together. Founded and hosted for more than three decades by attorney and
After the 2020 General Elections, GOP State Assemblymember Michael Tannousis (64th District Staten Island — Brooklyn) and Congress member Nicole Malliotakis (NY 11th Staten Island — Brooklyn became the last
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday dismissed President Donald Trump’s executive orders as “laughable” and another chapter in the federal government’s botched response to the coronavirus as he praised New Yorkers
Brooklyn Rep Also Reflects on Big Democratic Gains in House Access to affordable housing and public transportation that runs on time are two of the items on the wish list
A Coney Island civic leader running for a state Assembly seat that includes Bay Ridge told residents at a candidate’s forum that if she wins, she will open a constituent
A candidate running for a Brooklyn congressional seat had to take time off from the campaign trail because Uncle Sam called him to duty. Democrat Max Rose, who is challenging
It’s official. Of Tuesday, May 5, voters in the 11th Congressional District will select a successor to Congressmember Michael Grimm, who resigned in January after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
Its perfection for this modest Xaverian junior.
Michael Darby, 16, scored a 2400 on his SAT exam, making him one of the 360 students who took the college admissions test in 2012 to receive the highest possible score. That puts him in the 99.98th percentile out of the 1,664,479 …
Bay Ridge businessperson Timothy Cochrane is the latest personto toss his hat into the ring in pursuit of former CongressmemberAnthony Weiner’s old seat.
Cochrane is a Republican/Conservative who also has a house inBreezy Point, Queens, in Weiner’s old Ninth Congressional District,where he …