Mayoral candidate profiles: Curtis Sliwa
October 31, 2025
Curtis Sliwa is known for his trademark red beret to his well-documented passion for cats to his talent for zany and memorable quotes.
Curtis Sliwa is known for his trademark red beret to his well-documented passion for cats to his talent for zany and memorable quotes.
Few people in modern history have reached such commanding heights or fallen to such spectacular lows in New York politics as Andrew Cuomo.
Few politicians in recent memory have generated as much enthusiasm or controversy as Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate.
ICE arrests rise in NYC; mayor cracks down on e-bikes; Columbia risks accreditation; and AOC backs Mamdani for mayor in Dem primary.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in recent weeks have taken to staking out Manhattan immigration courts.
New York City made national news on Saturday when the Cuauhtémoc — a Mexican naval ship — struck the Brooklyn Bridge.
This month, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature took one of the most significant policy steps of the year with the state budget.
First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro announced that New York City will halt new enrollments for its child care subsidy program.
First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro announced that New York City will halt new enrollments for its child care subsidy program.
Elected officials make a lot of promises on the campaign trail, but it’s through budget deals that they really enact change.
Gov. Hochul unveiled the preliminary state budget this week after a month of negotiations with the state legislature.
Last week, the city council sued Mayor Eric Adams over his decision to allow federal immigration agents to establish an office on Rikers.
Dalí was staying at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, a gaudy old-world palace with gold-leaf moldings and velvet drapes.
From its humble beginnings as a dumping ground for the city’s trash, through its early evolution into a penitentiary, Rikers was a hellscape.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board issued its fifth round of public matching funds for the 2025 New York City mayoral candidates.
Between 1915 and 1920, a golden era of scaling buildings emerged; buildings were going up rapidly and climbing them was still legal.