With New York’s top job up for grabs after Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, state elections coming up next year are shaping up as a high-stakes round of musical chairs — and attorney general is a coveted seat. When Cuomo stepped down as governor, it created a power vacuum not seen in New York since Eliot Spitzer’s […]
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How New York Will Find Its Next City Council Speaker
The votes are in for who will make up the next City Council class. But who will lead them? We’ll have an official answer in about a month: At the Council’s first stated meeting, in early January, the overhauled city legislature — featuring 34 new members out of a total of 51 — will vote to […]
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All About Your NYC Election Ballot: Put a Stamp On It. Or Two?
This article is adapted from our Civic Newsroom newsletter. You can sign up here to get it. Voting wraps up in New York in a week. Did you vote already? Great! If not, read on. Early voting runs from now through Halloween: Sunday, Oct. 31. And Election Day — the last day to vote — […]
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Who’s Got Competition in the City Council? Look Up Who’s Running in Your District
We broke down the closest City Council races ahead of the general election on Nov. 2 — and mapped who will be on the ballot in your neighborhood.
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What the Five Ballot Proposal Questions Mean for New Yorkers this November
Additional reporting by Allison Dikanovic and Josefa Velasquez The city is not just choosing a new mayor in November. This fall, New York voters must also decide on five proposed changes to the state constitution. Five ballot proposals are up for a vote in the general election on Nov. 2. They include questions on the […]