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What Can a Congressional Rep Actually Do For You? A Guide for NYC Voters
Before voting kicks off in June’s primaries, here is how your federal representative can serve constituents at home.
Elections
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Carl Wilson Defeats Mamdani’s Choice in Council Special Election
Wilson’s victory over Lindsey Boylan in a district that includes the West Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen showed the limits of a popular mayor’s endorsement.
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Big Business Fears Mamdani. Its Workers Gave Him Big Bucks.
Nearly 2,000 employees at member firms of the big business Partnership for New York City donated to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign — while CEOs spent millions opposing him.
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Challenger’s Poll Shows Soft Support for Espaillat in NY-13
An internal campaign poll has political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier gaining on Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a fast-heating contest in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx.
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Investigators Said Elections Boss Should Be Fired After Harassment Charges. He’s Still There.
The Board of Elections has ignored most of a watchdog’s recommended reforms for the agency and its leader, Michael Ryan, is now the subject of a new civil rights lawsuit.
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The Battle Over New York’s 11th Congressional District Lines Has Only Just Begun
The independent commission tasked with redrawing the Staten Island district has paused their work as Republican-led legal challenges loom.
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Staten Island Congressional District Declared Unconstitutional and Ordered Redrawn
If reshaped, the seat now held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis could upend this year’s midterm election in New York.
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Mamdani Takes the Helm as City’s New Mayor
New York’s first South Asian mayor is also its youngest in more than a century.
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State Comptroller DiNapoli Faces Rare Primary Challengers
Raj Goyle and Drew Warshaw say the state’s top money manager, the sole trustee of the state’s pension fund, has not returned enough for New Yorkers in nearly two decades in office.
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Who’s Running in the 2026 Congressional Primaries in NYC
Open seats, established incumbents and progressive bids, New York’s June congressional primary could reshape the national political landscape.