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Phara Souffrant Forrest

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest

Mayor Eric Adams.

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Mayor Adams says he’s keeping re-election bid alive to the end, rebuffing reports of dropout for Trump job

Mayor Eric Adams with his head down

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams publicly expresses openness to possible Trump job offers to end campaign

Andrew Cuomo speaking to press before microphones at press conference amid mayor's race

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo says he doesn’t want Trump’s help, but it’s ‘up to’ Adams whether he stays in campaign

Robert Carroll

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Robert Carroll

Photos of the four NYC mayoral candidates Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa

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amNY Your Vote: Who will be NYC’s next mayor? Here’s the story behind each candidate

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaking in front of microphones

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Mamdani calls Trump’s rumored job offer for Eric Adams ‘affront to democracy,’ charges Cuomo is president’s choice for mayor

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‘Party above politics’: Brooklyn GOP chair Richie Barsamian endorses George Sarantopoulos for District 47 after contentious primary

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Michael Novakhov

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Michael Novakhov

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at podium

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams denied matching funds for 11th time as rivals get big payouts

Jo Anne Simon

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon

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Flatbush pols and community groups unite in support of Haitian immigrants

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Mayor Eric Adams.

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams labels democratic socialist Mamdani ‘a communist,’ echoing a frequent Trump attack

Gov. Hochul speaks in Harlem Tuesday morning, announcing that NYC has seen a 12% drop in retail theft over the last year

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Hochul defends bail laws, says judges need to ‘step up’ amid Trump’s threats of funding cuts in executive order

candidates for nYC mayor on debate stage

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Candidates for NYC mayor, other city offices to square off in general election debates in October

Mayor Adams in sunglasses on steps of city hall with business owners

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Is recently 5-time indicted ex-Adams aide still volunteering on his reelection bid? He won’t say

Lester Chang

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Lester Chang

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani posts strong general election fundraising haul, while Cuomo and Adams lag behind

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Mayor Adams says ‘hell no’ to stepping down amid latest bribery charges against ex-top aides

Mayor Eric Adams looks up at the sky

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams’ leading rivals pounce on latest swirl of corruption scandals

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