Veteran Democratic Party operative Patrick Gaspard will lead the mayor’s Commission on Government Efficiency, which will conduct a top to bottom review of city spending and who benefits. The potential for influence peddling is real if potential conflicts of interest are not made clear from the beginning.
DSA Candidates Face Onslaught of Pro-Israel Spending in Final Weeks of NY’s Democratic Primaries
Past supporters of Solidarity PAC—a New York version of AIPAC—are making large individual contributions in Assembly races where pro-Israel incumbents are facing strong challenges from the left.
Reviving Harlem’s Radical Legacy
Conrad Blackburn is challenging a political dynasty.
Op-Ed: Any Blue Won’t Do Especially in NY’s 10th Congressional District
“Rep. Dan Goldman wears a Democratic label,” writes one of his constituents, “but his actions undermine democratic values at every turn.”
Diana Moreno Enters Race for Zohran Mamdani’s Queens Assembly Seat Vowing to Put Children First
Longtime Queens DSA leader Diana Moreno says she’s ready to take the fight for free universal child care to Albany.
Extra! Extra! High School Journalism Makes a Comeback
Only 1% of NYC journalism students have access to student journalism in their school. Youth Journalism Coalition is fighting to change this.
Daniel Penny and the Rise of MAGA Long Island
I grew up in West Islip, NY, the hometown of Daniel Penny. There’s a reason it’s known as “White Islip.”
The Policification of Everything
Adams pushes a Queens Cop City complex that would train personnel from 16 city departments.
The rally was part of a larger campaign to get a reluctant governor to take bold action.
The NYPD has morphed from its typical defensive/aggressive media posture to something far more disturbing: a primary source of bluntly politicized misinformation, even conspiracy theory.