Is ‘Ready on Day One’ Enough to Win Mayor’s Race?
Scott Stringer wants to realign himself with the movement, not the machine. It’s not clear that it’s selling.
The Indypendent
NY politics
“The cops don’t know when they’re not supposed to shoot”: Bikers Take the Streets for Daunte Wright
About 150 bikers gathered yesterday evening at Barclays Center for a “Justice for Daunte Wright” protest organized by Riders…
City’s Backing of Four Luxury Super-Towers Cast Long Shadow Over Two Bridges Community
Mayor de Blasio’s opposition to a luxury development at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden stands in stark contrast to his support for four super-towers that would loom over one of Lower Manhattan’s last working class neighborhoods.
Yuh-Line Niou Urges Chinatown Residents to Claim Their Power
A rising progressive star comforts her community and demands an end to business as usual in Albany.
Three Months In: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest Reports Back from an Albany in Strife
When Phara Souffrant Forrest and three other democratic socialists announced their leap into the world of New York politics…
Divide and Conquer: Manhattan DA’s Race Fractured Field Could Dash Progressive Hopes
Tali Farhadian Weinstein, the favored candidate of Manhattan elites, has the edge in a race that features three decarceral opponents and no ranked choice voting.
In a Bronx Special Election, Big Money is United. Is the Left?
Tuesday’s vote in City Council District 15 marks the next clash between anti-corporate, pro-tenant organizing and real estate and charter school interests.
Why Cuomo Must Go: He’s Toxic and He’s Been a Drag on New York for Years
Andrew Cuomo is the overhyped product of a media culture that elevates attitude over aptitude, style over substance. We deserve better.
Berning to Serve: Maria Ordoñez Brings the Political Revolution to Uptown City Council Race
Youthful upstart sees surge of support, would be youngest-ever member of NYC City Council.
A People’s Budget: Advancing Housing, Health, and Shared Wealth for All
“We cannot cut our way out of this crisis,” say three democratic socialist candidates for City Council who are calling for higher taxes on the rich to fund investments in poor and working-class communities most harmed by the pandemic.
