Cindy Rodriguez

As Corona, Queens tries to recover from the loss, an incumbent defends his record as he faces a challenge from a political newcomer.

He said his political views took shape as a child. “I have to write a whole book about how the drag queens of El Paso saved my life in a lot of ways and gave me the opportunity to be fully expressive.”

New data shows some of the most vulnerable students are missing the most school.

While state officials say the policy is needed to keep hospital beds open for acute-care patients, critics told Gothamist/WNYC the lack of transparency fits a pattern, one that prioritizes nursing homes over patients and their families.

The 8-to-1 matching program is supposed to level the playing field and encourage campaigns to rely on small donors instead of big money and special interests.

“We're not united to show the city that we should be taken seriously.”

There was no dominant winner in the D31 race, opening the door to the next round in ranked-choice voting, the new method all New York City voters will use to pick their leaders going forward.

The former city councilmember, who was convicted of fraud and grand larceny and served two years in prison, is eyeing a political comeback.

More than 100 candidates received funds from the Campaign Finance Board.

There is no clear frontrunner in the race for the 31st Council District seat in Queens, meaning no candidate will secure 50% of the vote, triggering the ranked choice voting process.

$95,000 was spent on negative ads against his most viable opponent, Moumita Ahmed, a community organizer who started a mutual aid network during the ongoing pandemic. One mailer shows her hugging a Bernie Sanders doll—she was endorsed by the Vermont Senator.

New York’s City Council will experience an extraordinary turnover this election cycle. But what does a city council member do?