mayor

The mayor-elect needs state policymakers to support his agenda if it has any chance of becoming reality.

With hours to go before polls close, it is possible that turnout could reach levels not seen since the 1960s.

As the timeworn adage goes, a photo is worth a thousand words.

Over the next coming weeks, Adams will begin to hire a staff and appoint commissioners, giving some indication as to what kind of mayor he intends to be.

We're at the election night parties for Adams and Sliwa and will be updating live with dispatches and results.

Eric Adams says he'll be the first biking mayor; in 1910, we got our first "walking mayor."

“I like this early voting. I can come early, do what I have to do, and have the rest of my day to go.”

Early voting runs through October 31st.

Adams, who has lately enjoyed a national spotlight, may be greeted with greater scrutiny and expectations at home, arising from a working-class electorate that is still reeling from the effects of the pandemic.

“Oh my God, there's nothing but sexism in government and politics, all the time,” said Ruth Messinger, a stalwart of city government and a candidate for mayor in 1997.