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Mamdani said his fare-free proposal — which came on the heels of a yearlong no-fare trial on a single route in each borough that he pushed for in the state legislature — grew out of meetings with ...

Laptop lending and spreading the word about new $15 broadband plans for low-income New Yorkers could go a long way towards helping residents get online, according to The Center for an Urban Future.

More than 250,000 people took THE CITY’s quiz that matched voters to candidates and converged on a decisive favorite — with some surprises along the way.

Momentous decisions loom for state and city officials, who will either have to reduce services or find a way to absorb huge ...

During the state prison strike earlier this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to “pause” many elements of the so-called HALT Solitary Act for 90-days. Slightly more than three months later, Hochul and ...

Close races in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx were decided in ranked choice voting, some spanning into eight ...

Fix the City broke records for outside spending in a New York City election but failed to get the former governor the ...

New Yorkers who felt heard by a politician for the first time, including people who aren’t citizens and couldn’t vote, found ...

Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the Roosevelt Hotel’s closure and the city’s handling of the migrant crisis. A mother who spent a ...

Real estate and corporate leaders who abandoned the mayor for Andrew Cuomo are now anxious about popular democratic socialist ...

We asked the leading candidates 18 questions about policy, politics and experience. Here's how the likely Democratic nominee ...