He also insists that New Yorkers want their mayor to stand up to President Donald Trump, and says that he is best able to do that.

Mamdani said racist and Islamophobic threats are not new for him but they recently reached a “new level of specificity.”

The apparent ban came as Chris Sommerfeldt, The News’ senior City Hall reporter, sought to ask a clarifying question despite his not having been called on by Adams’ team during the

NEW YORK CITY - Democratic candidate and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is running to be the city's next mayor, aiming to succeed incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who's running for re-election as an Independent.

A judge has blocked New York City Mayor Eric Adams from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city's main jail.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) announced his endorsement of Zohran Mamdani in the race for New York City mayor on Tuesday, giving the progressive up-and-comer his backing in an ever-tightening election.

​Last week Times Opinion published The Choice, a new project to help voters think through their options in high-stakes elections. We brought together 15 New Yorkers of varied backgrounds and expertise to assess the nine leading Democratic candidates for mayor of New York and choose which one would make the best leader for the city.

Democrats are spending a great deal of time and money these days on trying to reconnect with the blue-collar men of the American heartland. And for good reason. The Electoral College map and distribution of House districts mean that if the Blue Team keeps getting shellacked with working class voters in the Midwest and