Candidates in the New York City mayoral race are seemingly aiming to portray themselves as tough and strong ahead of the June 24 Democratic primary. Some of the candidates in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor have been promoting messaging with themes of toughness in recent weeks.

Mayoral candidate Brad Lander, admired in New York politics for his policy chops and mocked for his lefty self-importance, tried something off brand when he cut his first TV ad this cycle: Donning a blue suit,

The New York Times editorial board on Monday encouraged voters not to support far-left Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in the

Early voting is underway ahead of next week’s primary day in New York City, and that often revives questions about how to cast your vote using the ranked choice system. Ranked choice voting is fairly new in the city.

The newspaper’s editorial board said Mamdani’s agenda “reads like a turbocharged version of Mr. de Blasio’s dismaying mayoralty.”

Rep. Tom Suozzi has endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race. Suozzi, a Democrat, represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes the towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead in Nassau County and several neighborhoods in eastern Queens.

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander, the highest-ranking progressive candidates in the race, endorsed each other Friday, one day after the final Democratic primary debate during which both attacked Cuomo. The former governor saved most of his fire for Mamdani, who is nipping at his heels in the final stretch of the race.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani bitterly clashed over age and experience Thursday in the final debate before New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as Cuomo warned that electing the progressive state assemblyman is unprepared for the job and Mamdani hammered the former governor over scandals during his time in Albany.

Amid signs that the NYC mayoral race is tightening in the final stretch, City Comptroller Brad Lander seized Thursday on an unusual endorsement he netted from a panel convened by the New York

The New York City mayoral race has escalated into a high-stakes battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) publicly framing the contest as a national referendum.