Speaker Corey Johnson Opts Out Of 2021 Mayor's Race
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson is not running for mayor. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports he's choosing to focus on his current post and his mental health.
View ArticleAttorney And Former De Blasio Administration Official Maya Wiley Launches...
The rumblings of her run for Mayor started after Wiley left her post as a legal analyst for MSNBC in July. Weeks earlier, she joined Black Lives Matter protesters on the streets of the city to demand...
View ArticleShe's Running for Mayor
Maya Wiley, legal analyst and a university professor at the New School, talks about her just-officially-announced run for NYC mayor, plus local and national news.Are you part of the #DefundThePolice...
View ArticleMeet the Candidate: Comptroller Stringer Runs for Mayor
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer talks about the long lines at polling sites, preparing NYCHA for winter, and his run for mayor.
View ArticleMeet the Candidates: Eric Adams Runs for Mayor
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has officially kicked off his run for mayor, joining the field of Democrats ahead of the June 2021 primary. He talks about his experience as a police officer (who...
View ArticleEric Adams Mayoral Campaign Launch Confronted By Covid Obstacle: City Schools...
Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams officially launched his mayoral campaign Wednesday, and immediately headlong into the latest hurdle posed by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
View ArticleBiden's Transition; Mayoral Candidate Kathryn Garcia; David Dinkins' Legacy;...
Coming up on today's show: John Hudson, national security reporter for The Washington Post, talks about the establishment figures President-elect Biden is appointing to join his cabinet and the White...
View ArticleMeet the Candidate: Dianne Morales
Dianne Morales, former nonprofit executive and 2021 mayoral hopeful, talks about her now-official mayoral campaign.
View ArticleLawsuit Seeks To Block Ranked Choice Voting Next Year
A group of City Council members is taking legal action to try to delay the rollout of ranked choice voting next year. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports
View ArticleWomen Of Color Running For City Council Urge Support For Ranked-Choice Voting
More than 20 candidates running for City Council next year are urging the body not to delay the start of ranked-choice voting.
View ArticleCandidates For 2021 City Offices Receive First Matching Funds Payment
The New York City Finance Board issued its first public matching funds for candidates running in the 2021 election. WNYC's Brigid Bergin looks at the numbers.
View ArticleLegal Weed in NJ; Mayoral Candidate Carlos Menchaca; Bloomberg's DOT Commish...
Coming up on today's show: Amanda Hoover, reporter at NJ Advance Media covering marijuana legalization, talks about how New Jersey is inching closer to allowing the sale of recreational cannabis.Carlos...
View ArticleJustice Rejects Lawsuit Against Ranked Choice Voting
A judge in Manhattan dealt a blow to opponents of ranked choice voting on Wednesday. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports
View ArticleRep. Suozzi, Mayoral Candidate Shaun Donovan; Biden's EPA; Time Capsule:...
Coming up on today's show: Thomas Suozzi, U.S. Representative (D, NY-3) , talks about what made it in -- and what was left out -- of the coronavirus relief bill, and more national news.Shaun Donovan,...
View ArticlePreviewing the Governor's Race in NJ
Nancy Solomon, managing editor for New Jersey Public Radio and WNYC, talks about Gov. Murphy's chances for re-election, as some progressives are upset with him and at least one Republican challenger...
View ArticleMeet the Mayoral Candidate: Zach Iscol
Zach Iscol, military veteran, founder of the non-profits Headstrong and Hirepurpose, now running for the Democratic nomination as NYC mayor, talks about his mayoral campaign.
View ArticleRep. Mondaire Jones; Andrew Yang; Police Reform; Can Employers Require...
On today's show:U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D- NY17, Rockland County and part of Westchester County), talks about his first weeks in Congress in the wake of the attack and amid the pandemic, as...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; Queens Special Election; Losing Relatives to QAnon;...
Coming up on today's show:Amanda Terkel, HuffPost Washington bureau chief, talks about the latest national political news, including negotiations on the next COVID relief bill and previewing former...
View ArticleRanked-Choice Voting Rolls Out in Queens
Most voters in the city will only have to cast a ballot twice this year — once in the June Primary and again in the November general. Some residents, however, will have to vote three times due to four...
View ArticleFirst Round Of Political Ads Hit Airwaves In NYC Mayor's Race
Two candidates for mayor have launched the first political ads this week, in an effort to break out from the crowded field.
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