New York City Politics

MANHATTAN — Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson impressed local politicos at a campaign fundraiser for Manhattan Borough President and expected may...

Former representative Anthony Weiner's Twitter scandal proved to cost much more than his seat in Congress on Tuesday, as Bob Turner defeated assemblym...

Bob Turner, the Republican candidate vying to replace former representative Anthony Weiner, is currently leading in polls, according to new data relea...

For some years, New York City has been planning to construct a marine transfer station on the Manhattan side of the East River. Rhetoric on both sides has next to nothing to do with the merits of the project.

NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned in his "State of the City" address Wednesday that New York still faces deep budget problems and promis...

The case against a proposed law requiring paid sick days in New York City is falling apart. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn should change her current course and embrace the bill as her own.

On this week's Two Beers In, we talk about Project Runway, some great new theater, the MTA's latest proposal to cut service, and what's happening in NYC's public schools.

Let’s remember that Bloomberg works for no salary, and has contributed hugely to the green movement by tackling many environmental issues in New York.

"Corruption" now means "Democracy." "Affordable housing" means "Eviction." And New York City's imitation Greatness is polished.

NEW YORK — A Democrat is struggling to unseat the mayor of the nation's largest city, but top party leaders are staying on the sidelines. The D...

Outer borough whites, who were key to electing Ed Koch three times and Giuliani twice, were crucial to Bloomberg, too, even if this mayor has also attracted significant support from blacks and Latinos.

We need to create a stronger public advocate and ombudsperson office for New York City. The mayor is wrong when he says that the press is aggressive enough.

In the race For Public Advocate, "I'm having fun, learning as I go, and focusing less on the journey and more on the destination of again serving the city I love during hard times."