Brigid Bergin

The two Democratic leaders discussed Mamdani’s affordability-focused vision for the city, including universal child care.

Public advocate Jumaane Williams listed 14 buildings owned by the firm Summit Properties on his annual landlord watchlist. Last week, the company prevailed over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s objections in acquiring more than 5,100 rent-stabilized apartments.

Polls show a close race between Rep. Dan Goldman and former City Comptroller Brad Lander.

Lander and Goldman’s stance has left progressive, politically engaged members of the co-op — a substantial source of potential votes in the race for the district covering Lower Manhattan and part of Brooklyn — frustrated.

The candidates both oppose the co-op’s boycott, which passed in a landslide vote.

The leftist organization is running its largest ever slate of endorsements in hopes of advancing policies to tax the rich to pay for social services.

A total of 531,000 New Yorkers voted in this year’s primary, less than half of those who turned out for last year’s mayoral contest.

The settlement was reached ahead of industry-wide licensing set to take effect in August.

Many elected officials across the five boroughs argued that higher pay helps attract more qualified candidates for office.

“Why are we being targeted?” one Staten Island resident asked.