New York City

Screenshot of Zohran Mamdani's video announcing he can't arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Can Still Hold Israel Accountable. Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Can Still Hold Israel Accountable.

New York City’s ties with Israel go far deeper than one man, and there are concrete things Mamdani can do to break those ties.

Jul 24, 2026 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

AI slop depicting caricatured Italian thugs threatening NYC’s mayor.

The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion” The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion”

The Italian American establishment’s hysterical response to Mayor Mamdani’s map of immigrant enclaves reveals a cynical politics of victimhood.

Jul 23, 2026 / Chris Gelardi

Attendees react during a vote by the Rent Guidelines Board in New York, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There. New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There.

There is so much more to be done to seize power from landlords and real estate directly.

Jul 14, 2026 / Sumathy Kumar and Tracy Rosenthal

Lina Khan speaks with Zohran Mamdani behind her at a press conference at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on November 5, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York City.

New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions

The first rule of its kind at the municipal level will help customers avoid paying recurring and junk fees.

Jul 13, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

A “Dream Team” shirt featuring images of Democratic House candidate for New York Darializa Avila Chevalier, former New York City comptroller and Democratic House candidate for New York Brad Lander, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and New York State Representative and US House candidate Claire Valdez, outside a polling location at PS 84 during the primary election in New York City on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Progressives Are Winning Big. Here’s How We Keep It Up. Progressives Are Winning Big. Here’s How We Keep It Up.

Some lessons from the triumphant New York City primaries.

Jun 25, 2026 / Linda Sarsour

Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during the 'Our Team, Our Year' Get Out The Vote (GOTV) rally for local candidates ahead of next week's Primary Elections, at the Kings Theatre in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, NY, June 18, 2026.

It’s Official: Palestine Has Changed US Politics Forever It’s Official: Palestine Has Changed US Politics Forever

The epic results in New York confirmed it: Support for Palestinian rights is driving an unprecedented political transformation—and there’s no going back. 

Jun 25, 2026 / Margaret DeReus

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York.

Mamdani and the DSA Just Sent a Seismic Message: The Revolution Is Here to Stay Mamdani and the DSA Just Sent a Seismic Message: The Revolution Is Here to Stay

A stunning trio of congressional victories proved that the political earthquake the mayor and his allies ushered in was no fluke.

Jun 24, 2026 / Ross Barkan

New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrates with State Assemblyman Micah Lasher, who won the NY-12 congressional primary, at an election-night party.

The New York City Race Where the Establishment Won The New York City Race Where the Establishment Won

And why that’s a good thing.

Jun 24, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026, in New York City.

Darializa Avila Chevalier Wants “Babies, Not Bombs” Darializa Avila Chevalier Wants “Babies, Not Bombs”

As a critical primary approaches, we talk to the organizer and congressional candidate about Palestine, New York City, and her experience of an unexpectedly vicious campaign.

Jun 22, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson

Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) speaks on May 27, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey, after inspecting Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

Jerry Nadler Is Still Campaigning Jerry Nadler Is Still Campaigning

His name isn’t on the ballot, but the veteran congressman’s working overtime for Micah Lasher.

Jun 22, 2026 / John Nichols

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