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Scott Joyner is an independent candidate running for mayor. A lifelong New Yorker and dedicated public servant, Joyner is committed to putting NYC residents first by prioritizing government transparency, fiscal responsibility, and real solutions for working-class families. His platform includes reforming city agencies for efficiency, expanding trade schools, improving public safety through accountability, and creating economic opportunities through job training and business retention initiatives. Joyner’s bold vision includes a publicly owned NYC cannabis farm, World’s Fair Market and affordable housing for city workers. He offers a grassroots approach and a promise to cut his own salary to prove his commitment.

Former City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks at a St. John's faculty rally outside Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, March 11.

Queens

Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues

By Shane O’Brien

Members of the Bomb Squad and the FBI investigate a suspicious device on the Upper East Side a day after the Gracie Mansion attempted bombing on March 7, 2026.

Manhattan

Gracie Mansion terror plot: Mamdani urges broad rejection of violence as another bomb scare rattles Upper East Side

By Shea Vance

mayor zohran mamdani playing with blocks with kid

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor’s legislative allies partially back ‘tax the rich’ plan in budgets; 3-K program expanded on Staten Island

By Shea Vance

mayor mamdani speaks about terrorist plot at City Hall

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Planned Protected Time Off Law expansion goes into effect, mayor vows to pursue businesses who don’t comply

By Shea Vance

Brooklyn

Scott Joyner (I)

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor hailed as ‘trade unionist at heart’ at Irish-American labor luncheon

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Public nuisance ruling signals new enforcement playbook on negligent landlords, says mayor

Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues

Gracie Mansion terror plot: Mamdani urges broad rejection of violence as another bomb scare rattles Upper East Side

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor’s legislative allies partially back ‘tax the rich’ plan in budgets; 3-K program expanded on Staten Island

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor condemns terror plot at Gracie Mansion; helps graduate police officers

Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlights Highbridge Gardens shed removal as city advances new scaffold rules

NYC to close historic Bellevue homeless shelter amid violence, safety issues

Mamdani’s DOT blames Adams for falling short of Streets Plan targets for bus and bike lane construction

2026 MIDTERMS: How will Supreme Court’s ruling on Malliotakis’ Congress seat impact another key NYC race?

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor condemns U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as protests and celebrations erupt across city

City Council grills officials on World Cup readiness as plans for housing, transit remain in flux

Columbia student detained by ICE released following Mamdani’s direct appeal to Trump

Working Families Party endorses Reynoso for congress, breaking with Mamdani

Mesa Verde tenants rally for repairs in Jackson Heights as several residents report a month of no heat

Why experts say Mayor Mamdani has more than one way to close NYC’s big budget deficit without raising taxes

BLIZZARD WARNING: Massive winter storm set to hit NYC. How much snow will the city get?

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Planned Protected Time Off Law expansion goes into effect, mayor vows to pursue businesses who don’t comply

Affordability, integrity and the American Dream: Brooklynites react to Mamdani’s first 50 days in office

AM González-Rojas welcomes $1.5 billion in state budget relief for NYC, including $60M health care boost

Bronx leaders and residents take a wait-and-see approach 50 days into Mayor Mamdani’s administration

MAYOR MAMDANI’S FIRST 50 DAYS: Big ambitions, but bigger budget problems, define his first weeks in office

Mamdani co-signs comeback of nonprofit property COPA bill vetoed by Adams

Mamdani restarting homeless encampment sweeps after earlier opposition, puts Department of Homeless Services in charge

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