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Candidate: New York City Public Advocate

Jumaane Williams (D)

(Incumbent)

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New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (Photo credit: ballotpedia.org)
Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul holding hands
Politics

Mamdani makes grand plans for New Year’s Day inauguration ceremony and block party for tens of thousands to attend

By Robert Pozarycki
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Manhattan

Prayers and sighs of relief: How fear of ICE check-ins at Federal Plaza lead to tense moments for family members and advocates

By Dean Moses
Outgoing city comptroller Brad Lander launches Congressional challenge to Dan Goldman
Politics

Brad Lander launches Congressional bid with a hacked X account and a warning of a ‘five-alarm fire’ threat to democracy

By Adam Daly
NY: Presser SNAP Benefits
Brooklyn

Brooklyn officials urge congress to end shutdown as SNAP benefits hang in the balance

By Gabriele Holtermann
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Brooklyn

Lawmakers sound the alarm as SNAP benefits set to expire, putting 700,000 Brooklynites at risk

By Olivia Seaman
court attendee in front of masked ICE agents at Federal Plaza
Manhattan

ICE in courts: Congress Member Goldman, other NYC pols press NYPD to patrol feds, arrest agents who break the law

By Dean Moses
lawmaker being arrested at federal plaza
Brooklyn

Brooklyn lawmakers among more than a dozen pols arrested in ICE protest at Federal Plaza

By Ethan Stark-Miller and Dean Moses
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Brooklyn

Brooklyn pols and community groups unite in support of Haitian immigrants

By Gabriele Holtermann & Lloyd Mitchell
Man in suit stands in front of crowd holding signs and speaks to press.
Manhattan

NYC public school funding: Pols and advocates rally at Tweed Courthouse to condemn federal cuts in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

By Shea Vance
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Politics

Judge squashes Mayor Adams’ emergency orders blocking solitary confinement ban in city jails

By Adam Daly
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams addresses Town Hall meeting of Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke in Brooklyn on Monday, June 16, 2025.
Brooklyn

Caribbean candidates win Democratic Primary Elections in NYC

By Nelson A. King
Primary voter on Upper East Side
Politics

PRIMARY RESULTS: Unofficial tallies of how New Yorkers voted in key races

By Robert Pozarycki, Adam Daly, Ethan Stark-Miller and Shea Vance
Jumaane Williams, Jenifer Rajkumar, and Marty Dolan are the three Democratic contenders for this cycle's NYC public advocate election.
Politics

2025 Elections: Who are the Democrats running for NYC public advocate?

By Shea Vance
New Yorkers protest Trump travel ban and anti-immigrant policies
Immigration

Trump travel ban on 12 African and Asian nations ‘racist’ and un-American, New York pols and advocates say

By Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki
Public Advocate Debate June 4
Politics

Williams, Rajkumar trade blows over misconduct allegations, Mayor Adams ties in heated Public Advocate debate

By Adam Daly
Man with bullhorn speaks out against ICE and Trump at rally in Manhattan
Politics

Manhattan rally blasts ICE as ‘Trump’s gestapo’ a day after NJ mayor arrested while visiting immigrant detention center

By Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki
NJ Mayor Ras Baraka following ICE arrest by Trump admin
Politics

‘Emergency rally’ in Manhattan scheduled to protest Trump admin’s arrest of NJ Mayor Ras Baraka at ICE facility

amNewYork and Reuters
mayor eric adams with prayer leaders in Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Mayor Eric Adams rallies against criticism at Ocean Hill church, tells supporters he’s ‘going nowhere’

By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki
Mayor Adams at press conference
Politics

Crisis at City Hall: Hochul meeting with NYC pols on Mayor Adams’ future as possible removal looms

By Robert Pozarycki
Brooklyn church members pray for Mayor Adams
Politics

Mayor Adams rallies with supporters at Brooklyn church against ‘negativity’ centered around dismissal of his federal criminal case

By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki
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Brooklyn

City Hall to meet with Brooklyn childcare centers fighting closure as providers, pols slam Mayor Adams

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen
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Queens

Rajkumar gains strong endorsements from Queens officials in Public Advocate race

By Colum Motherway
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Brooklyn

Brooklyn pols call for Mayor Adams’ resignation, fair trial amid historic indictment

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
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Brooklyn

City Council passes landmark legislation to acknowledge and address legacy of slavery, paving path for reparations in NYC

By Gabriele Holtermann

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