PoliticsNY | Your home for 2026 NYC elections news

loeffler

Queens

Photos | U.S. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler joins CM Paladino to criticize Mamdani’s government-owned grocery store plan

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Conversation…

Third Avenue in Sunset Park

Brooklyn

‘Unacceptable’: After another hit-and-run, Brooklyn pols demand action on Third Avenue redesign

By Gabriele Holtermann Conversation…

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani call on the Trump administration to release $87 million in federal counterterrorism funding during a press conference in Manhattan on Sept. 1, 2026.

Hochul, Mamdani accuse Trump of ‘defunding the police’ by withholding $87 million in NYC counterterrorism funding

By Adam Daly Conversation…

American flags paying tribute to the victims of 9/11 on the Queens College Quad. Photo via Queens College.

Queens

Queens College to host 9/11 panel discussion next week ahead of 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks

By Shane O’Brien Conversation…

Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar will host the free clinic next Thursday.

Queens

AM Rajkumar to host free legal aid clinic next week

By Shane O’Brien Conversation…

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin (fourth from L.) named a new director of the Long Island Sound Partnership during his recent visit to the region.

Nassau

EPA head Lee Zeldin taps new director of Long Island Sound Partnership during visit to the region

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

national grid post (1)

Sponsored Content

National Grid Gives $250K to Veterans Village Rising in Island Park

By National Grid Conversation…

None of the homeowners suing over Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax are subject to it. Can the case still stand?

By Isabella Gallo Conversation…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (left) and City Council Member Lincoln Restler after signing a bill to restore year-round outdoor dining in the city. Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.

Outdoor dining: Mamdani restores year-round al fresco across NYC in first bill-signing ceremony of his tenure

By Ethan Stark-Miller Conversation…

santos_e20b11

Kalshi hands George Santos lifetime ban, fine

By Cameryn Oakes Conversation…

Editorial: Protecting against tech dangers

By Schneps Media LI Conversation…

Donovan Richards

Inside Government

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards

By Lea Reed Conversation…

Kathy Hochul speaks at the launch of a New York Democrats field office opening in Queens Thursday, Aug. 27.

Queens

Hochul, Adams launch New York Democrats field office in Jamaica ahead of November general election

By Shane O’Brien Conversation…

Red Creek Park Skatepark render, Courtesy Southampton Town

Red Creek Park Skatepark Set to Reopen in Hampton Bays Late This Fall

By Oliver Peterson Conversation…

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O’Reilly Column: The Equalizer

By Bill O’Reilly Conversation…

kathy hochul and kevin bacon announcing dancing ban lift

Politics

Kevin Bacon helps New York get ‘Footloose’ after bumping away restrictions on dancing in bars, shimmying into modern policy

By Emily Davenport-Salcedo Conversation…

unnamed (2)

Brooklyn

Adrienne Adams rallies Brooklyn Dems at new Prospect Lefferts Gardens field office

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Conversation…

New York City Campaign Finance Board Associate Director of Digital Communications Mike Schafer presents a Shopcats video used by NYC Votes to reach young voters ahead of the 2026 primary election during a youth civic engagement panel on Aug. 27, 2026.

Politics

How NYC plans to get young people to vote: Less politics, more influencers

By Adam Daly Conversation…

medians

Queens

Mamdani, Hochul announce $8.4 million initiative to transform concrete medians into green infrastructure across Queens

By Shane O’Brien Conversation…

A New York Supreme Court judge ruled this week that ex-Mayor Eric Adams and now-Mayor Zohran Mamdani were not allowed to flout charter-mandated deadlines to release racial equity plans.

Politics

Judge rules Adams, Mamdani broke law by failing to release racial equity plans according to charter-mandated timelines

By Isabella Gallo Conversation…

52795323372_0c4c1b4749_o

Politics

NYC Labor Commissioner Renee Campion to retire after seven years, three mayors

By Adam Daly Conversation…

US Open fans walk toward the National Tennis Center along the Passerelle Boardwalk.

Queens

Questions remain over renovation of Passerelle Boardwalk as US Open returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park

By Shane O’Brien Conversation…

The Great Neck Park District will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2027 budget Sept. 3.

Nassau

Great Neck Park District sets 2027 budget hearing for Sept. 3

By Long Island Press Conversation…

Nassau

Community, beauty, and order: Villages’ small-scale governance

By Michael Campbell Conversation…

More from Around New York

camara2

Family, friends honor bicyclist Angelo Camara killed in Bruckner Boulevard hit-and-run

“Barbara Forever," directed by Brydie O’Connor opens at Film Forum Sept. 4.

‘Barbara Forever’ looks back at the life of a lesbian director

loeffler

Photos | U.S. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler joins CM Paladino to criticize Mamdani’s government-owned grocery store plan

Third Avenue in Sunset Park

‘Unacceptable’: After another hit-and-run, Brooklyn pols demand action on Third Avenue redesign