The stronghold of young, leftist and college-educated voters fueled Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rise.

The expanded definition comes as Democrats wrestle with deepening divisions over who can best represent working-class interests.

“It feels existential,” one supporter of Antonio Reynoso said.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch have announced a plan to add nearly 200 new officers in the borough.

Community leaders said they previously heard that the event would not take place this month.

Mamdani appeared on the popular call-in segment with Brian Lehrer for the first time on Tuesday.

The announcement was the latest sign of Commissioner Tisch’s power in the Mamdani administration.

Mayor Mamdani will skip it. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch will be the grand marshal.

Voters and criminal justice reformers and advocates said Mamdani is continuing policies initiated by his predecessor.

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter talks about Mayor Mamdani's first month in office, including challenges like this week's big snowstorm and a major budget crisis.

While the Upper East Side is thought of as one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, there are still plenty of residents who embrace the democratic socialist.

While the Upper East Side is thought of as one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, there are still plenty of residents who embrace the democratic socialist.

While the Upper East Side is thought of as one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, there are still plenty of residents who embrace the democratic socialist.

Eva Moskowitz said charter schools face "an existential threat."

Eva Moskowitz said charter schools face "an existential threat."

In his run for mayor, former gov. Andrew Cuomo has called antisemitism the most important issue in the race. He's also equated it with anti-Zionism -- a move that his competitors say is disingenuous.

Elizabeth Kim and Ramsey Khalifeh, Gothamist and WNYC reporters, share their reporting on how candidates are approaching a big issue on voters' minds: public safety in the subways.

The model has been successfully tried in Philadelphia and hailed as innovative by local policy experts.

City Comptroller Brad Lander is one of the better-known progressives in the NYC mayoral race. But with Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani on the ascent, can Lander compete?

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about how both Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander's aim to be the top progressive candidate in the Democratic mayoral primary.

Zohran Mamdani's Spanish-language video highlighted a lack of outreach from his competitors.

Progressives have been warned to "consolidate or die." Both candidates are competing to be the Working Families Party's top choice.

Party strategists argue an endorsement from the congressmember could shake up the race.

For left-leaning Democrats in New York City, stopping former Gov. Andrew Cuomo from becoming mayor could rely on a perennial challenge: corralling its different factions behind one strategy. Assemblym...

The party endorsed Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani and Zellnor Myrie, but will wait to issue a ranking.

The path to victory means that left-leaning voters — and mayoral candidates — must coalesce around a slate of five choices.

Clips and analysis of Mayor Adams' once-weekly any-topics news conference.

Adams claimed that a Biden aide said an influx of migrants was "like a gallstone. It'll pass."

The answer could rest on an unusual 2021 law brought by the City Council.

The department quietly published a report that provides an unusually detailed breakdown of overtime spending.

Our frequently updated guide will track key policy positions from the mayoral hopefuls.

Perp walks are traditionally meant to shame suspects and celebrate police work. Mangione’s seemed to generate sympathy on social media.

Members of the Democratic mayor’s team have put out the word to New York Republicans that he is interested in attending Donald J. Trump’s swearing-in.

After meeting with Trump pick Tom Homan, Adams said he would expand the list of crimes that let NYC officials work with federal agents to deport undocumented New Yorkers.

A recap of Mayor Adams's weekly news conference. Topics this week: the arrest of the UnitedHealthcare CEO's alleged killer, the Daniel Penny verdict and more news.

An elite son is held in connection with the attack on a health-care executive that also struck at corporate America.

The key was not advanced facial recognition technology. An employee at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s reported the man after seeing a widely circulated image of the suspect.

The measure is meant to ensure due process for undocumented New Yorkers. Any change would represent a retreat in the face of an incoming Trump administration.

Several newlyweds leaving the Marriage Bureau recently told THE CITY that Trump’s retaking of the White House hastened their plans to make their partnership legal.

John Chan was a Chinatown gangster before remaking himself into a powerful force in New York politics — one closely aligned with the Chinese Communist Party.