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Maya King

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Politics Reporter at The New York Times

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Maya King @mayaaking.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Excited to be taking on a new beat @nytimes.com, covering religion and ritual in New York City. What are the biggest stories in the city’s faith communities? Any new or interesting ways people are gathering and making meaning? Ears, DMs and inbox open!
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Via Maggie Haberman: "Allies of President Trump are already gearing up to turn Mamdani into a national figure to attack and tether to other Democrats ahead of the midterms." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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Live Updates: Mamdani Holds Lead Over Cuomo in Democratic Primary for N.Y.C. Mayor
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
We won't have actual numbers on the results pages until after the polls close, but here are the links so you have them at 9 p.m. 🧵
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New York City Mayoral Primary Election Results 2025
Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York City primary election.
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Maya King @mayaaking.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I wrote about the Black New Yorkers who are leaving the city, and why it underscores Democrats’ problems with their base ahead of tomorrow’s mayoral election. Reported across three boroughs and informed by conversations with 60+ voters. Read it here (no paywall): www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
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As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped
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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
“I don’t see anybody asking anyone else to qualify their stances on Islamophobia or anti-Muslim sentiment,” said Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of the Islamic Center of New York City. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...
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Mamdani’s Delicate Quest to Become New York City’s First Muslim Mayor
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
As every political junkie in America watched the Donald Trump-Elon Musk alliance shatter into a million X-shaped pieces, consider what was assumed and baked into the news coverage and commentary 👀 cnn.it/4dQRoGl
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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
EXCLUSIVE: Antonio Delgado will challenge Kathy Hochul in the Democratic Primary for governor. “People are hurting and New York deserves better leadership,” Mr. Delgado said in an interview. “There’s an absence of bold, decisive, transformational leadership.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/n...
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Antonio Delgado, Hochul’s No. 2, Will Challenge Her in Governor’s Race
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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Adrienne Adams delivered a tearful campaign speech that drew a line between her father's death from Covid & what she described as mismanagement by then governor, Andrew Cuomo, her opponent and front-runner in the Democratic mayoral primary w/ @mayaaking.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/n...
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Adrienne Adams, Invoking Father’s Death, Says Cuomo Mismanaged Pandemic
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
New Yorkers, he said, deserved a stark alternative: “I am a decent person. Let’s just start there.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/n...
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Brad Lander’s 2 Goals in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race: Beat Cuomo and Win
Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller, says voters seeking a competent leader should look to him and not the former governor: “I am a decent person. Let’s just start there.”
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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
What do a disgraced former governor, a once-indicted mayor and a former Guardian Angel have in common? They all may be on the November ballot in the New York City mayor’s race. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/n...
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It’s Day 1 of a New Mayor’s Race in New York (Gift Article)
What do a disgraced former governor, a once-indicted mayor and a former Guardian Angel have in common? They all may be on the November ballot in the New York City mayor’s race.
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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
“The specter of a five-count federal indictment have alarmed some Black New Yorkers. Their frustrations are exacerbated by Mr. Adams’ recent meeting with Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago and last-minute trip to the president’s inauguration.” Via @mayaaking.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/n...
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Black Voters Helped Elect Eric Adams Mayor. Now They May Back Cuomo.
Mr. Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have both been popular with Black voters, setting up a potential showdown that could decide the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found. www.propublica.org/article/segr...
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Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
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