Congress
As Dems Press for Divestment, Feds Strike New Contract for City’s Lone Private Jail
Harry DiPrinzio |
The US Marshals Service awarded the GEO Group a new contract to operate the the Queens Detention Facility
Brooklyn
Video: Brooklyn’s Role in the ’18 Vote & What the Results Mean for the Boro
Jarrett Murphy |
Kings County was center stage on Election Night 2018, helping to flip the State Senate and the U.S. House blue. What drove the electoral shift behind those results, and what will their impact be on the borough? We asked two veteran journalists.
11th Congressional District
Max Rose Rides to Upset Win on the Island
Sadef Ali Kully |
Staten Island’s Democratic challenger Max Rose took out incumbent GOP Rep. Dan Donovan by over 10,000 votes Tuesday in New York’s 11th Congressional District.
Bronx
‘Blue Wave’ Washes Into the Bronx as Ocasio-Cortez, Biaggi Rally Voters
Shantal Riley |
At a rally last week, there was a sampling of the sentiments that could propel a set of young, progressive women into Congress on Tuesday.
blue wave
Max & Murphy: Dan Donovan on Mail Bombs, Illegal Immigration and Trump’s Pardon Powers
Jarrett Murphy |
The Staten Island Republican is trying to defend his seat against a ‘blue wave’ in a race with national implications.
campaign
A Detailed Breakdown of the Rose-Donovan Debate for SI House Seat
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The candidates clashed on immigration, opioids, the president and their campaign fundraising.
Election Watch 2018
Amid Key Congressional Race, Voices from the Swing Borough on Donovan, Rose and Trump
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
We spoke to residents of Staten Island—site of one of the fall’s most closely watched Congressional races—about their borough’s most pressing issues and whether they intend to swing blue or red this November.
The People's Lawyer
Maloney Running on a Complex Congressional Record
Roshan Abraham |
The upstate congressman and attorney general hopeful has supported justice reform and new protections for cops, fought the Muslim ban but voted for increasing screenings of some Mideast nationals and railed against deportations but opposed the abolition of ICE
attorney general
Max & Murphy: Maloney Touts Washington Cred in Bid for AG
Jarrett Murphy |
In a crowded field of Democrats hoping to become the state’s top law-enforcement official, the Hudson Valley congressman is positioning himself as the candidate best suited to take on President Trump.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Why Quibble Over Who’s ‘Homeless’? We Can Afford Housing as a Right for All.
Pete Harrison |
‘It’s scandalous that we would rather blow up homes (and you know, people) in foreign countries than supply them to anyone who needs them in ours.’
