The criminal justice system has protections that could ultimately give pause to some of President Trump’s moves for revenge. Source: New York Times
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Manhattan Will Not Get a Casino as Final Proposal Is Voted Down
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
The defeat of a plan to build a casino just south of the United Nations headquarters leaves five remaining proposals, all outside Manhattan. Source: New York Times
The Songs of the 2025 New York Mayoral Race
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2025
Music can be a powerful way for political candidates to connect with voters and convey a message. Here are the songs the New York City mayoral candidates chose. Source: New York Times
Adams Says He Will Revisit N.Y.C. Schools’ Bathroom Gender Policy
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams’s remarks, aimed at a policy allowing students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, came two days after the Trump administration expressed concern over such guidelines. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Joins Growing Call to Ban Carriage Horses in New York City
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams’s declaration of support for eliminating the distinctive vehicles from Central Park follows a similar move by the group that runs the park. Source: New York Times
Hochul Endorses Mamdani for Mayor of New York
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York backed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, in a New York Times essay. Her support comes as Democrats are starting to coalesce around him. Source: New York Times
Trump Says It Looks Like Mamdani Is ‘Going to Win’
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2025
President Trump said on Friday that he believed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, would win, likening that outcome to a “rebellion.” Source: New York Times
Can a New York City Mayoral Candidate Be Taken Off the Ballot?
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2025
A judge affirmed a Board of Elections decision that it was too late for Jim Walden to be taken off the New York City mayoral ballot. The same would be true for other candidates. Source: New York Times
In Rebuke of Eric Adams, City Council Overrides 3 Vetoes
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Measures eliminating criminal summonses for unlicensed vending and giving higher pay to grocery delivery workers had been overruled by the mayor. Source: New York Times
NYC Elections Board Rejects Council’s Push to Keep Housing Measures Off Ballot
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
The City Council, which would lose some power if the measures were approved, had argued that the ballot language was not clear enough to put before voters. Source: New York Times
Curtis Sliwa Vows to Stay in Mayor’s Race, Despite Push to Clear Field
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
Business leaders who hope Mr. Sliwa, the Republican nominee for New York City mayor, will suspend his campaign may find themselves disappointed: “No, no, no. A thousand times no,” he said. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, is way ahead of his three rivals, but his lead would diminish considerably if the field shrank to a two-man race. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools Are Failing to Help Students Learn English, Audit Says
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
The enrollment of students learning English as a new language has soared in recent years. But a report found “systemic breakdowns” in their education. Source: New York Times
Bernie Sanders to Host Zohran Mamdani at Fighting Oligarchy Event in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2025
Mr. Sanders appeared with the Democratic front-runner for mayor of New York City at a town hall in Brooklyn on Saturday night as part of his Fighting Oligarchy tour. Source: New York Times
A Mayor in Disrepute Saved by an Ambassadorship. The Year Was 1950.
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2025
Eric Adams would not be the first to leave Gracie Mansion for an embassy. William O’Dwyer did it decades ago. Source: New York Times