Mamdani's allies win House primaries; carriage death forces a ban vote

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Two candidates Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed won competitive Democratic House primaries: Brad Lander ousted Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10, and Claire Valdez took…

Two candidates Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed won competitive Democratic House primaries: Brad Lander ousted Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10, and Claire Valdez took the open NY-7 seat over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, a real test of whether the coalition that elected him last year still turns out.
In the Manhattan seat being vacated by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Assembly Member Micah Lasher led Assembly Member Alex Bores by about four points late Tuesday, in a race that drew nearly $40 million in super PAC money tied to the AI industry and Michael Bloomberg.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, in office two decades, won his first primary challenge since 2007, beating Raj Goyle and Drew Warshaw to hold the Democratic line for state comptroller.
The City Council will hold a July hearing on Ryder's Law, a bill to phase out Central Park's horse carriages, after an 18-year-old visitor was thrown from a runaway carriage and killed last week.
Fourteen residents of Sunset Park and Greenwood Heights sued to block a 200-bed men's shelter, arguing the city's "Fair Share" review relied on data more than a decade old, as City Hall says it has now found a shelter site in every community district.

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City Hall freezes the rent, the L train shuts for repairs

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

New York, explained.

The Rent Guidelines Board voted a 0% increase on rent-stabilized leases, freezing rents for two million tenants this cycle.
The MTA confirmed a full weekend L-train shutdown between Brooklyn and Manhattan, the first of four this summer.
The City Council passed its $112 billion budget, restoring library and CUNY cuts the Mayor had proposed.
A state judge ordered the city to speed up right-to-shelter intake after families slept in intake-center hallways.
Aaron Judge hit a walk-off homer to sweep the Subway Series, and the city has not stopped talking about it.

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Mamdani's allies win House primaries; carriage death forces a ban vote

City Hall freezes the rent, the L train shuts for repairs