This article is adapted from our May 1 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, Lately, readers have been asking us: Is there a way to “game” the ranked-choice voting system? With such a crowded race, are there any tricks to boosting your favorite candidate? […]

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A half dozen candidates running for mayor are calling for a rent freeze for over a million rent-stabilized apartments — but Mayor Eric Adams could make that goal difficult to fulfill, not just this year but into any successor’s term. That’s because the mayor appoints members of the Rent Guidelines Board to terms as long […]

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Trying to bolster his reelection prospects, Mayor Eric Adams Thursday released a “best ever” $115.1 billion budget proposal that cites more than 70 investments ranging from education (including Pre-K and after-school programs), housing vouchers, food assistance and increased funds for nonprofit social service providers. But amid the hoopla — and a joyous speech held at […]

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This year in New York City we’ll use ranked choice voting in the mayoral primary elections. The city’s first big test of the system was in 2021, when current Mayor Eric Adams was voted in as the Democratic nominee after eight rounds of tallying. But even with a little experience and plenty of explainers, the […]

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This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project,  a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on  Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook.  When New York corrections officers attack prisoners in infirmaries — as has happened dozens of times in the past 15 years — it is nurses who must document and treat […]

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