Live blog: 2026 primary day in New York
A nice and humid referendum on the power of the left and the clout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Book excerpt: Daniel Squadron makes the case for state legislatures
The former state senator writes that more substantive policy is done in state capitals.
Father’s Day could be every day in New York
A Q&A with Troy Grant, director of fatherhood engagement at the New York state Office of Children and Family Services
The 2026 Top Healthcare Organizations
Leaders ensuring New Yorkers are in tip-top shape
Dr. James McDonald is Hochul’s first line of defense
The state health commissioner has to navigate a politicized medical landscape and multiple Trump administration probes while a gubernatorial election looms.
Pro-Palestinian legislation earns support from upstate Dems running in GOP-held seats
It’s not just New York City socialists behind the “Not on Our Dime” bill, according to a new JFREJ tracker.
Espaillat, Avila Chevalier spar over gentrification in Harlem church
The Rev. Al Sharpton invited the rival congressional candidates to make their cases to the National Action Network on the last weekend before the primary.
The bitter NY-21 primary highlights a fractured GOP
Republican voters in the North Country must decide between backing establishment Assembly Member Robert Smullen and President Donald Trump’s pick, Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino.
Opinion: Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom
Bruce Blakeman’s Nassau County refuses to recognize Juneteenth, but it shouldn’t be a partisan holiday, it should be an American holiday, celebrating freedom.
Who is running for New York comptroller?
Drew Warshaw and Raj Goyle are battling it out to unseat incumbent Tom DiNapoli.