Benjamin Oreskes

The Knicks retired No. 33, the number that belonged to Patrick Ewing, in 2003. But a jersey with the number was featured at the City Hall ceremony on Thursday.

After propelling Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City, the Democratic Socialists of America are trying to take down incumbents in the House and the State Legislature.

Six months ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul expected to have to run in a primary, and it looked like two leading state Republicans would be fighting for their party’s nod. Then things changed.

Mr. DiNapoli, who was challenged from the left by Raj Goyle and Drew Warshaw, is on track to become the longest serving comptroller in New York history.

The party secured key victories in New York City, but battles across the state suggest a larger fight awaits in the fall.

Even as Cait Conley took the stage Tuesday night to thunderous cheers from her supporters celebrating her primary win in a critical House swing district in New York’s Hudson Valley,

Brad Lander, a Democrat who won his House primary in New York, told voters to reject the “bigotry” of Bruce Blakeman, a Republican candidate for governor who is also Jewish.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that the sport embodies his political identity, even as the World Cup has been colored by corporate greed and geopolitical concerns.

They won Democratic state legislative primaries in Buffalo and Syracuse, showing how the party’s messaging and ground game can work outside New York City.

Maine Democrats vying to become the state's new Senate nominee met, and mostly agreed, at a debate filled with halting answers and stilted deliveries.