Grace Ashford is a reporter for The New York Times, specializing in local news coverage. Her articles focus on a range of topics, including politics, criminal justice, immigration, and social issues. Grace's work has also been featured in The Irish Times, Yahoo News, and The Seattle Times.
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Grace Ashford's focus is primarily on local government and politics in New York, particularly around legal policy regulation, government announcements, breaking news, and evolving stories. She covers a wide range of political topics including criminal justice, legislation, and specific individuals such as George Santos.
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Weeks before New York was to charge motorists to enter Manhattan’s business district, Gov. Kathy Hochul postponed the program citing economic concerns.
By: Asthaa Chaturvedi, Grace Ashford, Michael Barbaro, Patricia Willens, Rachelle Bonja, Nina Feldman, Elisheba Ittoop, Rowan Niemisto, Alyssa Moxley, Ana Ley, Will Reid, Dan Powell, Stella Tan
The decision to shelve a long-awaited tolling plan was attributed to concerns about the city’s coronavirus pandemic recovery.
By: Dana Rubinstein, Grace Ashford
In conversations, New York legislators have suggested a way to bring back the program, possibly with a toll below $15.
By: Grace Ashford
The one-minute commercial, which was created by a group formed by former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, seeks to bring attention to atrocities linked to Hamas.
By: Benjamin Weiser, Nicholas Fandos, Benjamin Oreskes, Grace Ashford, Ben Hubbard, Matthew Haag, William K. Rashbaum, Dana Rubinstein, Safak Timur, Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Michael Rothfeld, Jeffery C. Mays
The New York mayor was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday. He has insisted he will stay in office and asked New Yorkers to give him a chance to defend himself.
By: Grace Ashford
After redistricting, Representative Brandon Williams of New York is the only House Republican whose race is considered “lean Democrat.”
By: Alyce Mcfadden, Grace Ashford
The first, Proposition 1, is designed to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution. The rest would make changes to New York City’s governing charter.
By: Grace Ashford, Nicholas Fandos
Six House seats, including five held by Republicans, may be the key in determining which party will control the chamber for the next two years.
By: Grace Ashford
Democrats still hold supermajorities in both chambers of the State Legislature, but Republicans are hoping to keep the momentum from the 2022 midterms.
By: Michael D. Shear, Jazmine Ulloa, Reid J. Epstein, Grace Ashford, Kate Conger, Maggie Astor, Erica L. Green, Michael Gold, Emily Cochrane, Ernesto Londoño, Adam Nagourney, Dillon Deaton, Nicholas Nehamas, Linda Qiu, Theodore Schleifer, Neil Vigdor, Brent Mcdonald, Katie Rogers, Eduardo Medina, Karoun Demirjian
It could take days to know the winner, as it did in 2020, because counting mail ballots takes time. But returns on election night could also offer clarity.
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