Campaign 2022

Campaign 2022

Kristen González Declares Victory in Queens Senate Primary, While Incumbents Hold On

Aug. 23, 2022, 11:07 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:03 a.m.

Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed González defeats Elizabeth Crowley, despite torrent of real estate industry attack ads.

Campaign 2022

Meet the Big Money That Paid to Pack Your Mailbox This Election

Aug. 22, 2022, 8:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:03 a.m.

Charter school, real estate and Madison Square Garden poobahs have spent $1.7 million and counting in the last month on a handful of hotly contested state Senate races.

Elections

How Local Democratic Leaders Pick Their Own ‘Elected’ Judges

Aug. 17, 2022, 9:15 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:03 a.m.

Bying primaries, Democratic Party officials ‘backfill’ Civil Court candidates who have no chance of losing.

Queens

Real Estate Pours $150K Into Pro-Crowley State Senate PAC

Aug. 10, 2022, 3:00 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:03 a.m.

Elizabeth Crowley vowed not to take developers’ campaign dollars — but under Citizens United, her union launched a fund mostly paid for by the real estate industry.

Campaign 2022

De Blasio Gave Up on Running for Congress — But He Can Use Money He Raised to Pay Off His Old Debts

July 19, 2022, 7:29 p.m.July 19, 2022, 10:07 p.m.

Owing hundreds of thousands of dollars to lawyers and taxpayers for past misdeeds, the city’s former mayor can now redirect campaign funds to his creditors, say campaign finance experts.

Campaign 2022

De Blasio Scores Campaign Cash from Subjects of His Ethics Probes — While Rival Rivera Scoops Up Ex-ers

July 18, 2022, 6:55 p.m.July 20, 2022, 11:01 a.m.

Backers for the former mayor were fined for forbidden donations. Others have abandoned him and are financing a rising rival’s campaign.

Campaign 2022

Bill de Blasio Got — and Ignored — Warning to Pay for NYPD Travel During His Presidential Campaign

June 30, 2022, 6:32 p.m.June 30, 2022, 6:32 p.m.

Newly unveiled ethics board letter sent on the eve of the former mayor’s 2019 campaign launch strictly warned not to use taxpayer dollars for flights, hotels and more. Now running for Congress, de Blasio still owes the city $320,000 after getting caught.

Campaign 2022

Socialists and Big Business Both Lose Bids to Sway State Assembly Elections

June 29, 2022, 6:13 p.m.June 30, 2022, 9:44 a.m.

Incumbents survived all but one challenge and progressive groups failed to make new gains — while outside spending failed to make a dent. More than $200,000 on one Bronx candidate yielded just 956 votes.

Campaign 2022

Brooklyn’s Democratic Party Leaders Suffer Primary Election Setbacks

June 29, 2022, 1:24 p.m.May 2, 2023, 2:44 p.m.

Insurgents won enough seats to threaten the leadership of Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and the machine that helped elect Mayor Eric Adams. Among those defeated Tuesday: her husband, who resigned a $190,000 city job to run for district leader.

Campaign 2022

Hochul and Zeldin Win New York Primaries, Setting Up General Election Clash

June 28, 2022, 10:12 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado also fended off primary challenges.

Campaign 2022

Kristen González Declares Victory in Queens Senate Primary, While Incumbents Hold On

Meet the Big Money That Paid to Pack Your Mailbox This Election

How Local Democratic Leaders Pick Their Own ‘Elected’ Judges

Real Estate Pours $150K Into Pro-Crowley State Senate PAC

De Blasio Gave Up on Running for Congress — But He Can Use Money He Raised to Pay Off His Old Debts

De Blasio Scores Campaign Cash from Subjects of His Ethics Probes — While Rival Rivera Scoops Up Ex-ers

Bill de Blasio Got — and Ignored — Warning to Pay for NYPD Travel During His Presidential Campaign

Socialists and Big Business Both Lose Bids to Sway State Assembly Elections

Brooklyn’s Democratic Party Leaders Suffer Primary Election Setbacks

Hochul and Zeldin Win New York Primaries, Setting Up General Election Clash

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