Thompson breaks from Bloomberg, Cuomo on school funds
By JAMILLE SUTTON Ten years ago, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity won a ruling from the state’s highest court that a state funding formula violated …[read more]
Election News
After winning Bronx council seat, King must run again
By DIEGO MORELLO After a failed attempt in the 2009 primary, Andy King won a Bronx seat in the City Council on Nov. 6 after …[read more]
Analysis: Why Obama kept the women’s vote
By NAKIA COPELAND President Barack Obama maintained his 2008 support among women in this year’s election – a key to his victory.. Exit polling showed …[read more]
How Grimm won despite probe
NEWS ANALYSIS By NICK LOPEZ The 2012 congressional race between Republican incumbent Michael Grimm and Democrat Mark Murphy won’t be remembered as a tightly contested …[read more]
Analysis: Gay vote played role in election
By ROBERT GARCIA President Barack Obama benefited from taking the gay vote. While the presidential debates did not see a single question on LGBT matters, …[read more]
News analysis: How veterans voted
By KIRAN SURY The 2012 presidential election was the first since 1944 in which neither major party fielded a candidate with military experience. Yet Barack …[read more]
News analysis: Obama and the Jewish vote
By MELANIE GOLDBERG The Jewish vote and American-Israeli policy are not always exclusively intertwined, results of the 2012 presidential election show. Even though the Republican …[read more]
Addabbo beats Ulrich in Queens Senate race
By PEDRO M. BERMEJO Democratic incumbent Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. won a convincing victory over Republican challenger Erich Ulrich in a Queens race that featured …[read more]
Dems keep control of Senate after Republicans’ gaffes
By RYAN SIT Democrats edged out Republicans Tuesday in critical matchups in tossup states to retain party control in the U.S. Senate. Democrats took over …[read more]
Queens Elects NY’s First Asian-American to Congress
By CONOR FEBOS In a race that never seemed close, Assemblywoman Grace Meng trumped Council member Dan Halloran Tuesday and made history by becoming New …[read more]