Swalwell's campaign operation recorded two payments at the Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico totaling $1,522.11 on June 7, 2021. An Instagram post from a wedding guest tagged that hotel as the location of Gallego's wedding that same day.
To address the affordability crisis, we must be proactive and bold in building more affordable housing, lowering skyrocketing health care costs, and enacting universal childcare.
Swalwell has faced a wave of accusations from women that he sent explicit messages, including unsolicited nude photos and videos, plus more serious allegations from a former staffer who says he sexually assaulted her while she was intoxicated.
The Bandera Cimarrona, a flag conceived at the first edition of the International Summit of Afro-descendants in Puerto Rico in 2022, stands as a symbol of the resistance, the pursuit of freedom, and the strength of Afro-descendants on the island and throughout the Americas.
"For over a decade, Antonio Reynoso has fought a corrupt Brooklyn machine that's attacked progressives and prioritized its own interests over reform," said Annabel Lassally, a spokesperson for the Reynoso campaign.
Former L.A. mayor and current candidate for governor Antonio Villaraigosa wants voters to know that he navigated billion-dollar budgets, cracked down on violent crime and championed the expansion of bus and rail lines. The onetime state Assembly speaker argues he's the only Democratic candidate with the experience to do the complicated job of running California.
Bronx politics has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. Since 2006, only Carl Heastie, Jeff Dinowitz, and maybe Jose M. Serrano remain elected. The demographic shift is evident, with areas like Throggs Neck and Morris Park now represented by Latino women, reflecting a growing Latino population, particularly Dominicans.
Rubio said that Cuba's decision announced this week to let citizens living in exile invest and own businesses in the country did not go far enough. What they announced yesterday is not dramatic enough. It's not going to fix it. So they've got some big decisions to make, he said.
Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY features United States Representative Nydia Velázquez. Representative Velázquez serves the Seventh Congressional District which includes parts of Queens and Brooklyn. What are your top legislative priorities for 2026? Immigration, foreign policy and housing
The district, which straddles Western Queens and North Brooklyn, is one of the most liberal districts in the country and has been dubbed the "Commie Corridor" after the 2025 mayoral election, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by over 40 points in the district during the Democratic primary. Velázquez, who announced late last year that she would not seek re-election
"The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was pure smut," Ogles declared on X, "brazenly aired on national television for every American family to witness. Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air." Ogles went on to say that Bad Bunny's "lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities."
Driving the news: The 13-candidate Democratic primary to replace now-Gov. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey's 11th congressional district ended in a dead heat between progressive organizer Analilia Mejia and former Rep. Tom Malinowski. With several thousand provisional and late mail-in still to be counted as of Friday, Mejia led Malinowski by 500 votes, 28.75% to 27.97%, according to the Associated Press. Mejia trailed many of her opponents in fundraising, bringing in just $420,000 to Malinowski's $1.2 million.
In his first weeks in office, Mamdani has moved on several initiatives that directly affect the borough. He revived the Just Home supportive housing project at Jacobi Hospital, a development that stalled last year. He advanced plans for new bus lanes along Fordham Road, one of the city's busiest corridors. And through his Rental Ripoff hearings, he has pledged to bring city officials into the Bronx for public sessions focused on housing conditions and tenant protections.
The Trump administration purchased a giant warehouse in rural Roxbury Township, New Jersey, for $129.3 million with plans to convert it into one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. The plan is not only unpopular among a bipartisan swath of residents, but it's also roiling what was already shaping up to be a gripping and crowded Democratic primary in the state's 7th Congressional District.
Over the past several decades, Staten Island has undergone a profound demographic transformation. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, Black and Latino residents now make up nearly 30% of the borough's population, up from a bit more than 10% in 1980. These residents are raising families, building businesses, and contributing significantly to the social and economic life of the borough. Yet, when it comes to congressional representation, they are denied a meaningful voice.
