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To the Left, to the Left… But Which Left? Bill de Blasio’s Cuomo-Nixon Dilemma

Will Bill de Blasio back his good friend Cynthia Nixon or his big-time enemy Andrew Cuomo?
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio with wife Chirlane McCray; actress Cynthia Nixon; and activist Al Sharpton at the 2016 Pride march.

As Cynthia Nixon Mulls Bid for Governor, De Blasio Says ‘It’s Her Own Choice’

Like his good friend Cynthia Nixon, Bill de Blasio believes New York could use some bluer Democrats.
By Madina Toure
State Senate Democratic candidates rallied in front of City Hall on Thursday morning to call on the state government to improve its sexual harassment policy.

New York Senate Dem Hopefuls: Revised Sexual Harassment Policy Targets Victims

The state Senate paid more than $6.4 million to settle 1,000 sexual harassment cases over six years.
By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July.

Cuomo Sets Special Election Date for Vacant New York Legislature Seats

By Madina Toure
A subway train pulls out of the 14th Street station in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

NYC Breakaway Democrats Unveil $431M Proposal to Repair Subway

By Madina Toure
New York State Capitol in Albany.

GOP to Maintain Majority in New York State Senate During Budget Talks

By Madina Toure
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Carl Heastie Calls for Senate Democratic Unity ‘As Soon As Possible’

By Madina Toure
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

De Blasio Says Cuomo Wants Democratic Unity Because He’s Running for President

By Madina Toure
Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein leads the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of breakaway Democrats allied with state Senate Republicans.

Jeff Klein Indicates Support for State Senate Democratic Unity Deal

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, flanked by IDC Leader Jeff Klein and Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul to his left and Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to his right.

New York State Democratic Officials Unveil Plan to Achieve Party Unity

By Madina Toure
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer at the U.S. Capitol.

Schumer Urges IDC to Rejoin Democrats: ‘That’s The Right Thing To Do’

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo sits with his mother, Matilda, and daughter Cara, on the floor of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.

New State Democratic Party Head Outlines 2018 Strategy

By Madina Toure
Elected officials and community leaders called on hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to resign following comments he made about Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

Moskowitz Blasted for ‘Inadequate’ Response to Loeb’s Racial Remark

By Madina Toure
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins speaking at a rally in support of her leadership in Harlem.

Top Dems: Stewart-Cousins Will Be ‘First Black Female Senate Majority Leader’

By Madina Toure
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Nancy Pelosi Urges New York’s GOP-Aligned State Senate Dems to Return to the Party Fold

By Will Bredderman
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins speaks at a community meeting hosted by United Thru Action at The Church of the Village in Greenwich Village.

‘You’re Democrats, Come Be Democrats,’ State Senate Minority Leader Tells GOP-Aligned Faction

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July.

Cuomo Finally Says It Would Be ‘Optimal’ If Democrats Controlled New York State Government

By Will Bredderman
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, left, flanked by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.

NY House Members to GOP-Aligned State Senate Dems: ‘Return to the Democratic Conference’

By Will Bredderman
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, a candidate to lead the Democratic National Committee.

Keith Ellison and the DNC Push GOP-Aligned New York Dems to Return to the Party Fold

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Says GOP-Aligned State Senate Dems ‘Should Return to the Democratic Fold’

By Madina Toure
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, left, flanks State Senator Kevin Parker, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Assemblyman Walter Mosley.

NY Congress Members Slam Republican-Aligned State Senate Democrats

By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses reporters following a press conference in Queens.

Andrew Cuomo Not Sure It Would Be Better if Democrats Controlled New York

By Madina Toure
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, a candidate to lead the Democratic National Committee.

New York State GOP Slams Dems for Inviting ‘Anti-Semitic’ Keith Ellison to Fundraiser

By Will Bredderman
Congressman Jerrold Nadler.

Congressman Nadler Rips Into Republican-Aligned State Senate Democrats

By Will Bredderman
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