Promises Made, Promises Broken Accountability in NYC’s 2025 Mayoral Race

Promises Made, Promises Broken Accountability in NYC’s 2025 Mayoral Race

By Brian Figeroux, Esq.  Executive Summary: After the Ballots Are Counted: Who Keeps Watch on NYC’s New Mayor? In New York City’s 2025 mayoral election, candidates are offering bold promises on housing, policing, jobs, and economic reform. But campaign promises are not legally enforceable, and history shows how quickly they can evaporate once in office. […]

Trump is Wrong—Congestion Pricing is Working

Trump is Wrong—Congestion Pricing is Working

By Cody Lyon, CITY LIMITS | Editorial credit: Here Now / shutterstock.com  “Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Give the congestion pricing program at least one full year to operate unfettered and then re-evaluate or make necessary adjustments where needed.” As if the tsunami of news alerts hurling out of Washington D.C. over the […]

New York City’s Demographics, Voter Registration, and Political Representation

New York City’s Demographics, Voter Registration, and Political Representation

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: rblfmr / shutterstock.com  New York City (NYC), the most populous city in the United States, is renowned for its cultural diversity and significant political influence. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 8,804,190, marking an increase of 629,057 people since 2010.  This growth […]

Why Immigrants Voted for Trump

Why Immigrants Voted for Trump

By Clarissa Leon, DocuentedNY |Editorial Credit: mikeledray / shutterstock.com  Outside poll sites in public schools, museums and libraries, immigrant New Yorkers made their case for why they supported former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.  Crime, public safety, the economy and women’s reproductive rights were overarching concerns, but in the midst of exiting […]