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From future speaker to primary loser: Inside Crowley’s crushing defeat

June 27, 2018

Neal Kwatra, head of Metropolitan Public Strategies and a prominent Democratic consultant in New York politics, said the fight was “less...

Cuomo says comparisons to his primary & Ocasio-Cortez's upset over Crowley are 'apples and oranges'

June 27, 2018

Democratic operative Neal Kwatra, who helped run Cuomo’s 2014 primary election, said there is a “danger in extrapolating too much from...

Airbnb under microscope as Council considers controversial regulatory action

June 27, 2018

Airbnb, a $31 billion home-sharing company that has transformed how tourists vacation around the globe, is facing strict regulations in...

To Curb Illegal Airbnbs, New York City Wants to Collect Data on Hosts

June 26, 2018

Lawmakers hope the data would help identify commercial operators with multiple listings who run illegal hotels in residential buildings....

Housing advocates, lawmakers show support toward proposed bill requiring Airbnb turn over host data

June 26, 2018

Hundreds of tenants and housing advocates swarmed City Hall on Tuesday to support a proposed bill that would require Airbnb to turn over...

NY-19: NYS Nurses Association Endorses Rhodes

June 19, 2018

The endorsement is another labor nod for Rhodes, who has previously been given the backing of the Communication Workers of America as...

Airbnb loses ally in clash with City Council

June 19, 2018

“What cannot be allowed, what I do not support, and what we have increasingly seen, are commercial operators who make an end-run around...

Hotel-backed poll shows New Yorkers support Airbnb crackdown bill

June 18, 2018

61% of respondents said they supported a City Council bill requiring Airbnb to provide the names and addresses on all its listings in the...

Airbnb Fight: Council bill to rein in Airbnb has more than enough support to pass

June 8, 2018

Even before it is introduced Thursday, a bill to rein in Airbnb in New York City already had enough sponsors in the City Council to...

Shri Thanedar announces plan to get women back into the workforce

May 29, 2018

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar announced his “One Michigan” agenda Tuesday to help women re-enter the workforce....

Thanedar economic plan: hike taxes to fund child care to fix Michigan’s workforce gap

May 29, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar released an ambitious plan Tuesday for addressing Michigan’s workforce gaps by funding...

The 2018 Albany Power 100

May 16, 2018

Neal Kwatra’s Metropolitan Public Strategies firm is a go-to consultancy for influential Democrats. Most recently, he guided Corey...

NYC Renters Paid an Extra $616 Million Thanks to Airbnb

May 3, 2018

Owners who list their apartments for short-term stays essentially are removing those units from the rental market, reducing the supply of...

Airbnb Drives Up Rent Costs in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Report Says

May 3, 2018

Airbnb’s growing influence caused rents to increase significantly in tourist areas and gentrifying neighborhoods in Manhattan and...

NY-19: Rhodes Begins Ad Campaign

April 24, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate Gareth Rhodes is getting up on the airwaves in the hotly competitive 19th district Democratic primary....

Congressional candidates address their carbon footprint

April 20, 2018

“I have a strong sense of obligation and responsibility to do everything I can to protect our environment and ensure that we’re living...

N.Y. medical marijuana grower rolls out water-soluble pot that can be added to

April 20, 2018

Some medical marijuana with your coffee? Etain Inc., one of New York’s licensed medical marijuana growers, announced Friday that it’s now...

Hotels target Airbnb in mail and ad blitz

April 6, 2018

New York's hotel industry has ramped up its war with Airbnb, barraging the home-rental firm with more than $1 million in mailers and TV...

AIR STRIKE — Hotel trades-backed coalition launches anti-Airbnb ad campaign

March 27, 2018

Share Better — a coalition of elected officials and housing advocates backed by the influential New York Hotel Trades Council — is...

Cuomo to unleash ad attack against 7 NRA-backed N.Y. pols while touting state’s tough gun laws

March 12, 2018

Nearly a month after the Parkland, Fla., school mass shooting, Gov. Cuomo is set to kick off a gun-control campaign touting his work on...

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