Elections

Eric Adams, Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia are the top three, though under the new system, determining a winner could take weeks. For comptroller, City Council member Brad Lander had a solid lead over council Speaker Corey Johnson, 31.5% to 22.7%.

With the mayor's race riveted on public safety, candidates discussed the city’s finances in a televised debate.

One of the city's most significant elections is also one of the strangest with a pandemic, an open seat, crime and financial strife, and ranked-choice voting at play.

The businessman and former Assembly member looks to prevent the first re-election of a Democratic governor in more than 40 years.

Incumbents Bill Peduto and Eric Papenfuse were unseated, the Allentown race is too close to call and constitutional amendments to curb a governor's emergency powers appear headed to victory.

Proposed remedies were as varied as the candidates themselves as eight leading Democratic candidates jousted in a live televised debate.

While the race has drawn few headlines compared with the battle for mayor, a dozen hopefuls are running for the office.

With enough signatures collected, according to the Secretary of State's tally, a recall election is likely.

Johnson, in his announcement to run, emphasized New York’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic through effective use of federal stimulus dollars.

The pivotal issue of the November vote will be a divided government versus a united government, and its possible effect on policies that can drive the economy and markets.