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. […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. New York City’s economy in 2025 is a city of contradictions. Wall Street profits have soared, tech startups are thriving in hubs like Brooklyn’s Industry City, and tourism has roared back after pandemic-era slumps. Yet for hundreds of thousands of non-white New Yorkers, the reality of daily work remains precarious: unstable […]
By Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / shutterstock.com The embattled mayor’s reelection fight is far from the only contest on the ballot. Local leadership is on the ballot in 2025, from City Hall down to your neighborhood Councilmember. And it’s set to be a doozy, even by the raucous standards […]