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Divisions between reformers and longtime county loyalists have persisted.

An investigation by New York Focus found most of the city’s state Supreme Court candidates who won in November have donated to Democratic county parties and leaders. Some have spent thousands, thanks to a widely used loophole in ethics rules.

The plaintiffs are represented by Frank Carone, an attorney with deep ties to both the Brooklyn Democratic organization and mayoral candidate Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough president.

The inability of all wings of the party to have their voices heard, and to have a seat at the table, will tear our democracy down.

Working for a more progressive Brooklyn

So went the contentious leadership meeting of one of the largest local Democratic parties in the country.

A dozen Democrats sued the Brooklyn Democratic Party on Thursday over a recent rule change shifting the power to fill thousands of membership vacancies from

Brooklyn Democratic Party bigwigs used a new gender non-binary inclusion rule to consolidate power among their executive ranks, progressive pols and activists — including the borough’s LGBTQ political club — claim.

Brooklyn Democratic Party bigwigs used a gender inclusion rule to consolidate power among its executive ranks, progressive pols and activists claim.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party is making moves to reduce its reliance on the gender binary. But some say those moves...

The move comes three months after lawmakers assembled a task force to study gender equality to make sure women and transgender New Yorkers aren’t left out of the political process.

Assemblymember Colton sent three separate mailers endorsing political club ally for County Committee seat, called challengers “an outside group” who support defunding the police

A state judge slapped the leadership of the Brooklyn Democratic Party for violating election law by failing to hold its organizational meeting. The Kings County Democratic Committee organizational …

Assemblymember and Kings County Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte (D-Flatbush, Ditmas Park) on Tuesday was easily reappointed to a two-year term as the Kings County Democratic Party Chair at the party’s organizational meeting held virtually. Also re-elected to their posts were female Democrat…

With Jamaal Bowman and Ritchie Torres set to join Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Congress, and an almost entirely new City Council delegation set to sweep into the Bronx next year, along with a new borough president, the Boogie Down has become the Borough of Change. And that change goes all the wa…

The progressive wave that has washed over parts of New York in recent years has brought with it an increased...

The New York State Libertarian Party has removed its top two Niagara County officers in a dispute over the endorsements of seven candidates for state and local offices.

Astorino Creates Another Party…Again By Dan Murphy Westchester Democrats will be voting next month to select their county chairman, and decide whether to re-elect long serving County Dem Chair Reginald LaFayette, or choose between one of two candidates: Greenburgh Democratic Chair Suzanne Berger, or…

Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City BY GREGORY MEEKS The recent Democratic National Convention has filled us with hope for our country. In prime time, we’ve seen the diversity of the Democratic Party, its inclusivity and unif…

There are a few different ways political careers in New York end. I’m the first politician that I know of whose career (so far) has ended the way it did.