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City Council Speaker Julie Menin joins Carl Wilson at his election night party at VERS bar in Hell’s Kitchen after he declared victory in the District 3 special election.

Carl Wilson declares victory in race to succeed Erik Bottcher in Council District 3

By Matt Tracy

A person casts their vote, with a dog sitting beside them, at the Bernie Wohl Center on the Upper West Side on June 25, 2024.

The early voter gets the sticker: What it’s like to work at the polls in NYC

By Kathleen Warnock

Former Congressmember Mondaire Jones of New York.

Mondaire Jones launches bid for Congress

By Emily Sawaked

DeSantis campaign falsely paints Trump as supporter of LGBTQ rights

By Emily Sawaked

Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride mounts historic bid for Congress

By Emily Sawaked

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Political Candidates Answer Questions in Video Interviews

By Gay City News

U.S. President-elect Biden campaigns for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Ossoff and Warnock at a rally ahead of runoff elections in Atlanta, Georgia

Democrats Topple Anti-LGBTQ Lawmakers in Georgia, Regain Senate Control

By Matt Tracy

Elisa Crespo

Community Rallies Around Elisa Crespo in Wake of New York Post Slam

By Matt Tracy

Crystal Hudson

Brooklyn LGBTQ Democrats Endorse Four Queer Council Candidates

By Matt Tracy

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Farce! Rudy Leads Trump Push to Undermine Democracy

By Paul Schindler

Alejandra Caraballo

Alejandra Caraballo Dreams of Shattering a Glass Ceiling in Brooklyn

By Matt Tracy

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Gay Community Leader Shakes Up Brooklyn Council Race

By Matt Tracy

NYU early presen

New York Bursts Out in Celebration

By Donna Aceto

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Joe Biden Has Won the Presidency!

By Paul Schindler

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Trans, Non-Binary Candidates Lead Rainbow Wave in Statehouses

By Matt Tracy

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Biden speaks about 2020 the presidential election in Wilmington, Delaware

Joe Biden Is the President-Apparent

By Paul Schindler

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