Some Republicans acknowledged how strange it felt to vote for Representative Thomas Kean Jr., who has not been seen for months. Mr. Kean issued a statement promising to be transparent about his situation.
Ms. Bennett, a Democrat, will compete in November against Mr. Kean, the incumbent Republican, who has been sidelined for months by a mysterious health condition.
Dr. Hamawy, a U.S. Army veteran, faced questions about his past association with an Egyptian cleric who was convicted in 1995 of a conspiracy to wage “a war of urban terrorism.”
The city’s current savings plan starts with $100. A City Council proposal would make the initial contributions among the highest anywhere.
Congressional primaries in Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond could test the strength of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist movement and reverberate across the country.
The Democratic battle over a House seat in New York City has reignited old tensions over gentrification, identity and who gets to define the left.
Parade organizers and New York lawmakers who marched in the parade sought to distance themselves from Bezalel Smotrich, a hard-line Israeli official who attended.
A militia leader pleaded not guilty on Monday to what prosecutors say is his role in attacks that are part of Iran’s response to the war with Israel and the United States.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill and other New Jersey elected officials have urged calm as demonstrators clashed with police while protesting conditions at the immigration detention center.
Dr. Adam Hamawy, a New Jersey Democrat with big-name support on the left, has touted his humanitarian work, but some opponents want to talk about Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman.