HomeCity Politics

City Politics

Brooklyn’s New Political Stage

By Nayaba Arinde“Both disgusted and disappointed is how Central Brooklyn Democrats are feeling,” a political operative told Our Time Press. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the well-known community organizer added. “Some of the Democrats who ran in the primary just did not read the...

DSA/DEMS PRIMARY RESULT Central Brooklyn Flexing and Reflecting

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“If we just come out to vote, like we come out to party, we could never lose,” community activist, Daniel Goodine, told Our Time Press, days after digesting the June 23rd primary results, a low voter turnout, which saw Central...

Keep exploring

Transcript: Mayor Adams Addresses New Yorkers on Corruption Charge Dismissal

My fellow New Yorkers, today finally marks the end of this chapter. I want...

Dem. Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Black Caucus Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke ‘Medicaid Day of Action’ at One Brooklyn Health

By Mary Alice MillerDays after Trump signed a short-term spending bill that avoided a...

Independent politicking, matching funds-denied Democratic Mayor Adams just may pivot

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeIndependent living and right-of-center political thinking may be on the...

Adrienne Adams Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign With Lively Rally in Southeast Queens

Sunday, March 9, 2025 - ROCHDALE VILLAGE, NY - Democrat Adrienne Adams joined elected...

Ego & Ambition in Play: Cuomo is in the Running. Mayor Adams’s Response, ‘Come One, Come All.’

By Nayaba ArindeEditor -at-largeA political lightning rod, once called a “disrupter,” with an affected...

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams slams Mayor Adams’s Trump quid pro quo assist

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeMayor Eric Adams may have parlayed his way to a Presidential push...

Gov. Hochul’s State of the State Address: Agenda for 2025

By Mary Alice MillerGovernor Hochul’s State of the State address focused on affordability and...

NYC in 2025: organizing, planning, advocating, and building

By Nayaba Arinde January 2025 is here. There is heavy anticipation regarding President Donald Trump's effect...

Rev. Kim Council, Brooklyn Deputy Borough President, on Politics, Property, and Prayer

By Fern GillespieThe contentious national and local political landscape in New York City during...

Local State Representatives Preview Their Agendas for Upcoming Legislative Session

By Mary Alice MillerThe 2025 legislative session convenes on January 8. With Trump being...

Re-Election-seeking embattled Mayor Adams – a Pulse check on his administration

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeMayor Eric Adams seeks re-election in 2025, but on Sunday,...

Trump Deportation Threat Affecting Whole City

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeProtesting President-elect Donald Trump’s Project 2025 with its detailed conservative blueprint, demonstrators...

Latest articles

Citizenship in the Age of Emerging Technologies

By Mary Alice MillerYour friendly neighborhood tech bro may know something the rest of...

Brooklyn Books and Bullets

By Nayaba ArindeTeens shot by teens. The NYPD said that this year, up to...

Remembering Diana King, Flo Anthony, and Pauline Barfield

Fern GillespieThis summer was a season of loss in New York City communications. Between...

Brownsville Boxing Legends Come Home

By Mary Alice MillerMike Tyson, undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, joined...