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Today — 12 September 2025Main stream

Can a New York City Mayoral Candidate Be Taken Off the Ballot?

12 September 2025 at 04:56
A judge affirmed a Board of Elections decision that it was too late for Jim Walden to be taken off the New York City mayoral ballot. The same would be true for other candidates.

© Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press

The New York City Board of Elections told Jim Walden, a lawyer who ended his long-shot independent campaign for mayor, that the deadline to withdraw from the ballot had long passed.
Yesterday — 11 September 2025Main stream

Fare Evasion Cost the M.T.A. $1 Billion in 2024, but the Trend May Be Slowing

11 September 2025 at 17:04
A fiscal watchdog group found that deterrence measures are starting to have an impact on the practice, which has surged since the pandemic.

© Natalie Keyssar for The New York Times

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost $350 million in unpaid subway fares last year, a report found.
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