Mamdani Rides Slow Bus to ‘Fast and Free’ Buses Event NYT | Top Stories By: Michael Gold 9 October 2025 at 06:38 Zohran Mamdani, the leading candidate in the race to be New York City’s next mayor, held a campaign event on a bus that crawled across Midtown Manhattan to highlight a signature proposal. © Olga Fedorova for The New York TimesThe M57 traveled at about 2.3 miles per hour on Wednesday afternoon, far below the citywide average speed of about 8 miles per hour.
Oct. 7 Anniversary Arrives During Heated Final Stretch of Mayor’s Race NYT | Top Stories By: Michael Gold 8 October 2025 at 03:47 Both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo planned to attend events marking the anniversary of the Hamas attacks and honoring the victims.
Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition NYT | Top Stories By: Michael Gold 7 October 2025 at 01:56 The Democratic representative-elect won her Arizona seat overwhelmingly. But so far, the Republican speaker will not swear her in. © Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesRepresentative-elect Adelita Grijalva, 54, was elected last month to fill the seat that was occupied by her father, who died in March.