An interesting conversation among well informed New York journalists about the election tomorrow. Pura política! Listen to @juanmabenitez.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/j...

Our Exec Director, Grace Rauh, joined the #JuanManuelBenítezWantstoKnow podcast with @juanmabenitez.bsky.social to discuss how a YES vote on Ballot Proposal 6 would increase voter turnout, provide greater representation, & strengthen democracy. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4o8A...

Listen to this podcast episode before you go vote in NYC! My former NY1 colleague Grace Rauh and I debate whether it’s a good idea to have the presidential and local elections the same year. Plus a lot more! youtu.be/2GeBJ5vKSqQ?... #JuanManuelBenítezWantstoKnow

Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala joined Jeff Simmons & @juanmabenitez.bsky.social on @wbai.org to discuss why Mayor Adams’ misleading ballot proposals 2-4 would diminish community voices in land use, taking away their power to secure crucial neighborhood investments as part of new development projects.

Meet Brian Lehrer, the Mayor of NYC Radio — The veteran @wnyc.org host on voting in the mayoral election, the crisis in local news and 38 years of improv journalism. #JuanManuelBenítezWantstoKnow #podcast youtu.be/80dU21Rsb00?...

Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos on Cuomo @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social and much more open.substack.com/pub/juanmabeni…#JuanManuelBenítezWantstoKnowo#podcastst

"He was able to engage gentrifiers like never before." @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social gets candid about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's meteoric rise & her controversial Cuomo endorsement. NEW Juan Manuel Benitez Wants to Know 🎙️https://youtu.be/Yvbjp55I-aY?si=i4iYhmuNQyxSxWXw

"He was able to engage gentrifiers like never before." @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social gets candid about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's meteoric rise & her controversial Cuomo endorsement. NEW Juan Manuel Benitez Wants to Know 🎙️https://youtu.be/Yvbjp55I-aY?si=i4iYhmuNQyxSxWXw

My former NY1 colleague @errollouis.bsky.social interviewing GOP candidate for NYC mayor Curtis Sliwa at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

The race for NYC mayor is getting interesting… open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

The subway-patrolling, cat-rescuing, EDM-lover mayoral candidate won’t drop out — and he’s not afraid of socialists! Republican Curtis Sliwa takes on Trump, Cuomo and the billionaires. A new #JuanManuelBenítezWantsToKnow podcast episode is out! substack.com/home/post/p-...

The mayor’s reading self-help books. His polls are in single digits. Read about my recent interview with Eric Adams - and follow me on Substack (it’s free!) open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

"But, wait! Aren't you still the mayor?" Watch the entire interview on YouTube or Substack, or listen to it on Apple/Spotify. #JuanManuelBenítezWantstoKnow #podcast youtu.be/Sc8q-11E9rg?fe…

“Wait! But aren’t you still the mayor?” Watch -or listen to- my interview with Eric Adams on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or Substack. #JuanManuelBenitezWantsToKnow

NEW! Mayor Eric Adams on Trump & Biden, Israel & Gaza, and why he thinks Andrew Cuomo is "a snake and a liar." The fourth episode of "Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know" is out on YouTube, Apple, Spotify and Substack. Subscribe, rate and comment! youtu.be/Sc8q-11E9rg?...

On @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, Cuomo & the wealthy: don’t miss @billdeblasionyc.bsky.social’s interview with the New York Editorial Board. Audio & transcript here open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

Read the recap of my wide-ranging interview with @marklevinenyc.bsky.social for the “Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know” podcast! open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

What former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has to say about Andrew Cuomo and his performance in the mayoral race: juanmabenitez.substack.com/p/de-blasio-...

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. On Thursday, de Blasio sat down with the New York Editorial Board for a wide-ranging interview open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

He’s poised to become NYC’s next comptroller. @marklevinenyc.bsky.social on his politics, book and podcast recs, and NYC favorite spots. New podcast episode is out on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Substack! #JuanManuelBenitezWantsToKnow #israel

Tough questions by veteran/cranky/knowledgable NYC reporters. Thoughtful/knowledgeable/open/serious/non-combative answers @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @benmax.bsky.social @nyamnews.bsky.social @nydailynews.com @nypost.com @semafor.com @nysfocus.bsky.social @thecity.nyc @juanmabenitez.bsky.social

Why is the NYC business community freaking out about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social? I ask Kathy Wylde, from the Partnership for NYC. “Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know” podcast available in all major platforms. #newyork #mamdani

Why is the business community freaking out about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social? Kathy Wylde, from the Partnership for NYC on this and much more in the second episode of the “Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know” podcast. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Substack #nyc #newyork #zohran

Why I built a podcast frim scratch using AI as my assistant => open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

New podcast built entirely with AI assistance - from my office at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. Episode 1: @bradlander.bsky.social on whether he'd be @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's deputy mayor and Cuomo’s attacks. "Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know" is live on all platforms. Comment & subscribe!

Two very different receptions at this NYC Pride March today: Mayor Eric Adams vs @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Hear @jeffcmays.bsky.social & @juanmabenitez.bsky.social on the various ads flooding New Yorkers ahead of Tuesday's mayoral primary election. www.wnyc.org/story/the-ad...

Today: [email protected] & @juanmabenitez.bsky.social on the ad war in NYC's mayoral primary, [email protected] on June's 'Ask Gov. Murphy,' ‪[email protected]'s medical take on trans youth care, -Juneteenth at @lincolncenter.bsky.social Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org

This is my AI assistant’s ranked-choice ballot for NYC mayor based on our interviews at the New York Editorial Board open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

A recap of @columbiajournalism.bsky.social mayoral forum citynewsroomcjs.com/six-mayoral-... and how students reacted to it citynewsroomcjs.com/mayoral-hope...

Today at noon! NYC mayoral candidates at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social You can watch live here www.youtube.com/live/OV_TZxX...

City Newsroom students putting together this mayoral forum at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social today. Watch here at noon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV_T...

📢 Let's talk about New York City's future. Professor @juanmabenitez.bsky.social, Philip S. Balboni Professor of Professional Practice of Local Journalism, is moderating "A Vision for New York City Mayoral Forum" on Monday, April 14 at noon.

City Newsroom students grilling officials today at City Hall. @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

If you want to know more about the New York Editorial Board, check this @niemanlab.org piece www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/the-... @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

The latest New York Editorial Board interview is out! State Senator @zellnor.bsky.social makes his case for NYC mayor => open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

City Newsroom reporters interviewing @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social today. Reynoso has asked Mayor Eric Adams to resign. Story to come citynewsroomcjs.com

Putting more cops on NYC streets is the commitment Jim Walden would like all mayoral candidates to make. Walden sat down with the NY Editorial Board today. Soon to come, full transcript and audio => open.substack.com/pub/nyeditoria…

City Newsroom @columbiajournalism.bsky.social students interviewing Grace Rauh from the 5 Boro Institute “It’s such a horrible precedent that’s being set,” she says about media organizations settling Trump lawsuits. Story to come citynewsroomcjs.com

“Best to worst: De Blasio, Dinkins, Bloomberg, Adams, Giuliani,” says mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on previous NYC mayors. Read his interview with the NY Editorial Board!

NYC mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social sat down with the NY Editorial Board today. Stay tuned for the transcript and audio of the conversation, and follow our Substack! open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

Stay tuned for all the New York stories these @columbiajournalism.bsky.social City Newsroom reporters are going to produce and publish on citynewsroomcjs.com this semester!

“Voting for both Donald Trump and myself perhaps can be reconciled in that we are not particularly perceived to be establishment-type candidates, and […] we speak to working-class New Yorkers.” @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social to NY Editorial Board => tinyurl.com/4yk4baf2

Mayoral candidate @bradlander.bsky.social doesn't support Mayor Eric Adams' push to expand cooperation with Trump's ICE: "... he is more focused on seeking his own pardon than he is on solving the problems of New Yorkers." His interview with NY Editorial Board here: open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

Today, the newly-formed New York Editorial Board kicked off interviews with the 2025 mayoral candidates. Thank you, @bradlander.bsky.social , for joining us for breakfast. Stay tuned for details from our conversation with the current @nyccomptroller.bsky.social ! 1/2