mayoral race

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is inching toward the 40 percent mark that would prevent a run-off.

Council members are considering delaying endorsements until after budget season to prevent retribution.

Bill de Blasio will officially kick off his race for mayor Sunday afternoon.

"It's quite possible that Mayor Bloomberg does not know what mold is," Comptroller John Liu said.

Bill Thompson, who narrowly lost to Mayor Bloomberg in 2009, is back in the hunt for City Hall.

The likely candidate kept mum about his plans, but his supporters wished him "Happy Birthday, Mr. Mayor."

A group of protesters who have long hounded Speaker Quinn plan to step up their efforts in 2013.

At a Crain's forum, the four Democrats vying to become mayor debated the city's economic future.

MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota and Adolfo Carrion Jr. will have an uphill battle if they run for mayor.

Scarlett Johansson once fumed at rumors that Scott Stringer would drop his mayoral bid. And now he is.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has become a near-constant presence uptown this summer.

New Yorkers don't care about Chick-fil-A's anti-gay marriage stance, a poll found.

Candidates for city office are raking in cash as well as celebrity endorsements.

Thompson, who lives in Stuyvesant Town, has launched a website to drum up support and donations.

Ray Kelly has no stated mayoral ambitions, but a new poll shows he'd be trounced by Chris Quinn.