Errol Louis

Last week over a dozen Democrats running for president pitched their social justice platforms at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. How'd they do? 

New York City: You vote on Tuesday. Here's what happened in the final debate among seven of the candidates for public advocate.

NY1 political anchor Errol Louis recaps the first televised debate in the upcoming special election for the NYC public advocate.

NY1's Errol Louis untangles state and local politics

Hundreds of cities saw widespread protesting and violence after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on April 4, 1968. Comparatively, New York City remained calm. 

Is the press ignoring the details about a popular immigration activist?

What happened in last night's Democratic mayoral primary debate? Errol Louis and Laura Nahmias recap the debate between Mayor de Blasio and Sal Albanese. 

Amid a 2017 mayoral run, Bill de Blasio addressed longstanding concerns for New Yorkers in his State of the City address on Monday.

Mayor de Blasio is set to announce NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton's abrupt resignation today.

A roundtable of local journalists discuss how Adriano Espaillat's win reflects ethnic power shifts in Harlem.

The candidates made it clear that they're fighting for New Yorkers' votes at last night's tense (and at times loud) Brooklyn debate. But at this point, are they changing anyone's mind?

Hear about the proposals Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out in his State of the City address.

Errol Louis of NY1 and WNYC's David Louis explain what the Bronx DA Robert Johnson's decision to step down means for Bronx residents. 

The once and future NYPD chief is making overtures to assure skeptics that he will uphold Bill de Blasio's pledge to improve community relations -- and in an op-ed over the weekend Sharpton referred to Bratton as a "friend" despite criticism during his first stint as chief.  Errol Louis, host of Road to City Hall on NY1, and Elinor Tatum, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Amsterdam News, discuss the Bratton appointment and what is still to come in the de Blasio's transition efforts.

After twelve years of Bloomberg, it's now up to Mayor-elect de Blasio to build a new team. Brigid Bergin, WNYC politics reporter and Errol Louis, NY1 host, discuss the four people announced yesterday, and what it says about the new government.

Labor Day kicks off the last full week of campaigning before Primary Day next Tuesday and the candidates running for mayor and comptroller are in overdrive.

Errol Louis, host of New York One's Road to City Hall, says expect to see some relentless negative attacks in the next week. "Just a big mud fight," he said, "over the next seven days."

Brian is a panelist for tonight's debate -- the first official CFB debate between the Democratic candidates for mayor. Errol Louis of NY1, moderator for the debate, and Brian's fellow panelists Juan Manuel Benitez of NY1Noticias and NY1 reporter Grace Rauh discuss what to expect.

WNYC will air the debate live tonight, have live video and a live chat, plus debate bingo! All the information you need is here.

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WNYC is one of the official sponsors for the Campaign Finance Board debates. Brian Lehrer previews the Comptroller, Public Advocate, and Mayoral debates -- all happening over the next...

How do we begin to assess the Bloomberg economic legacy when it comes to personal wealth, and economic prosperity? What do we make of the state of income inequality in New York today as compared to twelve years ago?