GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik plans to launch a bid for New York governor in November and has hired a number of key senior aides, a source familiar with the planning told CNN.

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is slightly ahead of Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in a potential New York gubernatorial race, according to a new poll by a conservative think-tank.

The message of affordability also propelled Zohran Mamdani, a little-known New York assemblyman who has vowed to freeze the rent for rent-controlled apartments in New York City, to the Democratic nomination and helped make him the favorite in Tuesday’s mayoral race.

Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are casting their ballots for governor as New York City holds its mayoral race.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency to issue $65 million for assistance to food banks as federal funding for the national

Miles Teller, who served as the night’s host, portrayed candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. While introducing himself, Teller’s Cuomo introduced himself as a “born, bred New Yorker” who “knows this city like the back of a woman’s back.”

A new poll of New York's gubernatorial race showed GOP Representative Elise Stefanik with a lead over Governor Kathy Hochul.

Former Democratic President Barack Obama called New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Saturday and offered to be a “sounding board” if the 34-year-old frontrunner wins the election. He also praised Mamdani's campaign.