The upcoming New York City mayoral race will be the first in 120 years without an endorsement from the New York Times.
The newspaper on Aug. 12 reported that its editorial board, which consists of opinion journalists and operates separately from the paper’s newsroom, will stop endorsing candidates in New York state and local elections.
The change “will be immediate,” according to the report. Specifically, this means that the editorial board will not “take a stance in Senate, congressional or state legislative races in New York this fall, or in next year’s New York City elections,” which includes New York Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection bid….