Laura Tamman
@lauratamman.bsky.social
Clinical Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pace University. NYC politics is my jam.
Alum of CUNY GC (PhD), St. Hilda’s College, Oxford (MA) and U of Georgia (BA).
Devoted Swifty & Arcade Fire obsessed.
I ❤️ good trouble.
www.LauraTamman.com
Alum of CUNY GC (PhD), St. Hilda’s College, Oxford (MA) and U of Georgia (BA).
Devoted Swifty & Arcade Fire obsessed.
I ❤️ good trouble.
www.LauraTamman.com
Pinned
Vital City | A True Mandate for New York City
What moving local elections to even years will do for local politics
www.vitalcitynyc.org
***Prop 6***
We could double voter turnout in our city elections by making one change: timing. Prop 6 moves NYC elections to presidential years, once state law allows.
TL,DR: More people voting is better for *everybody.*
My take for @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/mov...
We could double voter turnout in our city elections by making one change: timing. Prop 6 moves NYC elections to presidential years, once state law allows.
TL,DR: More people voting is better for *everybody.*
My take for @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/mov...
“In neighborhoods with 10% or more registered voters with Jewish surnames, Cuomo bested Mamdani by 20 points, securing 58% of the votes, according to the Center for Urban Research map.”
"5 Takeaways from the 2025 NYC Election Turnout" via @cityandstateny.bsky.social featuring the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social online map www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
We've added filters to the map (eg., showing 2025 general results in areas won in the primary) plus an address search.
We've added filters to the map (eg., showing 2025 general results in areas won in the primary) plus an address search.
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“In neighborhoods with 10% or more registered voters with Jewish surnames, Cuomo bested Mamdani by 20 points, securing 58% of the votes, according to the Center for Urban Research map.”
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We’re all trying to figure out who controls the democratic Senate caucus, because that person should resign.
I will not support the Republican bill that’s on the Senate floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We’re all trying to figure out who controls the democratic Senate caucus, because that person should resign.
Insightful piece about American masculinity. G-d bless Mitchell Duneier.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Insightful piece about American masculinity. G-d bless Mitchell Duneier.
Reposted by Laura Tamman
You wouldn't know it from talking to most public officials, watching TV news, or reading the Post, but the 2019 reforms drove recidivism down, making everyone safer.
Bail Reform Has Made NYC Safer, Yet Another Study Confirms
You wouldn't know it from talking to most public officials, but the 2019 reforms drove recidivism down.
hellgatenyc.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
You wouldn't know it from talking to most public officials, watching TV news, or reading the Post, but the 2019 reforms drove recidivism down, making everyone safer.
This is ridic. Come on, lady.
In an over the top column full of lies and bigoted crap--headlined "New York, you've Been Warned" -- Peggy Noonan astonishingly claims there was no animus toward Muslims in NYC after 9/11 and that Mamdani is making stuff up.
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is ridic. Come on, lady.
Mamdani’s canvassers must not have been able to get into Peggy Noonan’s building b/c she has obviously never met any of his vols.
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Mamdani’s canvassers must not have been able to get into Peggy Noonan’s building b/c she has obviously never met any of his vols.
Wowzers - this is wild!
Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wowzers - this is wild!
Lots of insightful perspective here from rank and file NYPD.
The non-stop Maddrey, Kaz, Shell scandals plus the Adams/Banks strategy of trying to suppress crime by blanketing the city in OT shifts really has done a number on PD morale — hellgatenyc.com/three-nypd-c...
Three NYPD Cops on the 2025 Mayoral Race: 'I Like That Mamdani Is a Dreamer'
Forced overtime, cronyism in the C-suite, and a rising attrition rate are some of their biggest concerns for the next mayor of New York City to address.
hellgatenyc.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Lots of insightful perspective here from rank and file NYPD.
Reposted by Laura Tamman
New Yorkers won a mandate for a New York we can afford. Now it’s time for the rich to pay their due.
Tax the rich, @governor.ny.gov.
Tax the rich, @governor.ny.gov.
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New Yorkers won a mandate for a New York we can afford. Now it’s time for the rich to pay their due.
Tax the rich, @governor.ny.gov.
Tax the rich, @governor.ny.gov.
Fascinating stuff in here!
Distinguished Prof. John Mollenkopf (@jomoko.bsky.social) talked to The New York Times about trends in voter turnout www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
After Decades of Low Turnout for Mayor’s Races, Voting Surges in New York
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Fascinating stuff in here!
Reposted by Laura Tamman
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
Paging Mayor Elect Mamdani
📣Hi #EconSky! I am on the job market! 📣
My JMP builds a 20-year panel showing an after-school care reform increased university grad. rates. 🎓
The key: moving children from home 🏠 to care centers 🧑🧒🧒, where peer interactions shaped preferences and beliefs — not skills🧮.
For more: sevinkaytan.com
My JMP builds a 20-year panel showing an after-school care reform increased university grad. rates. 🎓
The key: moving children from home 🏠 to care centers 🧑🧒🧒, where peer interactions shaped preferences and beliefs — not skills🧮.
For more: sevinkaytan.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Paging Mayor Elect Mamdani
Seriously, please!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Seriously, please!!!!!
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Our message to Andrew Cuomo was loud & clear in June.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Our message to Andrew Cuomo was loud & clear in June.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
I’m not happy with how many votes Cuomo got.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I’m not happy with how many votes Cuomo got.
Reposted by Laura Tamman
Please check out the interesting nuances at our map with filters to look at groups: www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Please check out the interesting nuances at our map with filters to look at groups: www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
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When we wrote our book on children of immigrants in NY we said they would inherit the city. Tonight one of them did!
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November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
When we wrote our book on children of immigrants in NY we said they would inherit the city. Tonight one of them did!
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All together now:
Good fucking riddance.
Good fucking riddance.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
All together now:
Good fucking riddance.
Good fucking riddance.
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I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
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2 MILLION VOTES: NYC! All before 9 p.m.
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2 MILLION VOTES: NYC! All before 9 p.m.
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
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November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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The commercials are dating personals for individuals, which is 👌🏻.
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Holy moly!
Decision desk HQ is projecting NYC turnout total around 2.3M
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Holy moly!
The next time we go to the polls to vote for Mayor, she will be able to cast her own ballot. 😍🥹🥰
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The next time we go to the polls to vote for Mayor, she will be able to cast her own ballot. 😍🥹🥰
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November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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