What Jamaal Bowman’s Loss Means for the Left
Mr. Bowman’s win in 2020 seemed to herald an ascendant progressive movement. In 2024, the center is regaining power.
By Jesse McKinley and
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![Representative Jamaal Bowman, delivering his concession speech on Tuesday, suffered a decisive loss in the Democratic primary.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/26/multimedia/26bowman-left1-qfgw/26bowman-left1-qfgw-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)
Mr. Bowman’s win in 2020 seemed to herald an ascendant progressive movement. In 2024, the center is regaining power.
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Man Charged With Murder After a Triple Stabbing in Manhattan
The 30-year-old man, Alejandro Piedra, is accused of attacking a woman and two men, one of whom died.
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Hitting New York’s East Village with Sabrina Fuentes, the 24-year-old frontwoman of the band Pretty Sick.
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Michael Wilson, who writes about crime for the Metro desk, reported on a fire at a Manhattan cafe that could have been ruinous — had it not been for a passerby in a recycling truck.
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The congressman, who lost to George Latimer, was the first “squad” member to fall, in a painful defeat for the Democratic left.
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Mr. Avlon, an author and former CNN personality, defeated Nancy Goroff, a retired chemistry professor, in a race in eastern Long Island.
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Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, a member of the House’s left-wing “squad,” was defeated by George Latimer in a race that exposed Democratic fissures.
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The awards, which celebrated excellence in high school musical theater on Monday, have become a launchpad for future stars and Tony nominees.
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The judge who oversaw Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial loosened the rules governing what Mr. Trump can say about it, and said his gag order would be lifted after his July 11 sentencing.
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District 15 dropped selective admissions for middle schools, and the schools are now more integrated than they were.
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Representative Jamaal Bowman faces George Latimer in the state’s most-watched race, a costly contest that may speak to the Democratic Party’s direction.
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Tyrese Haspil, 25, was convicted of murdering his former boss, the entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, and dismembering his body in 2020.
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An aide to Senator Robert Menendez testified that she had been asked to consult with an Egyptian intelligence officer who had befriended Nadine Menendez.
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Rush-hour commuters at Penn Station faced a shutdown of close to an hour, followed by extensive delays, after Amtrak investigated a report of a problem with overhead wires.
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The majority-Republican Nassau County Legislature approved a bill that bars transgender athletes from playing at county-owned facilities on teams that match their gender identity.
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Yvonne Wu was waiting inside her ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Brooklyn when she came home with a friend. Ms. Wu turned her service gun on the two women.
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Stefan Alexandru Barabas, 38, pleaded guilty to extortion after threatening a multimillionaire in her Connecticut home in 2007.
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Mr. Bowman faces George Latimer in a House primary in New York that will test the party’s views on Israel and the strength of its left-wing faction.
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Senator Robert Menendez’s lawyers are expected to start calling witnesses to rebut the government’s bribery case as early as Wednesday.
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Dao Yin, a candidate for the New York State Assembly, turned in donor cards that were missing phone numbers and email addresses. Some had forged signatures.
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The 30-year-old man, Alejandro Piedra, is accused of attacking a woman and two men, one of whom died.
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The Manhattan district attorney’s office cited a lack of evidence in deciding not to prosecute 31 of the 46 people charged in the takeover of Hamilton Hall.
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More than eight million people in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont were under a tornado watch that expired on Sunday evening.
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Birders and tourists flock to see a lone flamingo among the swans.
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Several State Assembly contests have become contentious as the June 25 primary nears, with the party grappling between moderate and progressive forces.
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Turning to a local institution in a pinch, a tip about Beethoven and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
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Da Silvano was a celebrity hangout, drawing boldface names like Madonna, Barry Diller and Yoko Ono. It was often referred to as the downtown Elaine’s.
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Leaked images showed the trio sharing disparaging text messages during an alumni group discussion last month about Jewish life on campus.
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As a journalist, singer, label owner and radio producer, he fostered a community of musicians on the outskirts of Americana.
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders rallied with Jamaal Bowman on Saturday, three days before the primary on Tuesday.
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Alejandro Ramirez was one of two men killed in Upper Manhattan on Father’s Day. A 16-year-old has been charged in the deaths.
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Conflicts over the war have played out in protests, social media battles and a fight over flags on Fire Island during a time usually reserved for solidarity and celebration.
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Lynn Bodnar Kelly, executive director of Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project, e-bikes through Brooklyn and roller skates to the beat of Beyoncé.
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Authorities suspended their search Saturday for the boys, 16 and 17, who were last seen on Friday being overtaken by a large wave in the waters off Jacob Riis Park.
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The killing occurred during a dispute between two men just before 6 p.m. Friday at the West 175th Street A train station.
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A replica of the Athena Giustiniani that greeted students at Wells College for more than 150 years was accidentally decapitated in the scramble to close the institution forever.
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A shifting weather front and climate change temporarily turned the temperate state subtropical.
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Donald J. Trump claims the order has unfairly restricted his free speech rights ahead of his sentencing on 34 felony counts. He has nonetheless attacked the judge, prosecutor and justice system.
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The annual Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn is a tacky yet spectacular extravaganza.
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An uplifting new library in Manhattan comes with 12 floors of subsidized apartments. It’s a clever way to find community support for housing.
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The city’s budget is being finalized, and arts institutions, from the big to the small, are fearing the worst.
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Global warming has led to more extreme weather earlier and later in the year, causing New Yorkers to rethink their relationship to the seasonal calendar.
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Nico Nuño-Kelley, 17, fell six stories from the roof of his Manhattan apartment building after vaping marijuana. His anguished family wants answers.
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The three cases are among several filed by opponents of the tolling program, which was halted by Gov. Kathy Hochul this month.
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Many buildings lack air-conditioning, despite years of calls for improvements to old buildings.
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