New York Election Live Results 2024

Published

2 years ago

November 5, 2024

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Thomas SchiavoniT. SchiavoniSchiavoni Democrat 56%

Stephen KielyS. KielyKiely Republican 44%

81%

Jodi GiglioJ. GiglioGiglioincumbent Republican 65%

Tricia ChiaramonteT. ChiaramonteChiaramonte Democrat 35%

84%

Joseph De StefanoJ. De StefanoDe Stefanoincumbent Republican 61%

Trina MilesT. MilesMiles Democrat 39%

71%

Rebecca KassayR. KassayKassay Democrat 50.4%

Edward FloodE. FloodFloodincumbent Republican 49.6%

58%

Douglas SmithD. SmithSmithincumbent Republican 65%

Michael ReynoldsM. ReynoldsReynolds Democrat 35%

73%

Philip RamosP. RamosRamosincumbent Democrat 65%

Daniel MitolaD. MitolaMitola Republican 35%

61%

Jarett GandolfoJ. GandolfoGandolfoincumbent Republican 63%

Garrett PetersenG. PetersenPetersen Democrat 37%

80%

Michael FitzpatrickM. FitzpatrickFitzpatrickincumbent Republican 66%

Steven BasileoS. BasileoBasileo Democrat 34%

85%

Michael DursoM. DursoDursoincumbent Republican 66%

Steven DellaVecchiaS. DellaVecchiaDellaVecchia Democrat 34%

73%

Steve SternS. SternSternincumbent Democrat 56%

Aamir SultanA. SultanSultan Republican 44%

75%

Kwani O’PharrowK. O’PharrowO’Pharrow Democrat 50.2%

Joseph CardinaleJ. CardinaleCardinale Republican 49.8%

71%

Keith BrownK. BrownBrownincumbent Republican 57%

Thomas CoxT. CoxCox Democrat 43%

81%

Charles LavineC. LavineLavineincumbent Democrat 57%

Ruka AnzaiR. AnzaiAnzai Republican 43%

51%

David McDonoughD. McDonoughMcDonoughincumbent Republican 60%

Ellen Lederer DeFrancescoE. Lederer DeFrancescoLederer DeFrancesco Democrat 40%

51%

Jake BlumencranzJ. BlumencranzBlumencranzincumbent Republican 55%

William MurphyW. MurphyMurphy Democrat 45%

54%

Gina SillittiG. SillittiSillittiincumbent Democrat 51%

Daniel NorberD. NorberNorber Republican 49%

66%

John MikulinJ. MikulinMikulinincumbent Republican 62%

Harpreet ToorH. ToorToor Democrat 38%

44%

Noah BurroughsN. BurroughsBurroughs Democrat 85%

Danielle SmikleD. SmikleSmikle Republican 15%

44%

Edward RaE. RaRaincumbent Republican 64%

Sanjeev JindalS. JindalJindal Democrat 36%

80%

Eric BrownE. BrownBrownincumbent Republican 63%

Tina PosterliT. PosterliPosterli Democrat 37%

57%

Judy GriffinJ. GriffinGriffin Democrat 55%

Brian CurranB. CurranCurranincumbent Republican 45%

51%

Michaelle SolagesM. SolagesSolagesincumbent Democrat 64%

Ian BergstromI. BergstromBergstrom Republican 36%

45%

Stacey Pheffer AmatoS. Pheffer AmatoPheffer Amatoincumbent Democrat 51%

Thomas SullivanT. SullivanSullivan Republican 49%

87%

David WeprinD. WeprinWeprinincumbent Democrat 61%

Ruben CruzR. CruzCruz Republican 36%

75%

Nily RozicN. RozicRozicincumbent Democrat 53%

Kenneth PaekK. PaekPaek Republican 47%

69%

Edward BraunsteinE. BraunsteinBraunsteinincumbent Democrat 68%

Robert SperanzaR. SperanzaSperanza Conservative 32%

74%

Sam BergerS. BergerBergerincumbent Democrat 57%

Angelo KingA. KingKing Republican 43%

79%

Andrew HevesiA. HevesiHevesiincumbent Democrat 58%

Jonathan RinaldiJ. RinaldiRinaldi Republican 42%

83%

Alicia HyndmanA. HyndmanHyndmanincumbent Democrat 86%

Dwayne MooreD. MooreMoore Republican 14%

78%

Steven RagaS. RagaRagaincumbent Democrat 60%

Brandon CastroB. CastroCastro Republican 40%

74%

Khaleel AndersonK. AndersonAndersonincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Vivian CookV. CookCookincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Clyde VanelC. VanelVanelincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Jessica Gonzalez-RojasJ. Gonzalez-RojasGonzalez-Rojasincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Larinda HooksL. HooksHooks Democrat

Uncontested

Zohran MamdaniZ. MamdaniMamdaniincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Claire ValdezC. ValdezValdez Democrat

Uncontested

Jenifer RajkumarJ. RajkumarRajkumarincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Catalina CruzC. CruzCruzincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Ron KimR. KimKimincumbent Democrat 55%

Philip WangP. WangWang Republican 45%

67%

Kalman YegerK. YegerYeger Democrat

Uncontested

Rodneyse BichotteR. BichotteBichotteincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Brian CunninghamB. CunninghamCunninghamincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Robert CarrollR. CarrollCarrollincumbent Democrat 85%

John BennettJ. BennettBennett Republican 15%

91%

Michael NovakhovM. NovakhovNovakhovincumbent Republican 50.5%

Joey Cohen-SabanJ. Cohen-SabanCohen-Saban Democrat 49.5%

75%

Alec Brook-KrasnyA. Brook-KrasnyBrook-Krasnyincumbent Republican 53%

Chris McCreightC. McCreightMcCreight Democrat 47%

75%

William ColtonW. ColtonColtonincumbent Democrat 61%

David SepiashviliD. SepiashviliSepiashvili Republican 39%

72%

Simcha EichensteinS. EichensteinEichensteinincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Lester ChangL. ChangChangincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Emily GallagherE. GallagherGallagherincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Marcela MitaynesM. MitaynesMitaynesincumbent Democrat 77%

Erik FrankelE. FrankelFrankel Republican 23%

67%

Jo Anne SimonJ. SimonSimonincumbent Democrat 94%

Brett WynkoopB. WynkoopWynkoop Conservative 6%

>95%

Maritza DavilaM. DavilaDavilaincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Erik DilanE. DilanDilanincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Latrice WalkerL. WalkerWalkerincumbent Democrat 92%

Berneda JacksonB. JacksonJackson Republican 8%

63%

Stefani ZinermanS. ZinermanZinermanincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Phara ForrestP. ForrestForrestincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Monique Chandler-WatermanM. Chandler-WatermanChandler-Watermanincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Jaime WilliamsJ. WilliamsWilliamsincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Nikki LucasN. LucasLucasincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Charles FallC. FallFallincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Michael ReillyM. ReillyReillyincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Sam PirozzoloS. PirozzoloPirozzoloincumbent Republican 58%

Matthew MobiliaM. MobiliaMobilia Democrat 42%

80%

Michael TannousisM. TannousisTannousisincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Grace LeeG. LeeLeeincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Deborah GlickD. GlickGlickincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Linda RosenthalL. RosenthalRosenthalincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Edward GibbsE. GibbsGibbsincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Micah LasherM. LasherLasher Democrat

Uncontested

Jordan WrightJ. WrightWright Democrat 91%

Seson AdamsS. AdamsAdams Republican 9%

72%

Al TaylorA. TaylorTaylorincumbent Democrat 87%

Joziel AndujarJ. AndujarAndujar Republican 13%

68%

Manny De Los SantosM. De Los SantosDe Los Santosincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Alex BoresA. BoresBoresincumbent Democrat 74%

Awadhesh GuptaA. GuptaGupta Republican 26%

91%

Harvey EpsteinH. EpsteinEpsteinincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Tony SimoneT. SimoneSimoneincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Rebecca SeawrightR. SeawrightSeawrightincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Landon DaisL. DaisDaisincumbent Democrat 75%

Norman Sobe McGillN. McGillMcGill Republican 21%

57%

George AlvarezG. AlvarezAlvarezincumbent Democrat 74%

John SantiagoJ. SantiagoSantiago Republican 26%

62%

Chantel JacksonC. JacksonJacksonincumbent Democrat 80%

Sharon DarbyS. DarbyDarby Republican 16%

58%

John ZaccaroJ. ZaccaroZaccaroincumbent Democrat 68%

Nicholas MarriccoN. MarriccoMarricco Republican 27%

73%

Jeffrey DinowitzJ. DinowitzDinowitzincumbent Democrat 77%

Kevin PazminoK. PazminoPazmino Republican 23%

84%

Michael BenedettoM. BenedettoBenedettoincumbent Democrat 69%

Juan De la CruzJ. De la CruzDe la Cruz Republican 31%

90%

Carl HeastieC. HeastieHeastieincumbent Democrat 89%

Stephanie LiggioS. LiggioLiggio Republican 11%

74%

Amanda SeptimoA. SeptimoSeptimoincumbent Democrat 77%

Rosaline NievesR. NievesNieves Republican 20%

59%

Emerita TorresE. TorresTorres Democrat 79%

Kelly AtkinsonK. AtkinsonAtkinson Republican 18%

61%

Yudelka TapiaY. TapiaTapiaincumbent Democrat 75%

Woodrow Hines, Jr.W. Hines, Jr.Hines, Jr. Republican 23%

57%

Karines ReyesK. ReyesReyesincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Amy PaulinA. PaulinPaulinincumbent Democrat 61%

Thomas FixT. FixFix Republican 39%

23%

Gary PretlowG. PretlowPretlowincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Nader SayeghN. SayeghSayeghincumbent Democrat 55%

John IsaacJ. IsaacIsaac Republican 45%

13%

Steven OtisS. OtisOtisincumbent Democrat 62%

Katie MangerK. MangerManger Republican 38%

17%

MaryJane ShimskyM. ShimskyShimskyincumbent Democrat 59%

Alessandro CroccoA. CroccoCrocco Republican 41%

18%

Chris BurdickC. BurdickBurdickincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Matthew SlaterM. SlaterSlaterincumbent Republican 64%

Zachary CouzensZ. CouzensCouzens Democrat 36%

70%

Dana LevenbergD. LevenbergLevenbergincumbent Democrat 60%

Michael CapalboM. CapalboCapalbo Republican 40%

29%

Patrick CarrollP. CarrollCarroll Democrat 58%

Ronald DizR. DizDiz Republican 42%

80%

John McGowanJ. McGowanMcGowanincumbent Republican 50%

Aron WiederA. WiederWieder Democrat 46%

63%

Karl BrabenecK. BrabenecBrabenecincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Christopher EachusC. EachusEachusincumbent Democrat 51%

Tom LapollaT. LapollaLapolla Republican 49%

61%

Paula KayP. KayKay Democrat 52%

Louis IngrassiaL. IngrassiaIngrassia Republican 48%

83%

Brian MaherB. MaherMaherincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Christopher TagueC. TagueTagueincumbent Republican 64%

Janet Tweed TweedJ. TweedTweed Democrat 36%

93%

Sarahana ShresthaS. ShresthaShresthaincumbent Democrat 64%

Jack HayesJ. HayesHayes Republican 36%

95%

Jonathan JacobsonJ. JacobsonJacobsonincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Anil BeephanA. BeephanBeephanincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Didi BarrettD. BarrettBarrettincumbent Democrat 58%

Stephan KrakowerS. KrakowerKrakower Republican 42%

66%

Chloe PierceC. PiercePierce Democrat 55%

Scott BendettS. BendettBendettincumbent Republican 45%

62%

John McDonaldJ. McDonaldMcDonaldincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Gabriella RomeroG. RomeroRomero Democrat 72%

Alicia PurdyA. PurdyPurdy Republican 28%

81%

Phillip SteckP. SteckSteckincumbent Democrat 58%

Jeff MaddenJ. MaddenMadden Republican 42%

93%

Angelo SantabarbaraA. SantabarbaraSantabarbaraincumbent Democrat 62%

Joseph MastroianniJ. MastroianniMastroianni Republican 38%

86%

Mary Beth WalshM. WalshWalshincumbent Republican 61%

Joe SeemanJ. SeemanSeeman Democrat 39%

20%

Carrie WoernerC. WoernerWoernerincumbent Democrat 56%

Jeremy MessinaJ. MessinaMessina Republican 44%

19%

Matthew SimpsonM. SimpsonSimpsonincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Billy JonesB. JonesJonesincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Scott GrayS. GrayGrayincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Kenneth BlankenbushK. BlankenbushBlankenbushincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Robert SmullenR. SmullenSmullenincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Marianne ButtenschonM. ButtenschonButtenschonincumbent Democrat 50.5%

Christine EspositoC. EspositoEsposito Republican 49.5%

79%

William BarclayW. BarclayBarclayincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Joe AngelinoJ. AngelinoAngelinoincumbent Republican 66%

Vicki DavisV. DavisDavis Democrat 34%

64%

Brian MillerB. MillerMillerincumbent Republican 63%

Adrienne MartiniA. MartiniMartini Democrat 37%

61%

Donna LupardoD. LupardoLupardoincumbent Democrat 59%

Lisa OKeefeL. OKeefeOKeefe Republican 41%

81%

Christopher FriendC. FriendFriendincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Anna KellesA. KellesKellesincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

John LemondesJ. LemondesLemondesincumbent Republican 54%

Ian PhillipsI. PhillipsPhillips Democrat 46%

74%

Albert StirpeA. StirpeStirpeincumbent Democrat 58%

Timothy KellyT. KellyKelly Republican 42%

75%

Pamela HunterP. HunterHunterincumbent Democrat 62%

Daniel CiciarelliD. CiciarelliCiciarelli Republican 38%

62%

William MagnarelliW. MagnarelliMagnarelliincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Brian ManktelowB. ManktelowManktelowincumbent Republican 54%

James SchulerJ. SchulerSchuler Democrat 46%

35%

Jeff GallahanJ. GallahanGallahanincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Philip PalmesanoP. PalmesanoPalmesanoincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Andrea BaileyA. BaileyBailey Republican 65%

Colleen Walsh-WilliamsC. Walsh-WilliamsWalsh-Williams Democrat 35%

94%

Josh JensenJ. JensenJensenincumbent Republican

Uncontested

Jen LunsfordJ. LunsfordLunsfordincumbent Democrat 60%

Kimberly DeRosaK. DeRosaDeRosa Republican 40%

84%

Sarah ClarkS. ClarkClarkincumbent Democrat 69%

Orlando RiveraO. RiveraRivera Republican 31%

75%

Demond MeeksD. MeeksMeeksincumbent Democrat 72%

Marcus WilliamsM. WilliamsWilliams Republican 28%

47%

Harry BronsonH. BronsonBronsonincumbent Democrat 62%

Tracy DiFlorioT. DiFlorioDiFlorio Republican 38%

74%

Stephen HawleyS. HawleyHawleyincumbent Republican

Uncontested

William ConradW. ConradConradincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Crystal PeoplesC. PeoplesPeoplesincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Patrick BurkeP. BurkeBurkeincumbent Democrat 50.7%

Marc PrioreM. PriorePriore Republican 49.3%

>95%

Patrick ChludzinskiP. ChludzinskiChludzinski Republican 52%

Monica Piga WallaceM. Piga WallacePiga Wallaceincumbent Democrat 48%

>95%

Paul BolognaP. BolognaBologna Republican 62%

Michelle RomanM. RomanRoman Democrat 38%

>95%

Angelo MorinelloA. MorinelloMorinelloincumbent Republican 61%

Jeff ElderJ. ElderElder Democrat 39%

>95%

Karen McMahonK. McMahonMcMahonincumbent Democrat 60%

Deborah KilbournD. KilbournKilbourn Republican 40%

95%

David DiPietroD. DiPietroDiPietroincumbent Republican 68%

Darci CramerD. CramerCramer Democrat 32%

88%

Joseph SempolinskiJ. SempolinskiSempolinski Republican 64%

Daniel BrownD. BrownBrown Democrat 36%

30%

Jonathan RiveraJ. RiveraRiveraincumbent Democrat

Uncontested

Andrew MolitorA. MolitorMolitor Republican 63%

Mike BobseineM. BobseineBobseine Democrat 37%

>95%

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Video: Protesters Clash with Federal Agents Outside ICE Detention Center in New Jersey

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May 29, 2026

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Protesters Clash with Federal Agents Outside ICE Detention Center in New Jersey

Protesters and immigration agents clashed outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, where activists have gathered for days to denounce conditions inside.

: “Get back!” “Get back, get back, get back, get back, get back!” [chanting] “ICE, ICE has got to go. Hey, hey, ho, ho.” “We’ve heard repeatedly about these horror stories of pregnant women not getting access to care, of people with injuries not being treated. People shouldn’t have to starve themselves to make their dignity known.” “Down, down with the degradation.” “Down, down with the degradation.”
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Protesters and immigration agents clashed outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, where activists have gathered for days to denounce conditions inside.

By Christina Kelso

May 28, 2026

How a Family of 4 Lives on $225,000 a Year in Washington Heights

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May 26, 2026

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How a Family of 4 Lives on 5,000 a Year in Washington Heights

How can people possibly afford to live in one of the most expensive cities on the planet? It’s a question New Yorkers hear a lot, often delivered with a mix of awe, pity and confusion.

We surveyed hundreds of New Yorkers about how they spend, splurge and save. We found that many people — rich, poor or somewhere in between — live life as a series of small calculations that add up to one big question: What makes living in New York worth it?

Ellen Hagan grew up in a small town in Kentucky, and moved to New York City as quickly as she could after she graduated from college. She arrived a few weeks before Sept. 11, and tried to get her bearings in a city turned upside down.

She found a group of fellow young artists and writers who wanted to take advantage of everything they could in the city, on very limited budgets. They went to poetry readings and dance parties, and rented tiny apartments in the East Village.

All the while, Ms. Hagan was diligent about saving money, even when she had very little of it.

“I didn’t know what I was saving for, but I knew I wasn’t going to have a job that would give me a pension,” she said. “I wanted to make enough money to live the New York existence I was dreaming of.”

Ellen Hagan learned to be diligent about saving money after she moved to New York.

Twenty-five years later, Ms. Hagan and her husband, David Flores, whom she started dating in her early years in New York, have much more money than they used to. Still, they feel more anxious about money than they hoped they would at this point in their lives.

The couple both work at DreamYard, a Bronx arts nonprofit. Last year, they made $178,135 there collectively, with Ms. Hagan, 47, directing the poetry and theater programs, and Mr. Flores, also 47, serving as the head of visual art and design.

They typically bring in another $40,000 to $60,000 a year through their freelance work. Mr. Flores is an adjunct professor, a photographer and a filmmaker, and Ms. Hagan teaches at a graduate writing program and writes books and poetry. They try to set aside about 15 percent of their income each year to grow their savings.

The couple live in Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan with their two daughters, who are 12 and 15.

Homeownership Doesn’t Solve Everything

As a young couple, Ms. Hagan and Mr. Flores lived in a 400-square-foot East Village rental. When their rent started to tick up, Ms. Hagan began looking for a place to buy, seeing homeownership as a buoy that would all but guarantee a secure financial life in New York.

Sixteen years ago, the couple found a perfect apartment in Washington Heights and scrambled to cobble together a down payment. They pooled their savings to put a 15 percent down payment on the $335,000 home. Once they closed, they were left with only a few hundred dollars in savings, but were thrilled and relieved.

“I had this sense that when you buy, you’re set in New York City,” Ms. Hagan said.

The reality, she has found, is more complicated.

The couple’s mortgage payment is $1,300 a month, and their maintenance fees keep rising, partially as a result of a new local law that requires increased inspections and repairs for buildings. Local Law 11 boosted their maintenance by $462 a month, at least temporarily, to about $1,900 total. And when the building’s management installed a new security system, each unit had to chip in $95 a month for three months.

Ms. Hagan loves the apartment, but she worries that they may eventually be priced out of their neighborhood.

“This building isn’t going to be for us at some point,” she said. “This feels like, uh oh, they’re imagining people who have much higher incomes than we do.”

Keeping the Kids Busy

Ms. Hagan and Mr. Flores, who each maintain packed calendars, have encouraged their daughters to adopt the same approach to city living.

“I’m definitely a proponent of, let’s fill your schedule and see what you love,” Ms. Hagan said.

The girls’ public school offers free debate and band classes before and after school, and they’ll appear this spring in the school’s productions of “Annie” and “The Addams Family.”

The girls are also enrolled in a free theater academy at the People’s Theatre and writing workshops at Uptown Stories, which has a pay-what-you-can system. Ms. Hagan and Mr. Flores typically pay the full tuition, which is $800 for each 12-week session, and donate about $2,500 a year to the organizations their daughters are part of.

The couple’s older daughter, Araceli, who wants to be both a writer and a doctor, is enrolled in a medical training program for middle and high school students. She made $2,500 for completing an internship at a cardiothoracic intensive care unit last summer.

Their younger daughter, Miriam, is going to a Y.M.C.A. camp this summer, which costs $2,600 for two weeks.

Ms. Hagan and Mr. Flores spent about $500 total on holiday gifts for both girls, and the couple doles out their daughters’ weekly allowances in two installments: $25 on Mondays and $25 on Fridays.

They shook their heads when Miriam, who is known as the most stylish member of the family, came home one day wearing a Dr Pepper T-shirt she’d bought at Target.

“We were like, ‘What are you doing with your money?’” Ms. Hagan said.

The Fun Stuff

The extra income from the couple’s freelance work allows the family to splurge on theater, vacations, books and memberships at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Sometimes, Ms. Hagan and Mr. Flores work together. A few years ago, they sold a young adult novel called “Tell Me Every Lie” they had co-written for a $35,000 advance, some of which went to their agent.

Every little bit helps. The family is spending a weekend on Long Beach Island in New Jersey this summer, which will cost about $3,500. That price tag includes a hotel room big enough for four.

The family typically travels twice a year to Kentucky, where both Ms. Hagan and Mr. Flores are from, and where the couple co-owns a home in Louisville with Mr. Flores’s parents. They put $40,000 down and spend about $12,000 annually on expenses related to the home.

The family was hoping to travel to the Philippines this year, where Mr. Flores’s father is from, but they realized it could cost as much as $15,000. The trip is now on hold indefinitely.

They spend about $700 a month on groceries from nearby supermarkets, and occasionally order grocery deliveries from FreshDirect.

Every Wednesday, when the girls come home late from theater class, someone picks up dinner at the nearby halal truck or the Dominican restaurant Malecon, which usually runs about $60.

Dinner out as a family of four can easily cost $200, so Ms. Hagan and Mr. Flores typically eat at restaurants just once or twice a month. The other night, the whole family was hungry and craved Italian food from a favorite upscale spot nearby.

They balked, and walked around the corner to a diner instead. The meal was $120, all in.

We are talking to New Yorkers about how they spend, splurge and save.

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Gov. Sherrill Demands Access to ICE Facility as Hunger Strike Widens

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May 26, 2026

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Gov. Sherrill Demands Access to ICE Facility as Hunger Strike Widens

Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, a Democrat who has clashed with the Trump administration over immigration policies, joined protests outside a detention center in Newark on Monday in support of detainees participating in a hunger strike.

Ms. Sherrill heard from family members of detainees, who have complained about rotten and spoiled food and inadequate medical care at Delaney Hall. Dozens of protesters waved signs, banged on drums, and chanted “Free Them All!” The governor told the crowd she had requested access but was denied.

“No matter what your immigration status is, you shouldn’t be treated with anything less than dignity in this country,” said Ms. Sherrill, who was dressed in a T-shirt, jeans, and blue-gray jacket on the Memorial Day holiday. At one point, she rested her hand on the shoulder of a crying relative and smoothed the hair of an upset child.

After the governor left, the scene worsened outside the detention facility. A tense standoff erupted between Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and protesters who blocked an entrance; the agents responded by firing pepper balls and spray at the protesters. Senator Andy Kim, who was trying to de-escalate the situation, was among those affected.

On Monday, the governor and other elected officials, including Mayor Ras J. Baraka of Newark, appeared outside Delaney Hall amid growing concerns over the hunger strike, which started on Friday inside the gray, cinder-block building enclosed by a high chain link fence topped with razor wire.

Immigration advocates have rallied outside Delaney Hall since Friday. Detainees said they would go on a hunger and labor strike while calling for an investigation of the detention center and its operations and for Ms. Sherrill to visit to discuss protections from ICE. Hundreds of detainees were participating, one protester told Ms. Sherrill.

The governor said in a statement on Sunday that she had contacted ICE to gain access to the detention center and was working to monitor the situation and “do what’s necessary to ensure humane conditions.”

At Monday’s protest, some protesters shouted in Ms. Sherrill’s face to criticize her for not showing up earlier in the weekend, like other elected officials had.

Representative Rob Menendez of New Jersey had arrived at 8 p.m. on Sunday and stayed all night until he was allowed into the center on Monday morning. Mr. Menendez said that he had spoken to some of the detainees inside Delaney Hall, including a young woman who just wanted to go to her high school graduation, a pregnant woman who was trying to get medical care, and a man who showed him a carton of milk that had gone rancid.

“I heard just desperation from so many people in there,” Mr. Menendez said afterward.

Angela Martinez told Ms. Sherrill that her cousin, Bolivar Bueno, 65, has diabetes and that she hasn’t been able to speak to him to make sure he is getting medication. “We don’t know what’s going on,” she told the governor.

Afterward, Ms. Martinez said, “I want for her to help me out.”

Ms. Sherrill left after about an hour, around 11:30 a.m., as some demonstrators jeered at her. Her security had to clear the road of a couple people who tried to stop her S.U.V. from leaving.

A few hours later, a convoy of ICE vehicles approached another entrance on the south side of Delaney Hall. Protesters, who had rallied at the north entrance in the morning, ran over to sit down in front of the vehicles. Many said they feared that the detainees on hunger strike inside would be transferred to other facilities.

ICE agents — most of whom were wearing face masks — pushed and shoved the protesters out of the way, even dragging one young man by a kaffiyeh around his neck. As the protesters chanted “Trump Has To Go,” they linked arms and faced the ICE agents.

The standoff prevented anyone from leaving through the south entrance. Soon after, a military-style vehicle moved toward that entrance, with a man on top holding a firearm pointed at demonstrators.

Senator Kim, Democrat of New Jersey, who had been allowed inside Delaney Hall, came out during the confrontation and walked over to support the protesters. Soon afterward, the ICE agents and military vehicles backed away from the entrance and slightly retreated toward to the detention center, but the standoff continued.

“They provoked it, they brought that tank over,” Mr. Kim said. “It’s getting worse and worse here.”

The senator said he was working to “de-escalate” the standoff through negotiations with federal officials and would push for families to be allowed to visit detainees as early as Tuesday. “I’m going to keep at it,” he said.

Not long after, the standoff escalated with ICE agents using pepper balls and mace on the crowd.

It’s not the first time Delaney Hall has faced protests. In June 2025, four men escaped from the detention center after days of unrest over meager and sporadic meals and overcrowding that forced some detainees to sleep on the floor. Detainees had smashed windows, doors and security cameras.

And Mr. Baraka, the Newark mayor, was arrested in May 2025 during a clash with federal agents outside its gates last year.

Dakota Santiago contributed reporting.