The New York Times will stop endorsing candidates in New York races

The New York Times editorial board will no longer make endorsements in New York elections, including in races for governor and mayor of New York City, the Times' Opinion editor said.

The change will be immediate: The paper does not plan to take a stance in Senate, congressional or state legislative races in New York this fall, or in next year's New York City elections, when Mayor Eric Adams is seeking a second term against a growing field of challengers.

Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times' Opinion editor, said in a statement that the Times remained a journalistic institution "rooted in New York City." She did not give a reason for the shift but said that "Opinion will continue to offer perspective on the races, candidates and issues at stake."

The Times' editorial board, the part of the Opinion section that makes the endorsements, operates separately from the Times'...