2017 New England Patriots season, Postseason, Super Bowl LII: vs. (N1) Philadelphia Eagles
With this loss, the Patriots were unable to defend their Super Bowl title from last year. The team finished the season with an overall record of 15–4. However, the 33 points scored is the most ever by a team that lost the Super Bowl. Tom Brady is also the first QB ever to throw for over 500 yards and lose the Super Bowl. His personal Super Bowl record dropped to 5–3. His record against the NFC East in Super Bowls also dropped to 1–3.


2017 New England Patriots season, Postseason, Super Bowl LII: vs. (N1) Philadelphia Eagles
The Patriots, however, became the first team to appear in and play in 10 Super Bowls. But, despite the fact that they are still tied with the Cowboys and 49ers for 5 franchise wins, this loss tied them with the Broncos for most Super Bowls lost, with 5.


2017 New England Revolution season
The 2017 New England Revolution season was the club's 22nd season of existence, and their 22nd season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer.


2017 New England Revolution season, Transfers, In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2017 New England by-election
A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of New England was held on 2 December 2017.


2017 New England by-election
Previous incumbent Barnaby Joyce, serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader from February 2016 until October 2017 when his seat of New England was declared vacant, won the by-election with a large primary and two-party swing.


2017 New England by-election, Background
Amid the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis, the trigger for the by-election was the judgment of the High Court of Australia sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns on 27 October 2017, which found that the sitting member, Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce, was ineligible under Section 44 of the Constitution to sit in the Parliament of Australia, by virtue of holding New Zealand citizenship at the time of his nomination and election. The seat was declared vacant by the High Court on the same day. Joyce had renounced his dual citizenship effective from August in order to become a sole citizen of Australia, and was thus eligible to run for the by-election.


2017 New England by-election, Background
Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith issued the writ for the election on 27 October 2017, the same day as the High Court's judgment.


2017 New England by-election, Key dates
As at least 33 days must elapse between the issue of a writ and the date of a by-election, the earliest Saturday that the by-election could take place was on 2 December.


2017 New England by-election, Candidates
Former independent member for New England Tony Windsor, who retired at the 2013 election before unsuccessfully contesting the seat at the 2016 election with a 29.2 percent primary vote, announced he would not be nominating as a candidate in the by-election. Pauline Hanson's One Nation and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers also announced that they would not run.


2017 New England by-election, Results
Early in the evening, ABC election analyst Antony Green predicted an easy victory for Joyce. Claiming victory that evening, Joyce picked up a large primary and two-party swing.


2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Connecticut and Central Arkansas before losing in the quarterfinals to South Dakota State.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election
The 2017 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect members to all 80 seats of the New Jersey General Assembly. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 52–28 majority in the lower house. Overall, the Democrats increased their majority by 2 to a super-majority at 54–26, due to holding all their seats as well as picking up open seats in District 2 and District 16.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Incumbents not seeking re-election, Republican
In addition, four members who were elected in the last election in 2015 have since resigned: Patrick J. Diegnan (D-18th), L. Grace Spencer (D-29th), Scott Rumana (R-40th), and Dave Rible (R-30th).


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 1, Republican primary
All three County Republican Parties in the district (Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland) initially endorsed McDowell and Sauro for the Assembly seats. However, the Cape May and Cumberland parties pulled their endorsements of McDowell after a video surfaced of him propositioning a woman in a bar, with Cumberland endorsing Campbell instead.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 2
Incumbent Republican Assemblyman Chris A. Brown and incumbent Democratic Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo both declared runs for Senate to replace the retiring Jim Whelan. Mazzeo later dropped out of the Senate race on March 15 and instead ran for re-election.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 7
Incumbent Democratic Assemblyman Troy Singleton ran for the district's open Senate seat. Fellow incumbent Democrat Herb Conaway contemplated a run for Senate as well, but decided to run for re-election.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 7, Republican primary
Piper was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Beverly Common Councilman Bob Thibault, as selected by local Republican committee members on September 6.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 8, Republican primary
Following the primary, Rodriguez-Gregg announced she was dropping out of the race on August 30. Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters was named as a replacement candidate, selected by local Republican committee members on September 6 over Lumberton Mayor Sean Earlen, Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs, and Westampton Deputy Mayor Abe Lopez.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 13
Incumbent Republican Assembly members Declan O'Scanlon and Amy Handlin both declared for the district's open Senate seat. Handlin dropped out on March 2 and chose to seek re-election instead after being outraised by O'Scanlon.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 16
Incumbent Republican Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli announced a run for governor on October 3, 2016.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 18, Republican primary
Following the primary, Glogower was selected as a replacement nominee for the Senate seat. Zhiyu "Jimmy" Hu replaced Glogower on the Assembly ballot for the general election.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 19
Incumbent Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski announced a run for governor on November 15, 2016.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 20, Republican primary
With the removal of Michael Barrett from the ballot, there was only one Republican filed for the two seats in this district.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 21, Democratic primary
Following the primary, Barnett dropped out, citing work commitments. Bruce Bergen, Union County Freeholder Chairman and nominee for Assembly in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011, was selected by local Democratic committee members as a replacement candidate on August 14.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 23, Democratic primary
Following the primary, Hadzovic was ruled ineligible to run in the district due to residency requirements. Charles Boddy was selected as a replacement candidate.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 24
In February, incumbent Republican Assemblywoman Gail Phoebus declined to run for a second term and announced a primary challenge to Steve Oroho, reportedly due to disagreements with Oroho over an increase to the gas tax. On March 28, Phoebus dropped her challenge and announced that she would not run for re-election either.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 29
Incumbent Democratic Assemblywoman Blonnie R. Watson did not run for a full term.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 30, Republican primary
Following the primary, Rible was nominated director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control by Governor Chris Christie. Rible resigned his Assembly seat on July 17 to accept the position. A special convention was held on August 15, where local Republican committee members selected a candidate to serve the remaining months of Rible's term in addition to replacing him on the ballot. Three Republicans were running: former Belmar Borough Councilman James Bean, chairman of the Lakewood Republican Party Justin Flancbaum, and former mayor of Wall Ned Thomson. Wall school board member Ralph Addonizio and Monmouth County Freeholder Gary Rich also declared runs but later dropped out. Thomson was selected as the replacement, receiving 83 votes to Flancbaum's 53 and Bean's 18, and was sworn into the Assembly on August 24.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 31, Republican primary
Marie Tauro, a commissioner of the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority and vice chair of the Jersey City Tea Party Alliance, was planning on running, but was killed in a hit-and-run on April 2, the night before the filing deadline.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 33, Republican primary
Following the primary, Aguilar dropped out of the race on September 13.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 34, Democratic primary
Following the primary, Oliver was selected by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy to be his nominee for Lieutenant Governor on July 26. Despite state law prohibiting accepting nominations for more than one office in the same election, Oliver still ran for re-election, with party officials claiming a loophole in the law with her being selected as a running mate instead of being nominated as a candidate in a primary.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 34, Republican primary
Mahmoud was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Tafari Anderson.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 38, Republican primary
Following the primary on July 1, Seymour dropped out, switched party registration, and endorsed the Democratic slate, citing policy differences with the party in regards to domestic violence victims assistance. Former Hasbrouck Heights Borough Councilman Dave Gonzalez and Glen Rock Borough Councilman Bill Leonard declared intentions to run as a replacement, with Gonzalez later dropping out to back Leonard.


2017 New Jersey General Assembly election, Results by district, District 40
Incumbent Republican Assemblyman David C. Russo, the longest serving current member of the Assembly, did not run for re-election.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election
The 2017 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect Senators for all 40 legislative districts across New Jersey. These elections coincided with the election of Governor Phil Murphy. The winners of this election serve in the 218th New Jersey Legislature, with seats apportioned based on the 2010 United States Census. The Democratic Party grew its majority in the Senate, with incumbent Senate President Steve Sweeney re-elected to the top leadership post. Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. continued to lead his party as Minority Leader.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Incumbents not seeking re-election, Republican
In addition, four members who were elected in the last election in 2013 have since left office: Donald Norcross (D-5th, resigned), Peter J. Barnes III (D-18th, resigned), Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40th, resigned), and Jim Whelan (D-2nd, died in office).


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 2
Incumbent Democratic Senator Jim Whelan declined to seek a fourth term, announcing his retirement on January 4, 2017. Whelan died in office on August 22.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 2, Democratic primary
Following the death of Whelan on August 22, 2017, Bell was unanimously selected to fill the remainder of his term by local Democratic committee members on September 5, and was sworn in on October 5.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 4, Republican primary
Pascetta was not on the official list of candidates for the general election.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 7
Citing health concerns, incumbent Republican Senator Diane Allen declined to run for a seventh term, announcing her retirement on January 31, 2017.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 7, Republican primary
On June 13, Governor Chris Christie nominated Prisco to a worker's compensation judgeship, whom consequently would later drop out. Local Republican committee members selected Delanco Mayor John Browne as a replacement candidate on September 6.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 13
Incumbent Republican Senator Joe Kyrillos announced that he would not run for a ninth term on October 25, 2016.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 18, Republican primary
Csizmar was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Lewis Glogower, who was previously one of the nominees for the Assembly seat.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 19, Republican primary
Following the primary, Rittenhouse dropped out of the race on September 14.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 20
Incumbent Democratic Senator Raymond Lesniak declined to run for re-election and instead ran for governor.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 40
Incumbent Republican Senator Kevin J. O'Toole announced on January 15, 2016, that he would not run for re-election. On March 13, 2017, he was confirmed by the state senate to the board of commissioners of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. O'Toole however did not immediately resign to accept the position, staying for the time being in his Senate seat to "tie up loose ends." He officially resigned his seat on July 1.


2017 New Jersey State Senate election, Results by district, District 40, Republican primary
Following O'Toole's resignation, Corrado was selected without opposition by local Republican committee members to serve the remainder of his term on July 26, and was sworn in on October 5.


2017 New Jersey elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 7, 2017. Primary elections were held on June 6. All elected offices at the state level were on the ballot in this election cycle, including Governor and Lieutenant Governor for four-year terms, all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly for two-year terms, and all 40 seats in the State Senate for four-year terms. In addition to the gubernatorial and State Legislative elections, numerous county offices and Freeholders in addition to municipal offices were up for election. There were two statewide ballot questions and some counties and municipalities also had a local ballot question. Non -partisan local elections, some school board elections, and some fire district elections were also held throughout the year.


2017 New Jersey elections, State Senate
All 40 seats of the New Jersey Senate were up for election. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 24–16 majority in the upper house. Democrats picked up an open seat in District 7 and defeated a Republican incumbent in District 11, while Republicans defeated an appointed Democratic incumbent in District 2. Overall, this resulted in Democrats having a net gain of one seat, increasing their majority to 25–15.


2017 New Jersey elections, General Assembly
All 80 seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. Prior to the elections, Democrats held a 52–28 majority in the lower house. Overall, the Democrats increased their majority by 2 to a supermajority at 54–26, thanks to holding all their seats as well as picking up open seats in District 2 and District 16.


2017 New Jersey elections, Ballot measures
Two statewide questions were on the ballot. Both were approved by voters:


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. There were seven candidates. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey run on the same ticket and thus are elected at the same time. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Primary elections took place on June 6, 2017. Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, won the Republican primary. Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo was her running mate. Phil Murphy, banker and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, won the Democratic primary. Former State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver was his running mate. Seth Kaper-Dale ran as the Green Party candidate; his running mate was Lisa Durden. Pete Rohrman ran as the Libertarian Party candidate; his running mate was Karrese Laguerre. Matt Riccardi ran as the Constitution Party candidate. There were two other independent candidates on the ballot.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Murphy was declared to be the winner when polls closed at 8 pm EST based on exit polling alone. He ultimately received 56.0% of the vote, winning with a 14.1% vote lead over his opponent. This was similar to the results in the 2016 election with Murphy slightly outperforming Hillary Clinton by one percentage point.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Primary elections
Primary elections took place on June 6, 2017. New Jersey utilizes a semi-closed primary system, meaning that only registered party members may vote in primary elections. However, unaffiliated voters can change their party registration and vote in either party primary on the day of the election.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Primary elections
The deadline to file petitions to qualify for primary elections was April 3, 2017. Eleven contenders submitted petitions which satisfied the minimum 1,000 signatures required. On April 18, 2017, as is required by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, the candidates' financial disclosures, showing the sources of earned income (such as salaries) and unearned income (such as investments), were made public.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Primary elections
Gubernatorial primary candidates utilized what is known as the "matching funds" program. Those who raised at least $430,000 qualified to receive two dollars in public money for every dollar they raised privately. State law mandates that any primary candidates who qualify for matching funds must participate in at least two primary debates. Candidates who choose not to seek matching funds but commit to raising and spending at least $430,000 can also participate. As of May 8, 2017, in addition to contributions from New Jerseyeans, primary candidates had received donations from 10 other states.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Primary elections
The first debates were held on May 9 and were hosted by Stockton University. The Republicans were the first to debate followed by the Democrats. The debates were live-streamed on Facebook, the university's website via Livestream and on News 12 New Jersey. The live stream was also simulcasted in Spanish. The second Democratic debate was held on May 11 while the second Republican debate took place on May 18. They were co-hosted by PBS Member network NJTV and NJ Spotlight.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Primary elections
The Republican debates included two of the five candidates: Jack Ciattarelli and Kim Guadagno, who both qualified for matching funds. Hirsh Singh filed a lawsuit to enter the debates, claiming to have raised over $900,000 despite missing a deadline to file. His challenge was rejected by the state courts.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Primary elections
The Democratic debates included four of the six candidates: Jim Johnson, John Wisniewski (who both qualified for matching funds), Phil Murphy (who opted out of the matching funds program and spent enough to qualify for the debates), and Raymond Lesniak (who did not raise enough to qualify for matching funds but loaned his campaign enough money to qualify for the debates).


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, General election
Seven candidates were on the ballot in the November general election, the lowest number in a New Jersey gubernatorial contest since six ran in 1989.


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, General election, Candidates, Major
The following candidates have qualified to appear in the state-sponsored debates:


2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, General election, Candidates, Minor
The following third-party or independent candidates qualified for the ballot but did not raise enough money to qualify for state-sponsored debates:


2017 New Jersey state government shutdown
The 2017 New Jersey state government shutdown was the second shutdown in the history of the U.S. state of New Jersey after an eight-day shutdown in July 2006. The shutdown occurred after the New Jersey Legislature and Governor Chris Christie failed to agree on a state budget by the constitutional deadline. Exercising his constitutional powers as governor, Christie ordered the shutdown as a means of pressuring the Legislature to pass a budget. The shutdown began at midnight on July 1, 2017, when Christie called for an orderly shutdown of non-essential government services.


2017 New Jersey state government shutdown, The shutdown
After the legislature failed to pass a budget by midnight July 1 when the old budget ended, the governor signed an executive order that immediately stopped numerous non-essential government functions. State functions that ceased immediately included state parks and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission offices. The New Jersey State Police, psychiatric hospitals, the New Jersey Lottery, casinos in Atlantic City as well as race tracks at the Meadowlands Sports Complex and Monmouth Park Racetrack, and NJ Transit were not affected by the shutdown.


2017 New Jersey state government shutdown, The shutdown
The shutdown was notable for closing several of the Jersey Shore's beaches, a major tourist attraction, for much of the Independence Day weekend. Island Beach State Park and the Liberty Island ferry were closed during what would normally be one of their busiest holidays; planned fireworks at Liberty State Park were cancelled and more than 100,000 people were moved to Exchange Place in Jersey City. Gov. Christie was widely criticized after The Star Ledger published photos of him vacationing with his family at a state-owned beach house at Island Beach State Park while the 10-mile beach was closed to the public due to the shutdown.


2017 New Mexico Bowl
The 2017 New Mexico Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 16, 2017. The game was the 12th edition of the New Mexico Bowl and featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA and the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference. Sponsored by clothing company Gildan, the game was officially known as the 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl.


2017 New Mexico Bowl, Teams
This game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA against the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference in their first meeting against each other.


2017 New Mexico Bowl, Teams, Marshall Thundering Herd
The Marshall Thundering Herd finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (4–4 C-USA) record. The game was the team's first appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and fourteenth overall. This was Marshall's first bowl game against a team from the Mountain West Conference since the 1999 Motor City Bowl win over BYU.


2017 New Mexico Bowl, Teams, Colorado State Rams
The Colorado State Rams finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (5–3 MW) record. The game was the team's third appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and seventeenth overall. The Rams had previously played in the 2013 game, winning against Washington State.


2017 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Davie and played their home games at the newly renamed Dreamstyle Stadium. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division.


2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team
The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth–year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6 and 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl.


2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–9 and 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.


2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team, Schedule
New Mexico State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Aggies hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, South Alabama, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Texas State.


2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team, Schedule
The Aggies hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, UTEP from Conference USA, and traveled to Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference, Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference.


2017 New Orleans Bowl
The 2017 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 16, 2017, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The 17th edition of the New Orleans Bowl featured the Sun Belt Conference co-champion Troy Trojans against the Conference USA West Division champion North Texas Mean Green. It began at 1 P.M. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Troy defeated North Texas, 50–30.


2017 New Orleans Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Troy Trojans against the North Texas Mean Green. It was the eleventh all-time meeting between the schools; with Troy's victory, it now leads the series 9–2. The Trojans and Mean Green played together in the Sun Belt from 2004 until 2012, when North Texas joined Conference USA.


2017 New Orleans Bowl, Teams, Troy Trojans
This was the Trojans' fourth New Orleans Bowl; their record in the game is now 2–2, as they previously won the 2006 and 2010 editions of the game and lost in 2008.


2017 New Orleans Bowl, Teams, North Texas Mean Green
This was the Mean Green's fifth New Orleans Bowl, moving them into a two-way tie with Southern Miss for most appearances in that game (not counting Louisiana–Lafayette's two vacated bowl wins). The Mean Green's New Orleans Bowl record is now 1–4, with their only win in the game coming in 2002 over Cincinnati. It was the Mean Green's first New Orleans Bowl as a representative of Conference USA; their four previous appearances had all been as a Sun Belt member. The Mean Green went 9–3 overall (7–1 in conference) in the regular season, losing to SMU (54–32), Iowa (31–14), and FAU (69–31). They lost again to FAU (41–17) in the C-USA title game to bring their record to 9–4 (7–2).


2017 New Orleans Bowl, Game summary
On Troy's 1st drive, they faced an early third down. QB Brandon Silvers found Damion Willis for the first down. Later in the drive, Silvers found Willis for a beautiful pass-and-catch and found Sam Letton down to the North Texas 1-yard line. Senior RB Josh Anderson scored from a yard out to give Troy a 7–0 lead. On North Texas' second play from scrimmage, Jamal Stadom sacked QB Mason Fine and forced a fumble which Troy recovered at the 14-yard line.


2017 New Orleans Bowl, Game summary
It took Troy just two plays to score as Silvers found Willis for 8 yards, and Anderson scored again from 2 yards out. Troy went for a two-point conversion, and Silvers found John Johnson in the back of the end zone for a 15–0 lead. Troy forced a three-and-out and got the ball back. However, on third-and-7, Joshua Wheeler sacked Silvers and Troy had to punt to North Texas. Mason Fine led a drive in which he found Rico Bussey for a 12-yard TD. Brandon Silvers then led a drive in which he found Damion Willis for a 22–7 lead.


2017 New Orleans Saints season
The 2017 season was the New Orleans Saints' 51st in the National Football League, their 42nd playing home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and their 11th under head coach Sean Payton. The team improved on their 7–9 output from the previous season, while achieving an eight-game winning streak after losing their first two contests, their longest streak (tied with their 2011 team) since 2009, when they won Super Bowl XLIV. In Week 13 the Saints clinched their first winning season since 2013 and swept the Carolina Panthers for the first time since 2011.


2017 New Orleans Saints season
In Week 16, the Saints clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2013 by defeating the Atlanta Falcons. In Week 17, the Saints clinched the NFC South for the first time since 2011 with the Panthers loss to the Falcons. On January 7, 2018 the Saints played their divisional rivals the Carolina Panthers in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They beat Carolina for the third time, 31–26 in the Wild Card, but lost 29–24 to the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Round in a shocking ending.


2017 New Orleans Saints season
This year was Tom Benson's final season as owner of the Saints, as he died at the age of 90 on March 15, 2018 from influenza.


2017 New Orleans Saints season, Preseason
After three years of holding training camp at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia, the Saints opted to move camp back to the team's headquarters facility in Metairie, Louisiana.


2017 New Orleans Saints season, Regular season, Schedule
On December 13, 2016, the NFL announced that the Saints will play the Miami Dolphins as one of the  London Games at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with the Dolphins serving as the home team. The game will occur during Week 4 (Sunday, October 1), and will be televised in the United States. The network and time will be announced in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.


2017 New Orleans Saints season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings
In a playoff preview between these 2 teams, the Saints lost to the Vikings by a score of 29-19. Despite having a 6-3 lead at one time, the Saints were outscored 26-16 for the remainder of the game. With the loss, the Saints began the season 0-1 for the 4th straight season. It was also running back Adrian Peterson's first time playing in Minneapolis since leaving the Vikings via free agency in the offseason.


2017 New Orleans Saints season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Washington Redskins
this would be the last time the team allowed a 100-yard rusher until december 13 2020


2017 New Orleans Saints season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers
The Saints clinched a winning record for the first time since 2013 and swept the Carolina Panthers for the first time since the Saints' 2011 Season.


2017 New Orleans mayoral election
The 2017 New Orleans mayoral election was held on November 18, 2017. On October 14 all candidates competed on one ballot regardless of party registration (called the nonpartisan blanket primary or "Louisiana primary").


2017 New Orleans mayoral election
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Mitch Landrieu was term-limited and could not seek reelection. This was the first time since 1977 New Orleans elections were held in the fall as opposed to February and March. In 2014, at Landrieu's request, the Louisiana State Legislature moved city elections from the spring, when New Orleans hosts the Mardi Gras and Sugar Bowl (and sometimes the Super Bowl). The change in schedule was made in an effort to improve voter turnout.


2017 New Orleans mayoral election, Results, Mayoral primary, October 14, Notes
After the primary election third-place finisher former judge Michael Bagneris and fourth-place finisher businessman Troy Henry officially endorsed first-place finisher City Councilor LaToya Cantrell.


2017 New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel
The 2017 New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel was held October 6 to 9 at the CFB Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia as part of the 2017-18 World Curling Tour.


2017 New South Wales Cup season
The 2017 New South Wales Cup season was the tenth season of the New South Wales Cup administered by the New South Wales Rugby League, and the second known as the Intrust Super Premiership NSW due sponsorship reasons. The competition acts as a second-tier league to the ten New South Wales-based National Rugby League clubs, as well the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors.


2017 New South Wales Cup season
The winner of the Premiership will compete against the winner of the 2017 Queensland Cup in the 2017 NRL State Championship. Illawarra RLFC are the defending champions, following their 21–20 victory against the Mounties in the 2016 grand final.


2017 New South Wales Cup season
A NSW Residents side, selected from the Premiership, lost 6–36 to the Queensland Residents on 7 May.


2017 New South Wales Cup season, Current teams
In 2017, 12 clubs are fielding teams in the Intrust Super Premiership. The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles replaced the Manly Sea Eagles. The Illawarra Cutters were renamed as the Illawarra RLFC.


2017 New South Wales Cup season, Current teams
A team from Fiji applied to enter the competition, gaining support from Petero Civoniceva and the Fijian government, but the NSWRL board determined that they were not ready for the 2017 season. The team would have played from the 15,000-capacity ANZ National Stadium in Suva.


2017 New South Wales Cup season, Current teams
Pat Weisner started the season as coach of the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, before being fired and replaced by Steven Hales. The Bulldogs named Ray Moujalli as their captain.


2017 New South Wales Cup season, Current teams
* : The season the team joined is in the NSW Cup, not any other competition before this.


2017 New Year Honours
The 2017 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours were awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and were announced on 30 December 2016.


2017 New Year Honours
The honours list reflected the United Kingdom's success at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, with sports stars dominating the list.


2017 New Year Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades (i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander, etc. ), and then by divisions (i.e. Civil, Diplomatic, and Military, as appropriate).


2017 New Year Honours, United Kingdom
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2017 New Year Honours, Antigua and Barbuda
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, on advice of her ministers in Antigua and Barbuda.


2017 New Year Honours, Grenada
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Grenada, on advice of the Grenadian Government.


2017 New Year Honours, Saint Christopher and Nevis
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on advice of the Kittian and Nevisian Government.


2017 New Year Honours, Solomon Islands
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Solomon Islands, on advice of the Solomon Islands Government.


2017 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 2017 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 2016 and the beginning of 2017. They were announced on 31 December 2016.


2017 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


2017 New York City Council election
Elections for members of the New York City Council were held on November 7, 2017. Primary elections were held on September 12 for all 51 districts of the city council.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Manhattan, District 2
Incumbent Democrat Rosie Mendez was term-limited and could not run for a third term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Manhattan, District 3
Incumbent Democrat Corey Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Manhattan, District 4
Incumbent Democrat Daniel Garodnick was term-limited and could not seek a third term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Manhattan/Bronx crossover, District 8
Incumbent Democrat and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito was term-limited and could not seek a 4th term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, The Bronx, District 13
Incumbent Democrat James Vacca was term-limited and could not seek a 4th term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, The Bronx, District 15
Incumbent Democrat Ritchie Torres was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, The Bronx, District 16
Incumbent Democrat Vanessa Gibson was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, The Bronx, District 18
Incumbent Democrat Annabel Palma was term-limited and could not seek a third term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Bronx/Queens crossover, District 22
Incumbent Democrat Costa Constantinides was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Queens, District 21
Incumbent Democrat Julissa Ferreras declined to seek a third term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Queens, District 25
Incumbent Democrat Daniel Dromm was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Queens, District 26
Incumbent Democrat Jimmy Van Bramer was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Queens, District 28
Incumbent Democrat Ruben Wills was expelled from office August 10. The winner of the general election was sworn in early to complete Wills' term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Queens, District 29
Incumbent Democrat Karen Koslowitz was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Queens, District 30
Holden, though elected on Republican and generally Republican-affiliated ballot lines, is a registered Democrat and "still consider[s] himself a Democrat"


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Queens, District 31
Incumbent Democrat Donovan Richards was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 33
Incumbent Democrat Stephen Levin was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 36
Incumbent Democrat Robert Cornegy was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 37
Incumbent Democrat Rafael Espinal was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 39
Incumbent Democrat Brad Lander was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 41
Incumbent Democrat Darlene Mealy was term-limited and could not seek a 4th term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 43
Incumbent Democrat Vincent Gentile was term-limited and could not seek a 4th term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 44
Incumbent Democrat David G. Greenfield declined to seek another term.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 46
Incumbent Democrat Alan Maisel was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Brooklyn, District 47
Incumbent Democrat Mark Treyger was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Staten Island, District 50
Incumbent Republican Steven Matteo was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2017 New York City Council election, Results, Staten Island, District 51
Incumbent Republican Joseph Borelli was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2017 New York City FC season
The 2017 New York City FC season was the club's third season of competition and their third in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS). New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.


2017 New York City FC season, Player movement, In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2017 New York City FC season, Player movement, Loans
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2017 New York City Marathon
The 2017 New York City Marathon was the 47th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on November 5, 2017. The women's race was won by Shalane Flanagan, the first American woman to do so since Miki Gorman in 1977. The men's race was won by Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor.


2017 New York City Marathon
In the wheelchair races, Switzerland's Marcel Hug (1:37:21) and  Manuela Schär (1:48:09) won the men's and women's races, respectively. The handcycle races were won by France's Ludovic Narce (1:28:48) and New Zealand's Tiffiney Perry (1:54:09).


2017 New York City Marathon
A total of 50,643 runners finished the race, comprising 29,583 men and 21,060 women.


2017 New York City Public Advocate election
The 2017 New York City Public Advocate election was held on November 7, 2017.


2017 New York City Public Advocate election
Letitia James defeated challenger David Eisenbach in the Democratic Primary on September 12, 2017.


2017 New York City bombing
On December 11, 2017, a pipe bomb partially detonated in the subway station adjoining the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, injuring four people including the bomber. Mayor Bill de Blasio described the incident as "an attempted terrorist attack". The  bomber was identified by police as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, a Salafi Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh; he was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison in 2021.


2017 New York City bombing, Events
At approximately 7:20 a.m., during morning rush hour, a pipe bomb partially detonated in the New York City Subway's Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal station, within the underground passageway between the Seventh and Eighth Avenue subway lines. The suspected bomber was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment. There were four non-life-threatening injuries. According to the city's fire department commissioner, the suspect suffered burns to his hands and torso while three bystanders had "ringing ears and headaches". The bombing severely disrupted subway service for several hours, leading to a slight decline in ridership.


2017 New York City bombing, Perpetrator
After the incident, the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) arrested a "would-be suicide bomber" armed with a pipe bomb (which was filled with sugar and Christmas tree lights) and a battery pack. The suspect was identified as 27-year-old Brooklyn resident Akayed Ullah.


2017 New York City bombing, Perpetrator
Ullah is a permanent U.S. resident. His uncle won a diversity visa lottery which enabled him to bring Ullah to the United States under the family reunification provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He was a licensed cab driver from March 2012 to March 2015.


2017 New York City bombing, Perpetrator
One year after he arrived in the US, his father died. He subsequently converted to Salafism and pressured his family to pray regularly and adopt conservative religious beliefs. Ullah's wife and child live in Bangladesh, where he kept books by Muhammad Jasimuddin Rahmani, the spiritual leader of extremist group Ansarullah Bangla Team which is linked to the terror group al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent. Ullah had at times frequented the Masjid Nur Al Islam, a mosque in Kensington, Brooklyn, which was placed on the NYPD Intelligence Division's "Mosques of Interest" list in 2004.


2017 New York City bombing, Perpetrator
Four members of the mosque are also on the NYPD's "Most Dangerous" list. He wrote handwritten notes on his passport, including "O AMERICA, DIE IN YOUR RAGE." He had posted a warning on Facebook, "Trump you failed to protect your nation", before the attack. Prosecutors allege he told police after the blast "I did it for the Islamic State."


2017 New York City bombing, Perpetrator
After being questioned, Ullah reportedly said he was "following ISIS on the internet and reading Inspire magazine". Through online instructions, he learned how to make the explosive device. A law enforcement source told CNN that Ullah said he carried out the attack in response to recent Israeli actions in Gaza over Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.


2017 New York City bombing, Perpetrator
The Associated Press, however, reported law enforcement sources told them he was retaliating against U.S. military aggression. Authorities believed he also sought reprisal for American air attacks on Muslims in Syria and elsewhere. According to statements by law enforcement officials, reported in The New York Times, he chose the Times Square area because of its Christmas-themed advertising. During court proceedings, Ullah denied being an ISIS sympathizer, saying he "was angry with Donald Trump because he said he will bomb the Middle East and protect his nation".


2017 New York City bombing, Legal proceedings
Ullah was charged with possessing a criminal weapon, making terroristic threats and supporting an act of terrorism. In early November 2018, he was found guilty on all counts. He was scheduled to be sentenced on April 5, 2019. His sentencing was delayed to April 22, 2021, when he was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 30 years.


2017 New York City bombing, Reaction
President Donald Trump said, "There have now been two terrorist attacks in New York City in recent weeks carried out by foreign nationals here on green cards. The first attacker came through the visa lottery, the second came through chain migration. We’re going to end both of them." He called for the end of the Diversity Immigrant Visa and chain migration after this attack, and had made a similar statement following the October 31, 2017, truck attack in Lower Manhattan.


2017 New York City bombing, Reaction
The Bangladeshi consulate in New York City condemned the attack and reiterated the Bangladeshi government policy of zero tolerance against terrorism. Bangladeshi-Americans in New York City denounced the attack, as well as President Trump's suggestion to end chain migration. Bangladesh's Counterterrorism Police stated that they did not find a link between Ullah and domestic terrorist groups in Bangladesh. The counterterrorism police also said that they had placed his family members under surveillance after the attack.


2017 New York City borough president elections
The 2017 New York City borough president elections were held on November 7, 2017 to elect the presidents of each of the five boroughs in New York City. They coincided with other city elections, including for mayor, public advocate, and city council.


2017 New York City borough president elections
All five incumbents were re-elected, and Democrats won all boroughs except for Staten Island.


2017 New York City borough president elections, Manhattan
Incumbent Democrat Gale Brewer ran for re-election to a second term.


2017 New York City borough president elections, Bronx
Incumbent Democrat Rubén Díaz Jr. ran for re-election to a third term. He was the only incumbent president to face primary challengers, with the primary being held on September 12.


2017 New York City borough president elections, Brooklyn
Incumbent Democrat Eric Adams ran for re-election to a second term.


2017 New York City borough president elections, Queens
Incumbent Democrat Melinda Katz ran for re-election to a second term.


2017 New York City borough president elections, Staten Island
Incumbent Republican James Oddo ran for re-election to a second term.


2017 New York City ePrix
The 2017 New York City ePrix (formally the 2017 FIA Formula E Qualcomm New York City ePrix) were a pair of Formula E electric car races held on 15 and 16 July 2017 at Brooklyn Street Circuit in Red Hook, Brooklyn before a two-day crowd of 20,000 people. They were the ninth and tenth races of the 2016–17 Formula E season and the first New York City ePrix. The first race, contested over 43 laps on 15 July, was won by Virgin driver Sam Bird after starting from fourth place. The Techeetah duo of Jean-Éric Vergne and Stéphane Sarrazin took second and third. The longer 49-lap race held the next day was won by Bird from pole position. Mahindra teammates Felix Rosenqvist and Nick Heidfeld finished second and third.


2017 New York City ePrix
Alex Lynn started from pole position for the first race by recording the fastest lap in qualifying, but Daniel Abt passed him at the start. Abt elected to conserve electrical energy, meaning he could not establish a significant lead at the front and later struggled with his brakes, prompting his team to request he focus on harvesting electrical energy. After twice not being able to pass Abt two laps previously, Bird overtook Abt for first the lead on lap 16. Bird maintained the lead after switching into a second car, until a safety car was necessitated for Heidfeld's car. At the lap 41-restart, Bird blocked a pass by Vergne on the final lap to win. There were two lead changes among two different drivers during the course of the race.


2017 New York City ePrix
Bird carried over his form from the previous day and won the pole position for the second race, but lost the lead to Rosenqvist at the start. However, he was able to remain close behind Rosenqvist early in the race, catching the latter off guard following a restart, and passed him to retake the lead on the 11th lap. Lynn stopped his car on track nine laps later, prompting a full course yellow flag, and several drivers made pit stops to switch into their second cars. Bird chose to remain on track for one additional lap, and retook the lead with extra electrical energy. Bird opened up a significant lead over the rest of the field, and won the race. There was one lead change among two different drivers during the course of the race.


2017 New York City ePrix
The victories were Bird's fourth and fifth of his career and he became the first driver to win both races of a double header weekend since Nico Prost at the 2016 London ePrix. The results allowed Lucas di Grassi to lower the lead of Drivers' Championship leader Sébastien Buemi (who was absent because of a World Endurance Championship commitment) to ten points. Rosenqvist maintained third position while Bird's two victories moved him from eighth to fourth and Prost fell to fifth. e.Dams-Renault maintained their Teams' Championship lead with 229 points and increased their gap over Audi Sport ABT by seven points. Mahindra remained in third and Virgin consolidated fourth with two races left in the season.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, Preview
Coming into the double header from Berlin five weeks earlier, e.Dams-Renault driver Sébastien Buemi led the Drivers' Championship with 157 points, 32 ahead Lucas di Grassi in second, and a further 39 in front of third-placed Felix Rosenqvist. Nico Prost was fourth on 72 points, nine points ahead of Nick Heidfeld in fifth position. e.Dams-Renault led the Teams' Championship with 229 points; Audi Sport ABT were second on 171 points, and Mahindra third with 149 points.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, Preview
With 97 points, Virgin were in fourth place, and Techeetah was fifth 40 points adrift. e.Dams-Renault and Buemi had dominated the championship with di Grassi winning the Mexico City ePrix and Rosenqvist securing the first Berlin ePrix victory. Di Grassi, Sam Bird, Jean-Éric Vergne, José María López and Rosenqvist had all finished in second place at least once, and Rosenqvist and Mahindra teammate Heidfeld along with di Grassi and Bird had all taken at least one third-place.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, Preparations
In March 2014, it was announced that Formula E was working with New York City authorities to bring a motor race to the area. Formula E's founder Alejandro Agag told CNN in May 2016 he was "very optimistic" about the possibility of hosting an event in the city, having visited potential sites there, "Our dream would be to have a race in New York." Originally, planners considered Governors Island, Central Park, and Liberty State Park in Jersey City as possible locations for the track.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, Preparations
However, these sites were not chosen since a Governors Island track would have been too costly; a Central Park circuit would have required cutting down trees; and Liberty State Park is outside city limits. New York City deputy mayor Alicia Glen visited Paris in May 2016. After attending the ePrix, she lent her support to the New York City race with backing from the New York City Economic Development Corporation. A one-year contract to stage the race was signed with a renewal option every year for the next ten years.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, Preparations
On September 21, 2016, officials announced the New York City ePrix would be held on the 1.210 mi (1.947 km) long Brooklyn Street Circuit in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook. Senior figures supported the race with mayor Bill de Blasio calling Red Hook the place where is "no better home for the ePrix", and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) president Jean Todt said bringing the series to the city was "an amazing achievement in itself".


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, Preparations
The event was confirmed one week later as part of Formula E's 2016–17 schedule by the FIA World Motor Sports Council as a double header round. They were the ninth and tenth single-seater electric car races of the season, and were held on July 15 and 16, 2017. It was the first FIA-sanctioned open-wheel motor sport round to be held in New York City, and its first motor race since 1896. The New York City ePrix was the third city to hold a Formula E race in the United States, following the Miami ePrix in 2015 and the Long Beach ePrix in 2015 and 2016. The press expected the races to be attended by about 18,000 to 40,000 spectators.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, Preparations
The first pictures of the planned layout were released to the media on September 21. Construction of the track began on July 2, 13 days before the first race, and finished 11 days later. More than $20 million was spent renovating the area which included the dismantling of pedestrian crosswalks, sections of curb and bus canopies because they protruded into the circuit and a terminal guardhouse in the track's centre was rebuilt to make it portable for moving before and after the event. Rosenqvist described the track as "one of those really technical circuits" and believed the layout was comparable to the Circuit des Invalides.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, World Endurance Championship clash
With the races scheduled for July 15 and 16, the event conflicted with the 2017 6 Hours of Nürburgring. The clash occurred because the CEO of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) Gérard Neveu and teams agreed not to hold a race within four weeks after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Nürburgring required a two-week gap leading into a proposed 30 July date for the German Grand Prix. Previously Neveu and Agag had a "gentlemen's agreement", preventing their respective series from holding races on the same weekend as several drivers participate in both disciplines.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, World Endurance Championship clash
The dates for the New York City races could not be changed because of its location and ship docking schedules, and the Nürburgring event was not rescheduled due to freight needing transporting to Mexico City and the circuit had been rented for the weekend after. WEC and Formula E reached an agreement in July 2017, preventing both series from clashing in 2018.


2017 New York City ePrix, Background to race weekend, World Endurance Championship clash
Prost and Nelson Piquet Jr. (Jaguar) were the first two WEC drivers to confirm their participation in New York in February, with Jaguar's Adam Carroll leaving the endurance racing series to focus on Formula E. Bird reached an agreement with his team AF Corse to contest the New York races, and was partnered at Virgin by the team's development driver Alex Lynn after López was required to prioritize WEC by Toyota. Championship leader Buemi could not reach an agreement that would allow him to enter the first race because of logistical problems, and Toyota mandated he attend the Nürburgring WEC round. He was replaced by 2016 GP2 Series champion and Super Formula driver Pierre Gasly.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions—both on Saturday morning—were held before the late afternoon race. The first session ran for 45 minutes and the second for 30 minutes. A 30-minute shakedown session took place on Friday afternoon in which no competitive lap times were set was held on a wet track for the first time in Formula E history.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Lynn was fastest in the first session, which took place on a damp track created by heavy rain from Friday but dried as the session progressed, with a late lap of 1 minute, 5.977 seconds, almost two-tenths of a second faster than teammate Bird in second and Rosenqvist third. Prost was fourth-fastest, ahead of both Audi Sport ABT drivers Daniel Abt and di Grassi. Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Mitch Evans, Robin Frijns and Adam Carroll rounded out the session's top-ten drivers. The session was temporarily halted three minutes in when Tom Dillmann (Venturi) stopped his car on track and could not restart.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Vergne later drifted wide onto the run-off area but avoided damage to his car. Rosenqvist used 200 kW (270 hp) of power to set the second practice session's fastest lap time, at 1 minute, 2.423 seconds despite minor contact with a wall leaving turn five with his right-rear tire, damaging its suspension. The damage however was not severe enough to rule him out and was repaired. He was three-tenths of a second faster than teammate Heidfeld in second and Prost third.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Bird, the Audi Sport ABT duo of di Grassi and Abt, Loïc Duval, Evans, Frijns and Lynn completed the top ten. Late in the session, di Grassi drove to the side of the track with a battery management system problem and could not restart his car, necessitating race control to activate the full course yellow procedure.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Saturday's afternoon qualifying session ran for 60 minutes and was divided into four groups of five cars. Each group was determined by a lottery system and was permitted six minutes of on-track activity. All drivers were limited to two timed laps with one at maximum power. The fastest five overall competitors in the four groups participated in a "Super Pole" session with one driver on the track at any time going out in reverse order from fifth to first.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Each of the five drivers was limited to one timed lap and the starting order was determined by the competitor's fastest times (Super Pole from first to fifth, and group qualifying from sixth to twentieth). The driver and team who recorded the fastest time were awarded three points towards their respective championships. Qualifying took place in dry and warm weather. In the first group of five runners, Vergne paced the session despite minor contact with a barrier lining the circuit, going four-tenths of a second faster than second-placed Duval.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Andretti teammates Frijns and António Félix da Costa were third and fourth (the latter lightly impacted a wall between the eighth and ninth corners) and Gasly was the group's slowest driver after hitting a concrete wall, damaging his suspension. D'Ambrosio set the second group's fastest lap time, three-tenths of a second faster than Heidfeld in second. Prost, Stéphane Sarrazin and Evans were group two's slowest three participants. In the third group, Abt was fastest with Lynn second. Piquet took third with Carroll fourth. Rosenqvist slid and went deep at the turn one hairpin, losing him two seconds of time and was the third group's slowest entrant.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Bird set the fastest overall lap at 1 minute, 2.806 seconds, going almost six-tenths of a second faster than Oliver Turvey in second. Di Grassi, Dillmann, and Maro Engel was the fourth group's slowest three drivers. Engel was affected by a problem which emerged before he could record a maximum power lap, forcing di Grassi to slow because yellow flags were waved. At the end of group qualifying, Bird, d'Ambrosio, Abt, Lynn and Vergne's lap times qualified them for super pole.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
In what was considered "a shock result" by the motorsport press, Lynn took the first pole position of his career, with a lap of 1 minute, 3.296 seconds in his first race meeting. He became the first driver to win the pole position in his debut Formula E race since Vergne at the 2014 Punta del Este ePrix. Lynn was joined on the grid's front row by Abt, who lost time in the final third of a lap. Abt was 0.003 seconds ahead of the third-place qualifier Vergne.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Practice and qualifying
Bird had an untidy lap that left him fourth as he could not match his teammate's pace with two errors at the track's hairpins. D'Ambrosio could not get his car into a qualifying setup, resulting in him locking his tires at turn six, and took fifth. The rest of the field lined up as Heidfeld, Piquet, Turvey, Prost, di Grassi, Sarrazin, Duval, Carroll, Evans, Dillmann, Frijns, Rosenqvist, Félix da Costa, Gasly and Engel.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
The first race began at 16:00 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−05:00). The weather at the start was dry and sunny with the air temperature between 84.65 to 85.64 °F (29.25 to 29.80 °C) and the track temperature ranged from 91.0 to 93.0 °F (32.8 to 33.9 °C). A special feature of Formula E is the "Fan Boost" feature, an additional 100 kW (130 hp) of power to use in the driver's second car. The three drivers who were allowed to use the boost were determined by a fan vote.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
For the first New York race, Abt, di Grassi and Vergne were handed the extra power. When the race started, Lynn spun his tires, allowing Abt to overtake him at the turn one hairpin. Bird and di Grassi gained one position at the start; traffic delayed di Grassi at the hairpins, where multiple cars made contact but sustained no bodywork damage. Rosenqvist gained six positions by the end of the first lap while Prost lost nine places over the same distance because of car damage. Evans was required to switch into his second car because of a broken right front wheel, and d'Ambrosio entered the pit lane with left-corner front wing damage after contact with Piquet.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
At the end of the first lap, Abt led from Lynn, who was followed in turn by, Bird, Vergne, Heidfeld, d'Ambrosio, Turvey, Sarrazin, Piquet, and di Grassi. Abt opted to conserve electrical energy, meaning he could not establish a large lead over both Virgin drivers. Lynn defended from teammate Bird but the latter grew frustrated over his manoeuvres. Bird was granted permission to pass Lynn at the second corner on lap nine. Heidfeld overtook Vergne for fourth place at the end of the same lap. Abt was struggling with his brakes; his team requested he focus on restoring electrical energy.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Bird challenged Abt for the lead, attempting to pass him twice on lap 14 but was unsuccessful both times. Two laps later, Bird took the lead from Abt by aggressively turning to the inside of him at the turn five hairpin. Vergne and Heidfeld attacked Lynn who was struggling to manage his car's electrical energy. Heidfeld took advantage of a small gap left by Lynn to pass him for third into the turn two chicane on the 16th lap. Vergne passed Lynn for fourth place at the turn one hairpin on the next lap.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Heidfeld placed pressure onto Abt but Vergne was drawing closer to him, allowing Abt to pull out a small gap over the pair. Vergne began his attack before the opening of the pit stop window and moved past Heidfeld at the turn two chicane for third on lap 18. Further down the field, Carroll and Félix da Costa battled each other and both cars made contact, littering the track with debris. On the 21st lap, Abt fell to third when he was passed by Vergne.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
The mandatory pit stops, during which all drivers need to change into a second car, began on the same lap when Lynn entered the pit lane after Vergne overtook him for sixth position. Bird and Vergne made their pit stops on the same lap, handing the lead back to Abt. Engel set the race's fastest lap on the same lap. His lap of 1 minute, 3.883 seconds earned him one point. Abt was on an alternative strategy, and led for one lap before relinquishing it to Bird. After the pit stops, Bird led Vergne by 2.2 seconds, with Abt five seconds behind Bird. Swift work from Sarrazin's pit crew promoted him to fourth, while Rosenqvist moved to sixth after starting from 17th position, though his teammate Heidfeld fell to eighth.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Lynn's race was curtailed on lap 25 when he stopped on track with a driveshaft failure. Di Grassi was separated by the two Mahindras of Rosenqvist and Heidfeld, and battled the former while also defending from the latter. Dillmann and Gasly overtook Carroll to move into the top ten on lap 29. As the lead group established themselves, attention focused on di Grassi's duel with Rosenqvist. Di Grassi was cautious as he attempted to find room to pass Rosenqvist, but kept pressuring him.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
On lap 33, Rosenqvist locked his tires turning into the turn two chicane, causing him to lose control of his car's rear, and drifted into the corner's exit barrier. His error promoted di Grassi into fifth place; the impact removed his rear wing, prompting race officials to display a black flag with an orange circle, requiring him to make a pit stop for repairs. After passing Dillmann, Gasly was in seventh position. Heidfeld's right-rear suspension collapsed after hitting the turn three inside kerb too hard on the 37th lap. He stopped on track, triggering the safety car's deployment, and reducing the time gaps within the field. Heidfeld pushed his car back to pit lane without assistance from marshals.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
The safety car was withdrawn at the end of lap 41, and racing resumed with Bird leading Vergne and Abt. On the final lap, Abt slowed with a battery management system failure in the first turn, enabling Sarrazin to claim third place. As Abt attempted to rejoin, he almost hit teammate di Grassi, and stopped on track, preventing him from finishing.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Vergne attempted to pass Bird by braking later than him on the lap, but could not overtake him and Bird maintained the lead to secure his first victory of the season, the fourth of his career, and his first since the 2016 Buenos Aires ePrix. He became the first driver to win a motor race in New York City. Vergne finished second, 1.3 seconds behind and his teammate Sarrazin took third. Di Grassi was fourth, Duval fifth and Turvey sixth. The two e.Dams-Renaults of Gasly and Prost were seventh and eighth. Frijns and Carroll rounded out the top ten.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Piquet and Félix da Costa were in the next two positions. Problems dropped Dillmann to 13th. Abt and Rosenqvist were the final finishers. Evans, d'Ambrosio and Engel were the other three drivers not to finish the race. There were two lead changes during the race; two drivers reached the front of the field. Bird led twice for a total of 27 laps, out of 43.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. Bird was delighted with the victory, calling his achievement "incredible" and congratulated Formula E for organising the event: "I can imagine how difficult it was, but it’s been an amazing week so far. We had pretty good speed today." He said both Berlin races were "a turning point" for his team as they had been extensively educated on their performance and praised his teammate Lynn for taking the pole position.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
Vergne was pleased to finish second but claimed his getaway off the grid prevented him from winning the race as there was a large amount of dirt off the racing line, causing him to lose positions. However, he was aware he could reclaim ground in the ePrix's opening phase, and increased his pace to conserve more electrical energy than Bird but felt the latter deserved the victory. Sarrazin said he felt "very good" to finish third, and despite making a small error in qualifying, he felt "lucky" because of Abt's final lap problem.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
Following battery re-generation problems on his car leaving him unable to finish the event after having led the first 16 laps, Abt spoke of his annoyance and revealed he had some issues with his first car: adding "But still we were in a position to at least take a podium here which would have been good points. Still good, and then last lap my car shuts off with a battery failure or whatever. It’s annoying."


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
He was also disappointed over losing the possibility of finishing on the podium, but said it was continually satisfying to compete at the front of the pack; however he claimed to feel more satisfied to be the first driver to finish the race: "I don’t know why this always happens to me, so many times. It’s just really annoying because in the end people forget what happened."


2017 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
The result reduced Buemi's Drivers' Championship to 20 points by di Grassi finishing fourth. Rosenqvist remained in third position on 86 points, but his advantage over Prost in fourth place had decreased to ten points. Bird's victory moved him from eighth to fifth. e.Dams-Renault still led the Teams' Championship on 239 points, although their lead over Audi Sport ABT had been narrowed slightly by two points. Mahindra maintained third place on 149 points. Virgin consolidated fourth position with 125 points, and Techeetah further extended their advantage over NextEV for fifth with three races left in the season.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
One 45-minute practice session on Sunday morning was held before the early afternoon race. Bird recorded the fastest lap of the third practice session, which took place in dry and warm weather, of 1 minute, 2.209 seconds, almost two-tenths of a second faster than Vergne in second. Engel, Turvey, Piquet, Dillmann, Lynn, di Grassi, d'Ambrosio and Heidfeld were in positions three to ten. Dillmann broke his front-left suspension following an impact with a barrier leaving the turn six hairpin.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
He could not drive back to pit lane, and stopped his car at the next corner, necessitating a red flag. Di Grassi carried excess speed into the turn one hairpin, and steered in the opposite direction to continue driving. The session ended early when Frijns lost control of his car's rear, and hit the turn ten wall, littering the circuit with debris. Frijns vacated his vehicle but limped slightly, possibly caused by hitting his leg on the monocoque cell.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
Sunday's qualifying session was held in the morning rather than the traditional afternoon. Qualifying took place in dry and warm weather. In the first group of five runners, Bird paced the session, ahead of Frijns. Prost and Piquet were third and fourth due to both drivers losing time through errors. Duval had trouble selecting second gear, and ran deep into the first turn, ending the first group slowest. Rosenqvist set a lap immediately made him fastest in the second group, ahead of Turvey and Abt. D'Ambrosio and Félix da Costa were the second group's slowest participants.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
In the third group, Gasly set the fastest overall time in group qualifying at 1 minute, 2.080 seconds, one-tenth of a second faster than Vergne in second place. Di Grassi hit the turn three exit barrier lightly en route to third. Sarrazin and Evans finished the third group as its slowest competitors. In the fourth group, Heidfeld set a final minute lap that made him fastest, ahead of Engel and Dillmann. After changing three car components, Lynn struggled with brake temperatures and was fourth. Carroll was the fourth group's slowest driver after contact with the turn five exit barrier.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
At the end of group qualifying, Gasly, Rosenqvist, Vergne, Bird and Heidfeld qualified for super pole. Bird won pole position with a lap of 1 minute, 2.285 seconds, and was joined on the grid's front row by Rosenqvist. Vergne locked his tires at the hairpin, which disrupted his rhythm through the following corners, but recovered enough time to qualify third. Gasly went wide at the turn one hairpin, leaving him fourth. Heidfeld's lap was untidy, and started fifth. After qualifying, Frijns and Piquet were demoted ten places because of a gearbox and engine change, respectively. and Piquet did the same after changing his engine. After the penalties, the rest of the grid lined up as Engel, Turvey, Abt, di Grassi, Dillmann, Sarrazin, Evans, d'Ambrosio, Prost, Lynn, Félix da Costa, Duval, Carroll, Frijns and Piquet.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
The second race started at 13:00 local time. The weather at the start of the race were dry and sunny with the air temperature between 83.5 and 85.1 °F (28.6 and 29.5 °C) and the track temperature from 83.03 to 84.02 °F (28.35 to 28.90 °C). The second event was six laps longer than the first, making battery management the core concern of every driver. For the second consecutive day, it was not the pole sitter who led as Rosenqvist accelerated faster than Bird and passed him into the turn one hairpin. Gasly fell to fifth behind Heidfeld.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Just as in the first race, several drivers made contact in the first turn. Abt's rear wheel guard was damaged from contact with teammate di Grassi and Dillmann. Engel ploughed into the rear of Vergne in the first corner, and was shown a black flag with an orange circle, requiring him to enter the pit lane for repairs. Abt slowed halfway through the first lap, stopping in the centre of the track to perform a full reset, and fell to the rear of the field. Prost gained three positions by the end of the first lap, while Abt fell twelve places over the same distance.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
At the end of the first lap Rosenqvist led from Bird, Vergne, Heidfeld, Gasly, Engel, Turvey, Dillmann, di Grassi, and Evans. Bird was close behind Rosenqvist in the opening laps, while Heidfeld drew closer to both drivers. After starting ninth, di Grassi was seventh by lap seven. Engel hit a trackside barrier, and drove to pit lane where his team repaired his car and was focused on setting the race's fastest lap. However he did not achieve this as Abt set the fastest lap on his seventh lap.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Abt completed a circuit in 1 minute, 3.898 seconds to earn one point. After locking his right-front brake, Evans ran wide, and stopped his car near the pit lane entry after lightly hitting a wall two laps later. Evans had difficulty reversing out of the barrier, prompting the first full course yellow flag. Gasly was the first driver to notice this, slowing in turn ten, and fell back from the top three. During the full course yellow, di Grassi, Abt and Heidfeld were announced as the winners of the second FanBoost vote.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Racing resumed on lap 10 with Rosenqvist leading Bird and Heidfeld. Shortly afterward, Bird attacked Rosenqvist, catching the latter off guard, and passing him on the inside at the turn six hairpin for the lead at the start of the 11th lap. Heidfeld could not pass his teammate as Gasly was drawing closer to the lead group. Bird began to pull away from the field. Frijns was preserving electrical energy in an attempt to gain positions. The other half of the top ten were delayed by Turvey with Dillmann and di Grassi battling him.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Dillmann and di Grassi managed to overtake the struggling Turvey. Engel chose to risk changing into his second car on lap 15, but dropped to 18th while Vergne moved to 12th. A second full course yellow was necessitated on lap 20 when Lynn stopped in the centre of the straight after the turn one chicane with a technical problem. This prompted several drivers, including Mahindra teammates Rosenqvist and Heidfeld, to enter the pit lane for the mandatory change into their second cars on the same lap.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Bird opted to remain on track for one additional lap before making his stop, giving him more electrical energy than the drivers behind him. Techeetah drivers Vergne and Sarrazin were caught off guard by the full course yellow, and switched to their second cars just as the field returned to racing speed. The two lost positions, but had more usable electrical energy.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
When racing resumed, Bird kept first place and was ahead of both Mahindras. Di Grassi was seven seconds behind Gasly, and the two were separated by the yet-to-stop Frijns. Bird used the restart to increase his lead to three seconds over both Mahindras without overusing electrical energy. D'Ambrosio spun at the chicane; although his rear of his car was damaged, the rear wing remained intact. Félix da Costa steered to the inside of Duval, but spun at the first turn, falling behind Duval's teammate d'Ambrosio.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Rosenqvist's team noticed his car had an energy readout issue, and they prompted teammate Heidfeld to overtake him for second on lap 36 to see whether he could draw closer to Bird and pass him. Rosenqvist quickly fell behind to allow his problem to be solved in a calmer environment. This allowed Bird to further increase his lead by a second. Piquet incurred a drive-through penalty because he had not served an earlier ten-second penalty—which was issued after an engine change—at his car swap.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
D'Ambrosio drove to the inside of teammate Duval entering the sixth turn, and passed him, allowing Félix da Costa to draw closer to both Dragon cars. One lap later, Félix da Costa braked later than Duval, but the two made contact at the first corner hairpin. The collision saw the imposition of a drive-through penalty on Félix da Costa.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Heidfeld allowed teammate Rosenqvist back through to second place on lap 48. Despite an oversteer in the race's final laps, Bird opened up a healthy advantage and crossed the start/finish line after 49 laps to earn his second victory of the season, his second in succession in New York City, and the fifth of his career. He was the first driver to win both races of a double header weekend since Prost at the 2016 London ePrix. Gasly caught the Mahindras of Rosenqvist and Heidfeld on the final lap, and all three drivers concertinaed through the final turn.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
While challenging Heidfeld for third, Gasly carried too much speed entering the final corner and drifted into a trackside wall. He hurled a detachable barrier on the circuit, which no other driver hit. Rosenqvist took second, with Heidfeld narrowly ahead of Gasly's damaged car. Di Grassi was fifth, Prost sixth, Dillmann seventh and Vergne eighth. Frijns's additional electrical energy allowed him to pass four cars on the final lap and took ninth. D'Ambrosio rounded out the top ten. Carroll, Sarrazin, Duval, Turvey, Félix da Costa and Piquet were the final finishers. There was one lead change during the race; two drivers reached the front of the field. Bird led once for a total of 29 laps, out of 49.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. Bird was euphoric with his second New York City win and paid tribute to the Virgin team for providing him with what he called "the best car" he had driven in his Formula E career: "What a car I was given this weekend. Blinding in qualifying, sensational on energy management in the race."


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
He suggested pole position be moved to the right-hand side if Formula E returned to New York City, and did not rule out challenging for victories at the season's final race weekend in Montreal. Second-place finisher Rosenqvist stated he had not anticipated the strong form of the Virgin team but praised Bird's driving. He said that he was "thrilled" to return to the podium despite being overtaken by Bird after the first ten laps. Rosenqvist stated his feeling that this displayed his team's potential to win more races, and was looking forward to the season's final two ePrix. Heidfeld, who finished third, spoke of his enjoyment of the second race. Because of the problems affecting his teammate Rosenqvist, he said he made an effort to put pressure on Bird but wanted to drive more calmly following his suspension failure in the previous day's race.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
In regards to the final lap collision with Gasly, Heidfeld said that he did not encourage Gasly to run on the inside, as he was attempting to remain close behind teammate Rosenqvist so there would be no space available to in which the latter could steer into: "For sure I didn’t touch him on purpose, and it’s a pity to finish like this, but at least we both made it over the line." Gasly claimed Heidfeld had placed him in a position to impact the wall following the latter releasing his brake pedal.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
Nevertheless, he described his weekend as "very positive", but did not anticipate his advancing into super pole after having just a day's worth of experience driving in the series: "We had a very busy schedule, especially with me arriving later on during the event. There was a lot to learn but we did great. We scored important points for the team. It was a great opportunity to discover a new discipline and I enjoyed the challenge very much." Félix da Costa spoke of his disagreement of the drive-through penalty he received from the stewards after his collision with Duval late in the race, something he said ended it competitively for him.


2017 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
The result further reduced Buemi's Drivers' Championship advantage over di Grassi to ten points. Rosenqvist remained in third place on 104 points, and was four points ahead of Bird. Prost's sixth-place finish dropped him to fifth position. e.Dams-Renault increased their lead over Audi Sport ABT in the Teams' Championship to 65 points. Mahindra maintained third place on 182 points. With 153 points, Virgin consolidated fourth position and were 59 points ahead of Techeetah with two races left in the season. 20,000 people attended the race weekend. Di Grassi acknowledged his team did not have the pace to challenge for victories in both races, but believed he could improve his situation in the championship and focused on the final two rounds.


2017 New York City mayoral election
An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Democrat Bill de Blasio won reelection to a second term with 66.2% of the vote against Republican Nicole Malliotakis.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Background
Bill de Blasio was elected mayor of New York City in 2013, with his term beginning January 1, 2014. De Blasio declared his intention to seek reelection in April 2015.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Background
The following candidates filed petitions to have their names on the ballot during the primary elections: Democrats Bill De Blasio, Sal Albanese, Robert Gangi, Richard Bashner and Michael Tolkin, and Republicans Nicole Malliotakis, Rocky De La Fuente and Walter Iwachiw.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Background
On May 9, 2017, the Libertarian Party nominated Aaron Commey. It was Commey's first run for political office. On August 1, 2017, the City Board of Elections determined in a hearing that Rocky De La Fuente had not received enough petition signatures to qualify for the Republican primary ballot. With De La Fuente's disqualification and the remaining Republican candidate, Walter Iwachiw, not reporting any fundraising for this election, Nicole Malliotakis was the only remaining candidate for the Republican nomination.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Background
There were two Democratic primary debates, on August 23 and September 6. The candidates were incumbent mayor Bill De Blasio and former City Council member Sal Albanese. De Blasio won the primary.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Background
The first general election debate was held on October 10, with De Blasio, Republican challenger Nicole Malliotakis, and independent candidate Bo Dietl. The second was held on November 1.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Major third parties
Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the Conservative, Green, Working Families, Independence, Reform, and Women's Equality parties are qualified New York parties, with automatic ballot access.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Major third parties
After Paul Massey dropped out of the mayoral race, the Independence Party failed to submit another nominee.


2017 New York City mayoral election, Major third parties
Albanese was nominated by the Reform Party Committee. On September 12, 2017, an Opportunity to Ballot was held to determine whether Albanese would retain the party's nomination. Dietl and Malliotakis each attempted to the secure the party line. Albanese won the race with approximately 57% of the vote, defeating the write-in campaigns.


2017 New York City mayoral election, General election, Results
A total of 5,343 write-in votes were also certified by the Board of Elections. These included 982 votes for former mayors Michael Bloomberg, 12 for Rudy Giuliani, 9 for Fiorello La Guardia (deceased), 10 for Robbie Gosine, 3 for David Dinkins, and one each for John Lindsay, Abraham Beame, and Ed Koch (the latter three deceased), and 857 that could not be attributed to anybody or counted. The only other people to receive more than 100 write-in votes were former Sen. Hillary Clinton (240) and Christine Quinn, the former Speaker of the New York City Council (195).


2017 New York City transit crisis
In 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) due to ongoing reliability and crowding problems with mass transit in New York City. This order applied particularly to the New York City Subway, which was the most severely affected by dilapidated infrastructure, causing overcrowding and delays. With many parts of the system approaching or exceeding 100 years of age, general deterioration could be seen in many subway stations. By 2017, only 65% of weekday trains reached their destinations on time, the lowest rate since a transit crisis in the 1970s.


2017 New York City transit crisis
To a lesser extent, New York City buses operated by the MTA were also affected. Both the subway and the buses are run by the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), a subsidiary of the MTA. A separate crisis at Penn Station affected the routes of the three railroad agencies that provided service into the station. Media outlets deemed these crises "the summer of hell".


2017 New York City transit crisis
There were myriad causes attributed to the transit crisis. The subway was affected by a lack of funds, signal slowdowns, and broken-down infrastructure. The buses were also affected by a lack of funds, but individual routes had additional problems including low frequencies, slow speeds, and winding routes. Money from the MTA in general was withheld due to actions from politicians at both the city and state levels, from both the Democratic Party and Republican Party.


2017 New York City transit crisis
These issues caused delays for passengers for both systems, ranging from moderate to severe, as well as resulted in thousands of hours of lost time for passengers. Additionally, ridership on the subway started declining for the first time in several years, and ridership on buses continued a gradual decline that had started before the crisis.


2017 New York City transit crisis
Several solutions were proposed. In July 2017, MTA chairman Joe Lhota created a multifaceted "Subway Action Plan" that consisted of short- and long-term solutions. A corresponding "Bus Action Plan" was released in April 2018. Later that year, the Regional Plan Association released a report that advocated for large investments to the subway system. The MTA hired Andy Byford as the new NYCTA chief in 2018; Byford presented a report to tackle the issues plaguing the transit system before his resignation two years later. Service improved through 2019, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in early 2020 further depleted the MTA's finances. Governor Cuomo also proposed implementing congestion pricing in New York City to fund the MTA, which was approved in 2021.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Declaration of crisis
On June 27, 2017, thirty-nine people were injured when an A train derailed at 125th Street because the emergency brakes were activated after the train hit an improperly secured piece of replacement rail. The next day, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency for the subway system. This state of emergency had also arisen after several track fires and overcrowding incidents. As part of the order, he ordered MTA Chairman Joe Lhota to come up with a reorganization plan within 30 days. A day later, the MTA officially announced the Genius Transit Challenge, where contestants could submit ideas to improve signals, communications infrastructure, or rolling stock. The winner of each of the three challenges was to receive a million dollars and have their idea implemented systemwide.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Declaration of crisis
At Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan, a separate transit crisis developed because Amtrak had postponed the maintenance of infrastructure around the station, which was the nation's busiest. In early 2017, this culminated in numerous power outages, derailments, and delays due to track maintenance. There were frequent service disruptions to Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit train schedules caused by the deterioration of its tracks and their supporting infrastructure, as well as in those of the East River and North River Tunnels that respectively connect the station to Long Island and New Jersey.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Declaration of crisis
During July 2017, Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio disputed who has control of the subway system. Cuomo claimed that since the subway system was owned by New York City and leased to the MTA, the city had to pay more for its capital needs. However, de Blasio argued that his large $2.5 billion contribution was enough. On July 21, the second set of wheels on a southbound Q train jumped the track near Brighton Beach, constituting the system's second derailment within a month. Nine people suffered injuries due to improper maintenance of the car in question.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Lack of funds
On November 18, 2017, The New York Times published its investigation into the crisis, with over 1,000 readers having submitted stories about the effects of the past year's subway delays. It found that politicians from both the Democratic and Republican parties, at the mayoral and gubernatorial levels, had gradually removed $1.5 billion of MTA funding. The Times stressed that no single event directly caused the crisis; rather, it was an accumulation of small cutbacks and maintenance deferments.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Lack of funds
The New York Times described MTA funds as a "piggy bank" for the state, with the issuance of MTA bonds benefiting the state at the MTA's expense. By 2017, a sixth of the MTA's budget was allocated to paying off debt, a threefold increase from the proportion in 1997. The city's $250 million annual contribution to the MTA budget in 2017 was a quarter of the contribution in 1990.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Lack of funds
This lack of funds was not only due to the gradual reduction of funding. Other actions by city and state politicians, according to the Times, included overspending; overpaying unions and interest groups; advertising superficial improvement projects while ignoring more important infrastructure; and agreeing to high-interest loans that would have been unnecessary without these politicians' other interventions.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Lack of funds
In December of the same year, the Times reported that the $12 billion East Side Access project, which would extend the MTA's Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal upon its completion, was the most expensive of its kind in the world, with a projected price of $3.5 billion per mile ($2.2 billion per kilometer) of track. Over the years, the projected cost of East Side Access had risen by billions of dollars due to unnecessary expenses. In addition to overpaying workers and overspending, politicians and trade unions had forced the MTA to hire more workers than was needed.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Lack of funds
In 2010, an accountant found that the project was hiring 200 extra workers, at a cost of $1,000 per worker per day, for no apparent reason. The bidding process for MTA construction contracts also raised costs because, in some cases, only one or two contractors would bid on a project. Similar construction projects in New York City, such as the Second Avenue Subway and 7 Subway Extension, had been more expensive than comparable projects elsewhere for the same reasons, even though other cities' transit systems faced similar, or greater, problems compared to the MTA.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Signal and work-zone slowdowns
The transit crisis was influenced partly by modifications to New York City Subway signals and work-zone policies that forced trains to reduce their average speeds. After a collision between two trains on the Williamsburg Bridge in 1995, in which a train operator was killed after speeding his train into the back of another, the MTA modified both signals and trains to lower their average speeds. Trains' maximum speeds were physically limited, while some signals were modified to prevent trains from proceeding through a certain signal block before a minimum time had elapsed.