In many Council primaries, candidates are fighting over a small number of votes. That’s not the case in district 6, the scene of a competitive primary this year.
In total, fifteen Democrats and one Republican attended the event, which included some pointed back-and-forth.
Inez Barron and her husband switched seats in the city and state legislatures ahead of the de Blasio administration’s push to engineer its first neighborhood-wide rezoning in East New York.
The official list of candidates running in the September 12 primary is finally out, and we’ve revamped our listings for the Mayor and City Council races.
In neighborhoods like Flatbush/Midwood, Crown Heights/Prospect Heights, South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens, and East Flatbush—the community districts with which Council district 40 overlaps—about a third of households are severely rent burdened.
Eight years ago, Margaret Chin defeated a two-term incumbent to represent the borough’s southern tip. Now she faces three challengers as she seeks a third term.
Randy Abreu and Felix Perdomo are hoping to oust fellow Democrat Fernando Cabrera in the September 12 primary.
In the crowded race to represent Soundview and its environs in the City Council, the State Senator faces opponents who are lesser known and far more progressive.
Eight years ago Fernando Cabrera managed to knock off an incumbent City Councilmember whose claim to fame was a remarkably high rate of absence from the City Council. But Cabrera’s own absence was the storyline at a forum on Tuesday night at ended up showcasing two of the men seeking to oust him.
Incumbent Democrat Helen Rosenthal faces two opponents who say she has abetted or acquiesced to development plans that are disfiguring the Upper West Side.
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