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Fully one third of Council seats will have no primary come September 12. This prompts the question: Do these individual races we’re following matter to city residents who, because they live in other districts, can’t vote in them?
The mayor says it is, and that’s a reason why he wants to fund transit improvements with a millionaire’s tax instead.
And do endorsements really matter. I mean, really?
There are five Council debates tonight!
Incumbent Vincent Gentile’s departure has created an open seat in one of New York City’s few ‘swing’ districts.
‘I felt obligated to support another young women willing to take a stand to challenge the status quo in the Bronx on a people’s platform.’
A Bronx resident makes the case for one of the Democrats running for the 18th district Council seat.
The concerns of small businesses in the Bronx are driving at least some toward Randy Abreu, a Democrat running for Council.
Plus, how a sacrament performed years ago led to the cancellation of a candidates’ debate.
And if that’s not enough for you, there are a couple press conferences in the mix, too.
We used two different methods to assess which councilmembers, particularly those in neighborhoods considering a rezoning, have accepted donations from the real-estate industry.
Will Sal Albanese demonstrate some policy chops at the second debate? Will Mayor de Blasio talk more about what he’ll do with a second term if he wins one? And how much of a step back will women take in the New York City Council when the vote counting is done on September 12?
Theodore Hamm | As the candidates for Brooklyn district attorney prepare to debate, defense lawyers and a bail advocate say that cash bail is still requested too often under acting DA Eric Gonzalez.
The field of candidates competing to replace the term-limited Darlene Mealy once ballooned to 13. Nine remain.
Plus a look inside races for the 5th and 43rd district Council seats.
Plus debates in two Council races.
Chances are, when you think of the Bronx, you do not picture many of the neighborhoods that comprise Council District 13.
Melissa Mark-Viverito cannot seek re-election to the Council but is running to remain a local district leader, a post that thousands of party members across the city vote for but few of us understand.
Also, a look at the race to replace a disgraced Councilman.
It’s a slow Friday before a long weekend, but the final pre-primary push is just around the corner.
Schools and race. Development and neighborhoods. They’re topics that we’re going to hear a lot about if Mayor de Blasio wins a second term. And they’re big issues in the District 6 Council race.
Part of our new Election Watch newsletter is an “ask the candidate” feature where readers can submit a question they’d like us to ask any city candidate and, so long as the query is not totally insane, we pass it on to see if we can get an answer.
Plus, some speculating about Speaker Mark-Viverito’s political future.
Plus, a Councilmember announces a plan to fix a longstanding traffic gripe.
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.
So why have elected officials let it molder and fall apart?
What makes less sense: the city paying to provide security at ritzy private schools, or lawmakers from six hours away having a say over the MTA?
WNYC and City Limits team up to report on the 18th City Council district in the Bronx, where Rev. Ruben Diaz Sr., a state senator and father of the Bronx borough president, is just one of the five names on the ballot.
Of all the contests facing city voters this election year, the race for Brooklyn District Attorney will give its winner greater power over the daily lives of a larger number of people than any post on the ballot other than mayor.
Plus the schools chancellor cuts the ribbon on a facility at the heart of a contentious argument over race, class and geography.
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