Ari Hoffnung ran a feisty race in 2005, then considered running in ’09 and ’13 but decided to sit both seasons out. He’s not sure whether he’ll use the money on a future campaign.
A guide to the soundbites we’re likely to hear, the backstories we need to know and the snacks, drinks and music we’ll require to get through the third de Blasio-Lhota faceoff.
Rich and poor, red or blue, New Yorkers broadly agree on what the next mayor should emphasize and are generally willing to pay more taxes to support those programs, the survey says.
Bill de Blasio won the Democratic primary. Sal Albanese did not. But thanks to poor coverage of the race, the former councilman argues, New York’s voters are the real losers.
How a gay 25-year old named Ritchie Torres won a City Council race in New York’s “Bible Belt”—and what it means that a real-estate PAC backed his quest.
If they got the mic, people in and around the Van Dyke Houses would ask about guns, jobs and senior centers.
Come November 5, one Council candidate will have no opponent at all. Several Democrats will face no Republican opposition. And a few races will offer crowded fields.
The official candidate list for the general election is out, and unlike Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, every municipal office has two major-party contestants, as well as third-party alternatives.
A newly released final list of candidates for the general election shows that several Council members face no competition at all, while many more are against only third-party rivals.
Will Bill de Blasio’s huge, crazy, enormous, commanding lead over Joe Lhota hold up on Election Day? Will the polls themselves shape the outcome they’re trying to predict?
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