CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Data Drop: Which is the Bluest Borough?
Jarrett Murphy |
New York City is a Democratic town, but devotion to the donkeys—or to the two-party system—is far from uniform.
Bronx
A Million-Dollar Council Race, in the Bronx
Jarrett Murphy |
Chances are, when you think of the Bronx, you do not picture many of the neighborhoods that comprise Council District 13.
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The Land of Many Votes: Upper West Side Council District Tends to Bring ‘Em Out
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
Data Drop
A District at the Epicenter of Demographic Change
Jarrett Murphy |
The neighborhoods that make up most of Council District 9, where a former Councilman who returned via special election earlier this year is aiming for re-election, have seen a dramatic loss of Black people.
District Data: Dynastic District 42 Votes After Big Rezoning Next Door
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
Data Drop
District Data: An Unexpected Open Seat in Queens’ District 21
Jarrett Murphy |
One of 2017’s most interesting Council contests was triggered when a powerful incumbent decided to step down, setting the stage for a race featuring a pol who gave up office after a felony conviction.
Bronx
The 8th Council District: A River Runs Through It
Jarrett Murphy |
Only two New City Council districts cross borough lines, and only the 8th district spanning Manhattan and the Bronx actually crosses a river—in this case, the Harlem River—to do so. But it’s the current politics, not the water features, that make it an interesting place.
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Election 2017 District Data: Deep Red in the City’s South
Jarrett Murphy |
The Council district that covers the southern tip of Staten Island is a bastion of homeownership and GOP registration.
