CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
City Limits Co-Sponsors Bronx Congressional Debate
Jarrett Murphy |
Longtime Bronxnet host Gary Axelbank will query the crowded field seeking to replace Harlem legend Rep, Charles Rangel.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Video: A Campaign for Better New York Elections
Jarrett Murphy |
Is there a better way to run elections in New York State? Will more voters show up if we do it that way? Two political observers weigh in via a video interview.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Clock Ticking to Presidential Vote, Push for Election Reform is On
Jarrett Murphy |
Why would elected officials change the rules that helped them gain and keep office? If thousands of New Yorkers demand it, advocates say.
Bronx
Be Sure to Vote Next Week … With Zero Information
Jarrett Murphy |
The vast majority of candidates for judicial posts in next week’s election, some of whom will win terms of 14 years, haven’t bothered to submit a bio for the state court system’s Voters’ Guide.
Video
Two Years After Election ’13, is De Blasio Still the Progressive we Elected?
Jarrett Murphy |
To answer that, one has to decide what it means to be a progressive mayor and how well the current one has matched that description in both intention and delivery. Watch a video of NYC reporters wrestling with those questions.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Rangel Clarifies Comments on Dominican Immigration Dispute
Jarrett Murphy |
In response to an inquiry by City Limits, the Congressman says he did not endorse a court ruling that threw 200,000 Haitians in the DR into immigration limbo.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
De Blasio Must Get Youth Engaged in Civics
Sarah Andes |
The mayor’s progressive agenda will be incomplete unless he attacks the growing disengagement of New York’s citizens—starting with these five steps to get young people excited about democracy.
Bronx
Confusion Over Special Elections in the Bronx
Jordan Moss |
No one knows yet how Governor Cuomo (even the governor himself!) will fill 11 empty seats in the state legislature, including two in the borough.
Boroughs
Assembly Hopefuls Run in Vito Lopez's Shadow
Tobias Salinger |
The candidates for the fallen assemblyman’s seat must address not just the harassment scandal, but also the broader legacy of money and services he brought back to Bushwick.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Why New York City Needs the Voting Rights Act
Jerry Vattamala |
A key part of the landmark law is being challenged at the Supreme Court. While discrimination at the voting booth is often thought of as a Southern problem, New York City has its own harsh history.
