John Liu
POLL POSITION: GROUPS PUSH FOR VOTING RIGHTS
Emma Holmgren |
Two groups of disenfranchised potential voters–non-citizens and former felons–are pushing the city to give them the right to vote in municipal elections.
ARTS and CULTURE
ELECTION SPECIAL: NEWS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS
City Limits |
Community newspaper and freelance reporters from around the city offer the inside scoop on the Sept. 14 primary.
John Liu
A BID FOR NO MORE TAXES
William Wichert |
While Mayor Bloomberg touts the importance of business improvement districts for keeping shopping areas clean, the city’s recent property tax hike has turned a group of businesses in Flushing against a proposed district in their community–another tax, they say, could kill their already suffering profits.
Bronx
PARTY HITS SNAGS WITHOUT LABOR
Jill Grossman |
The Working Families Party was determined to make its mark in this year’s primary election. But on an election day delayed two weeks by the World Trade Center disaster, it ended up with both well-earned victories and some stinging losses, with contenders relying heavily on labor support having the hardest time.
Economy
CHIN-ERS AND LIU-SERS IN RACE
Saj P. Kuriakos |
Manhattan’s Chinatown is home to two well-known contenders to be the City Council’s first Asian-American rep. But the smart money is betting on Flushing’s John Liu to actually get the seat.
Justice
THE PARENT TRAP
City Limits |
The city’s child welfare agency is about to go local, but will neighborhood offices get a visit from the welcome wagon?
Bronx
A PRIMARY PRIMER: CITY COUNCIL RACES TO WATCH ON SEPT. 9
Glenn Thrush |
A rundown of some political horse races in next week’s Democratic primary.
