Of the eight top Democratic contenders facing off in the June mayoral primary, six own homes within the five boroughs. Of those, two are landlords. Two other candidates rent their city residences.
The New York City mayoral candidate says his achievements as a financier will equip him well to steer the city. But many of the mega-mergers he brokered left big batches of workers behind.
A veteran political operator says the 2021 race is about to get very real for New Yorkers—in person and, most crucially, on television.
Ray McGuire and Kathryn Garcia joined Shaun Donovan, Andrew Yang, and Maya Wiley recently in supporting limited terms for those elected to local office.
Eight Democratic candidates faced off Thursday in the first mayoral debate of the 2021 election, where crime and safety was a central focus of the discussion.
Observers say voters are more likely to rank their own votes and better understand the new system if they get encouragement from the system’s power players, like politicians, news outlets, labor unions and advocacy organizations—in the form of endorsements.
‘The next mayor will inherit this crisis but has a tremendous opportunity with incoming federal funds and a wealth of experienced and committed providers, developers, and advocacy and philanthropic organizations to work with, to transform the city’s housing and homelessness policies and meet the needs of our struggling families.’
Homelessness survivors played a lead role in creating a video voters’ guide on family homelessness starring Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Dianne Morales and Scott Stringer.
City Limits is partnering with the New York Immigration Coalition, THE CITY and Gotham Gazette for a mayoral forum May 6 where the candidates vying to be the city’s next mayor will discuss their immigration platforms.
The de Blasio administration used the term to refer to gang crackdowns, domestic violence response, nuisance abatement, efforts to stop knife violence and more.
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