Coverage of the 2013 election through the eyes of people at a Tottenville bar, a Brownsville NYCHA development, an Upper West Side eatery, a block in Bayside and a Mott Haven restaurant.
From neighborhood-specific plans to general principles, everyone running has laid out their vision for creating jobs.
From Council contests to policy puzzles, here’s where to find information on the key races voters will decide and the pressing issues the people we elect will face.
Many of New York’s immigrants will be voting Tuesday. Others can only watch. But almost all are mindful, advocates say, of how important local policy is to their future in this city.
Six years ago Dr. Mathieu Eugene was hailed as the first Haitian-American to sit on the City Council. Now he faces a contest that reflects the growing diversity of his central Brooklyn district.
City Limits offers its take on the mayor’s complex education legacy in this homage to the old-fashioned school filmstrip—complete with corny narration and, yes, the beep.
This city in a city—the nation’s oldest and largest public housing system—faces operating shortfalls and a huge list of capital needs. How can City Hall protect this resource?
The hopefuls offer different menus of zoning schemes, investment plans, tax breaks and more to try to build and preserve tens of thousands of units during the next decade.
Maria del Carmen Arroyo, whose campaign submitted forged signatures from the likes of the Yankees shortstop and model Kate Moss to get on the ballot, faces a single challenger in Tuesday’s primary.
To date, the New York City mayoral hopefuls have been far more critical than constructive on education. But they are starting to air their own views on an increasing number of educational issues.
