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The view down Lexington Avenue.
‘We reject the mayor’s rezoning proposal. Not only does it fail to reflect what the community prioritized in the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan, but it will allow nothing short of a land grab for developers.’
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.
In other news, the governor and mayor disagree on something.
Meanwhile, Republican citywide candidates stake out the Rivington.
What do the mayor and his chief Democratic challenger hope to do in their first debate? What will voters get out of it?
After a stint in the State Senate, Bill Perkins won back his old Council seat in a special election earlier this year. Now a crowded field will test whether he can hang on to it.
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