William Alatriste
Council Member Ritchie Torres seen at a 2014 press conference on affordable housing. Torres has the highest national profile of anyone running for Council speaker.
Much of Torres’ legislative record fits easily with his profile as a millennial progressive. But on public housing, his bread-and-butter issue, Torres has departed from some progressive allies in supporting controversial elements of Next Generation NYCHA.
From the race for mayor to the contests for Council, from borough president to district attorney, be it a judicial race or the run for a vacant state legislative seat, we’ve got it covered.
Sal Albanese has a court hearing. The Council has a stated meeting. The mayor marches in a parade. Then kids with plastic swords come to your house and take candy from you.
‘The reality is that both the millionaire’s tax and the congestion pricing proposal have merit—but the mayor’s specious argument that congestion pricing is regressive does not.’
Meanwhile, Jona Rechnitz keeps testifying.
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