Council Countdown
Prime-Time Debates Coming in Bronx Council Races
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BronxNet and City Limits are teaming up to inform voters about the crowded fields and tight races that many will encounter on Primary Day.
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BronxNet and City Limits are teaming up to inform voters about the crowded fields and tight races that many will encounter on Primary Day.
Crime, yet again, led the conversation, with more than 50 mentions during the two-hour debate, according to a City Limits tally, followed by education, which was mentioned just shy of 40 times. Homelessness, a perennial topic, was raised more than 30 times.
After an extensive legal battle over its handling of COVID-19 at detention facilities, ICE will not provide basic information on how many detainees have been vaccinated at its Buffalo (Batavia) Center upstate. Here’s what City Limits has been able to find out.
Because only two candidates are on the ballot for the June 22 primary election, voters in the district — which includes the Lower East Side, Kips Bay, and Murray Hill — will not be electing their next Council member using the city’s new ranked choice voting system.