Adi Talwar
Voting in the 2018 general election at the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Polling station located on East Gun Hill Road in the Bronx.
Twelve of the 13 Congressional seats that fall within the city are being contested, as are 10 State Senate districts, 27 Assembly posts, five judicial positions and the borough presidency of Queens.
To get a better sense of what was seen around the city last week, City Limits surveyed all the city’s 59 community boards to ask what violent unrest—and peaceful protest—they had seen.
The only June 23 rce for an open seat, and the most crowded contest, is in the 15th district in the Bronx, where Rep. Jose Serrano and 12 candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to replace him.
At peaceful gatherings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, the signs, scenes and shouts spoke for themselves.
‘The decision to decrease funding for social services while maintaining funding for the NYPD is the opposite of what our values should be.’
Lindsey Boylan and Jonathan Herzog are challenging the veteran Congressman.
‘During this time, no persons or vehicles may be in public.’
As the crowd surged east, filling the block, one of the lead organizers beckoned his fellow marchers to stay close together. ‘We’re going to take the highway,’ he said.
Both houses of the legislature approved a bill to create a $100 million fund to pay rents for people who have lost income because of the COVID-19 crisis.
With a few clicks of the delete button, New York State this week made a significant change to how the federal Clean Water Act applies to the waters around New York City.