But with desegregation an increasingly urgent goal, how long with it last?
Election Watch 2018
Audio: A Closer Look at the LLC Loophole
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Where the money has gone, where it has come from and the prospects for reform.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Video: State Senate Candidate Myrie Makes His Closing Argument
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The race for the Democratic nomination for the 20th state Senate district is one of the most closely watched contests in the September 13 primary.
Election Watch 2018
SI Senate Race Will End Quietly. Will an Idea Born of the Eric Garner Killing Live On?
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The lack of a real race in the 23rd deprived voters there, and elsewhere, a debate on some of the issues that arose after the 2014 killing of Eric Garner on one of the district’s sidewalks.
Election Watch 2018
Five Years Removed from Mayoral Defeat, John Liu Looks for a Comeback in Queens
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Instead of issues or the IDC, the race seems to be about the backstory.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Video: A Voice from Brooklyn’s Democratic Left Sizes Up Salazar-v-Dilan
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Watch as Nick Rizzo, the Democratic district leader who first approach Julia Salazar about challenging Sen. Martin Dilan, addresses questions that have emerged about her background and assesses the prospects for Salazar and other insurgents on September 13.
campaign finance
Out-of-State Donors Playing a Key Role in Insurgent Senate Campaigns
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Small-dollar, out-of-state donors are a major source of support for insurgent State Senate candidates in the September 13 primary. Big-dollar New York donors tend to back the incumbents.
campaign
Rent-Regulation Dominates Cuomo and Nixon’s Competing Housing Policies
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Vacancy decontrol, vacancy bonuses, preferential rents: Where do they stand?
Andrew Cuomo
On Transit Issues, Nixon has Plenty of Company Criticizing Cuomo
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Even if New Yorkers continue to blame Cuomo for their lousy commutes, it’s unclear if that anger alone will impact the results of the primary. After all, many registered Democrats, like the governor, never ride the subway.
2018 election
Voters Told Us What Matters to Them Heading Into Thursday’s Primary
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Last week, we asked our readers to engage with us via the new SMS-based platform GroundSource to let us know what issues matter to them as they head to – or stay home from – the ballot box on Thursday.