In this week’s podcast episode, Executive Editor Jarrett Murphy offers the rundown on the five special elections slated to take place in the coming months, where candidates are vying to fill vacant City Council seats in Queens and The Bronx.
The problem with special elections is that they attract a pathetic level of turnout. The City Council has two vacancies now and three more looming, with special elections slated for December, February and (most likely) March. Here’s a look at who’s running.
Large numbers of people have come out to vote early in the city’s mainland borough. But will the large distances between early-voting sites keep some voters away?
At least it was on Tuesday afternoon, when there were long lines moving fast at several polling sites, and virtually no waiting times at others.
In the race to replace Councilmember Fernando Cabrera, money won’t matter as much as grassroots support, and one candidate is pitching a new way to share power in the Bronx.
What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
Afortunadamente, según entrevistas hechas la semana pasada a representantes de varios BIDs de El Bronx, Land & Sea es uno de los pocos negocios que han tenido que cerrar permanentemente a causa de la pandemia y del programa PAUSE del Estado de Nueva York. La pregunta es cuánto más podrán resistir los otros, y qué puede hacer la Ciudad para ayudarlos a sobrevivir.
From street vendors to nearby shops, the largely Latino Bronx neighborhood is feeling the loss of this year’s crowds. “Many people here depend on what goes on before, during and after a game,” one resident says.
The boroughs BIDs says COVID-19 hasn’t swamped most business. The question is how long they can tread water.
Varios candidatos presidenciales y expresidentes de la República Dominicana han mantenido relaciones con políticos de la ciudad de Nueva York.
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