Suraj Patel has mounted an energetic and well-funded campaign to wrest the Democratic line away from Carolyn Maloney, who has represented the Silk Stocking district in Congress since 1993.
assembly
Single-Digit Turnout as Democrats Roll in City’s Special Elections
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The races for three Assembly seats and one Senate district drew between 2 percent and 6 percent of active registered voters.
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Looming State Elections Met With Apathy by Many New Yorkers
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Some New Yorkers are indifferent about the upcoming election this fall, saying they either don’t know who the candidates are or don’t follow local politics enough to care.
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A Mere Handful of Voters Likely to Decide Who Represents 125,000 Bronxites in Albany
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Special elections are bound to draw relatively few voters because they occur in isolation and at odd times of year, but the mechanics of New York State’s special elections are particularly clunky.
campaign finance
Max & Murphy: Top Good Gov’t Advocate Sees New Hope for Reform in Albany
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Susan Lerner of Common Cause says next week’s special elections will reflect some of the deep flaws in the state’s political system. But she feels the momentum for change is growing.
2018 Special Election
Special Election By the Numbers: Who’s Funding the 2 Bronx Races
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A special election on April 24 will determine who fills New York’s 11 vacant legislative seats, including two in the Bronx: one in the 32nd State Senate District and the other in the Assembly District 80.
assembly
Elite High Schools, the MTA, Climate Change are Key Topics as 4 Candidates Vie for East-Side Seat
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District 74 covers most of the Lower East Side, the East Village, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill and some of Midtown East. The preceding assemblyman, Brian Kavanagh, left office to take a seat in the State Senate.
Budget
Housing Advocates See Meager Gains, Some Threats in State Budget
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There is a $15 million allocation for rental subsidies and a modest allocation for NYCHA, but also language on state oversight that concerns some advocates.
BRONX BUREAU
Sepúlveda Not a ‘County Guy’ But is County’s Pick for Vacant Bronx Senate Seat
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The Bronx Democrat has broken with the country organization more than once. But he is still in line for a promotion to the legislature’s upper house come April.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Watch and Listen: Andrew Gounardes Takes a Second Shot at Unseating GOP Senator
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From high-school intern to novice candidate six years ago to this year’s run for the 22nd district, the Brooklyn attorney has been trying to get a Democrat into Martin Golden’s seat for a long time.
Affordable Housing
Cuomo and De Blasio: Political Foes … but Affordable Housing Partners?
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The mayor has proposed 300,000 affordable units. The governor 112,000 such homes. It turns out the plans will overlap, reflecting the realities of construction costs and creating a joint legacy for the rival leaders.