Rafael Salamanca, one of several incumbents not participating in the public matching-funds system, has a healthy war chest to contest a low-profile primary.
Come Tuesday, voters in Council District 9 must decide whether the smart response to sweeping neighborhood change and hostile national politics is to stay the course in local leadership—or to…
Eight years ago, Debi Rose became the first Black elected official from Staten Island. Now she faces a stiff primary challenge from another woman of color.
Fully one third of Council seats will have no primary come September 12. This prompts the question: Do these individual races we’re following matter to city residents who, because they…
Will Sal Albanese demonstrate some policy chops at the second debate? Will Mayor de Blasio talk more about what he’ll do with a second term if he wins one? And…
