At a forum featuring councilmembers hoping to be the city’s next speaker, tough issues were discussed, different styles were displayed and the crowd was anything but silent.
Voters complained of not being informed that their voting site had changed. But the BOE says at least a few of the confused voters were told well in advance.
A walkway at Jerome Slope needs repair, but—under a system that park advocates hope to change—the Parks Department must find an elected official to fund the fix.
One in three voters who cast a ballot in the mayoral race didn’t weigh in on the ballot questions. In some cases, poll workers may have failed to remind voters…
Bill de Blasio’s promise of progress has raised expectations. In Brownsville on Election Day, voters’ hopes ranged from a vague desire for change to specific, ambitious goals.
The mayor-elect has warned that systemic change will be hard, and he’s right. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t simple ways he can make life better for the 50,000 people…
You see their names on every ballot—candidates you’ve not heard of from parties you may not have known existed. They run facing certain defeat. Ever wonder why?
