One candidate has his own housing plan. The other has endorsed a coalition’s blueprint. But whoever wins is going to be pressed to address the specific housing needs of…
How a gay 25-year old named Ritchie Torres won a City Council race in New York’s “Bible Belt”—and what it means that a real-estate PAC backed his quest.
By limiting enrollment—and therefore eliminating the schools’ commitment to accept all neighborhood kids who wanted to come—DOE says it will improve students’ options.
The developer has pushed back for a second time the formal start of construction on a new railyard, raising new questions about the timeline for promised housing.
A newly released final list of candidates for the general election shows that several Council members face no competition at all, while many more are against only third-party rivals.
The official candidate list for the general election is out, and unlike Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, every municipal office has two major-party contestants, as well as third-party alternatives.
Come November 5, one Council candidate will have no opponent at all. Several Democrats will face no Republican opposition. And a few races will offer crowded fields.
