Video reports and media appearances by City Limits’ staff and contributors
Watch as Nick Rizzo, the Democratic district leader who first approach Julia Salazar about challenging Sen. Martin Dilan, addresses questions that have emerged about her background and assesses the prospects for Salazar and other insurgents on September 13.
On a day when news broke about his opponent’s 2011 arrest and her belief that there were suspicions she had an affair with a former pro ballplayer, the Brooklyn state senator faced questions of his own about ties to real estate.
Two days before the final City Council vote, hundreds rallied against the plan and several submitted to arrest. What is their argument against the plan that the mayor proposes and the Council looks likely to approve?
The discussion was about her very progressive menu of policy ideas, from rent stabilization for all to single-payer healthcare to non-citizen voting.
Ever wonder what the story was behind that sign you saw as the protest march walked by?
What do an easy win for Dan Donovan (meaning a tougher road ahead for Max Rose?), a narrow escape for Yvette Clarke and that stunning outcome in Queens mean for incumbents and challengers in Kings County?
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.
Hear from Richard Aborn of the Citizens Crime Commission, Nick Suplina of Everytown for Gun Safety, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Liz Glazer of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, Heidi Hynes from the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center in the Bronx and Detectives’ Endowment Association president Michael Palladino.
Can two lawsuits stop what legislative loopholes and a ferocious real-estate market hath wrought?
Howie Hawkins is running for the highest office in the state for a third time.