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Election 2021

The most contested elections in a generation come as New York City wades through a public-health emergency and faces deep economic challenges—all amid more urgent calls to end historic injustices. Come to City Limits for reporting on the candidates, investigations of the issues and tools for the voters who will write this chapter in New York’s history.

The candidates. The issues. And you.

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Campaign Coverage

  • Andrew Yang Brings His Movement to New York’s Race for Mayor

    The tech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate promises a 'fact-based' government and universal income.

    By Jarrett Murphy
  • Brad Lander Explains His Vision for an Activist Comptroller’s Office
    By Jarrett Murphy
  • Mayoral Hopefuls Issue Competing Climate Plans
    By Jarrett Murphy
  • Max & Murphy on the Issues: Policing
    By Jarrett Murphy
  • Mark Your Calendars: A Mayoral Forum on Aging in NYC
    By Jarrett Murphy
  • Your 2020-2021 Special Elections Tracker
    By Jarrett Murphy
  • The Check In: The Crowded Race for Manhattan’s Next DA
    By Jeanmarie Evelly

The candidates

  • Who’s Running in the 2020 and 2021 Special Elections
  • Who’s Who in the Early Race for New York City Mayor
  • How Will Ranked-Choice Voting Work in NYC?
  • ¿Cómo funcionará el voto por orden de preferencia en la ciudad de Nueva York?

Voting

  • Check your registration
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  • Get an absentee ballot for 12.22 Special Election

The money

  • Search for campaign donors
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Max & Murphy Show

  • ► Decorative play icon links to post: Brad Lander Explains His Vision for an Activist Comptroller’s Office

    Brad Lander Explains His Vision for an Activist Comptroller’s Office

    Can audits, pension investments, and policy reports combat climate change and craft a more equal New York?

  • ► Decorative play icon links to post: What 2021 Means for De Blasio, Those Running to Replace Him & the Rest of Us

    What 2021 Means for De Blasio, Those Running to Replace Him & the Rest of Us

    Two top political observers weigh in on the mayor's final lap and the 2021 elections.

  • ► Decorative play icon links to post: What’s Next for Criminal-Justice Reform in Albany?

    What’s Next for Criminal-Justice Reform in Albany?

    After bail and discovery reform and the repeal of 50-a, Senate Codes Committee Chair Jamaal Bailey maps out an agenda.

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More Campaign Coverage

  • Mayoral Hopefuls Issue Competing Climate Plans

    The early attention suggests a new urgency around climate resiliency eight years after Superstorm Sandy's toll. Roman IakoubtchikA flag flew off the destroyed Rockaway boardwalk as Queens neighborhoods cleaned up from Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

  • People on Parole Deserve Automatic Right to Vote: Advocates

    A Cuomo executive order created a mechanism for people of parole to regain their right to vote, but advocates say it is unwieldy and impermanent. Office of the GovernorAdvocates are calling on Gov. Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie to move legislation that has stalled for at least a decade and would restore voting rights once someone leaves prison.

  • In Mayor’s Race, Adams and Stringer Get $7M in Public Money

    Dozens of other municipal candidates also cashed in on the first round of payments from the city's matching funds system. Candidates who accept public financing agree to abide by spending limits and, if they are seeking citywide offices, to participate in televised debates.

  • Opinion: NYC Should Restore Noncitizens’ Right to Vote Before the 2021 Elections

    Passing the “Our City Our Vote” bill would allow nearly a million of the city’s legal permanent residents, or green card holders, to vote. What stands in the way of this landmark legislation is political will and a waning window of support.

  • As ’21 Race Picks Up Speed, Stringer Declares for Mayor

    Scott Stringer's speech did not explicitly itemize de Blasio's failings, but it was rooted in a critique of the current mayor. Facebook/MurphyComptroller Scott Stringer officially entering the 2021 race.

Out of the Ashes Again? The 2021 Election and the Remaking of New York

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