nyc mayoral race
Wiley Sees Potential for Economic Stimulus in City’s Own Capital Spending
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayoral hopeful, whose background is as a civil-rights lawyer, is pushing brick-and-mortar policy as she navigates a crowded field.
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The mayoral hopeful, whose background is as a civil-rights lawyer, is pushing brick-and-mortar policy as she navigates a crowded field.
The unusually detailed policy document calls for zero-emissions buildings, pooled philanthropic funding for parks and more attention to the historic injustices embedded in environmental risks.
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.
The next mayor will oversee a period of profound demographic change as New York City gets grayer.
It is one of several 2021 races where New York’s diverse Asian community could win Council representation to reflect their growing presence in the city.
He’s banking on a success narrative, business savvy and massive fundraising to break out of a large and growing pack of contenders.
The mayoral field has grown in recent weeks, but the first dose of public financing will be based on who had what in mid-July.
There appear to be more serious female candidates in the field than the city has ever had.
City Limits hosted a virtual discussion on the challenges and opportunities ahead for the next mayor. Featuring panelists Kyle Bragg of 32 BJ SEIU, New York State Senator Jessica Ramos, Jennifer Jones Austin of advocacy organization FPWA, Sandra Lobo of Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and Kathryn Wylde of the Partnership of New York.
‘People talk about the ‘Tale of Two Cities,’ Eric Adams says. ‘But we need to acknowledge that the dysfunctionality of government is the author of that book.’