Kings County was center stage on Election Night 2018, helping to flip the State Senate and the U.S. House blue. What drove the electoral shift behind those results, and what will their impact be on the borough? We asked two veteran journalists.
Photographers captured the passion, frustration and hard work of Election Day all across the city.
Before the Democrats took the State Senate and the U.S. House, hear what Jumaane Williams, JC Polanco, Errol Louis, Kadia Goba and members of our live studio audience had to say about the midterm elections, the process of voting and the political landscape that lies ahead.
Was this a Blue Wave or a Meh Midterm? Is Andrew Cuomo in a newly commanding or a newly constrained position as he enters a third term? How will the Democrats handle control of the U.S. House and the New York State Senate? Ben and Jarrett speak with Daily News editorial board member Alyssa Katz.
Staten Island’s Democratic challenger Max Rose took out incumbent GOP Rep. Dan Donovan by over 10,000 votes Tuesday in New York’s 11th Congressional District.
Democrats will face high expectations to deliver, deprived of the excuse of Republican obstruction. The state GOP, meanwhile, faces a period of self-examination after an historic defeat.
The Brooklyn Republican trailed his challenger by roughly 650 votes out of 59,000 cast.
‘It took me an hour and ten minutes to vote,’ one woman said. ‘Do you believe that?’
Read our daylong coverage of the 2018 elections as they play out across New York City.
‘Voting yes on to create term limits on community boards will open up the process so that more young people, like me, can apply, and, hopefully, get appointed to their local community board. ‘
At a rally last week, there was a sampling of the sentiments that could propel a set of young, progressive women into Congress on Tuesday.
Still making up your mind about whom to vote for? Want to check your choice one last time? Here’s a quick menu of audio and video resources on many of the candidates for state office.
While Andrew Cuomo’s economic record and rhetoric are complicated, Republican challenger Marcus Molinaro largely proposes a familiar menu of tax cuts, regulatory rollbacks and spending restrictions.
‘The mayor’s commission’s proposal misses the mark, but the Council’s commission should propose steps that would both strengthen the boards’ technical capacity and maintain their independence from City Hall. ‘
Most community board members are passionate, thoughtful, intelligent, and dedicated people who seek to improve and serve their communities. More New Yorkers deserve this opportunity.
‘Ayude a revertir la marea de deterioro de la democracia – diga Sí al presupuesto participativo en toda la ciudad este 6 de noviembre.’
Unlike Gov. Cuomo, the Republican nominee, Marc Molinaro, has said little about rent regulations or subsidized housing. But both men have said a lot about property taxes.
‘Help reverse the tide of deteriorating democracy – say yes to city-wide participatory budgeting on November 6th.’
While Gov. Cuomo remains a top recipient, the major parties’ respective State Senate Campaign Committees have pulled in huge hauls since September 13.
The race for comptroller has been a largely quiet affair, but as sole trustee for the state’s $209 billion pension fund, the winner will have to decide whether investing in fossil-fuel companies is still morally acceptable or financially wise.
‘This is opening up the process in the manner of slashing one’s own wrists.’
With less than a week to go until election 2018, meet the third-party candidates for attorney general and comptroller.
Do we need more charter schools? Should public colleges be free? What role should tests play in the lives of students and teachers? On these and other topics, here’s where the gubernatorial candidates stand.
From courtrooms to prisons, and from pot to parole, the four gubernatorial candidates stake out distinct positions on top criminal justice policy issues.
The languages served will be Russian, Yiddish, Haitian Creole, Polish and Italian. One site will serve Russian and Arabic speakers. There are already Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Bangla interpreters at many sites.
Andrew Cuomo has focused a lot of money and attention on infrastructure. Whether the city’s transit system has received sufficient love from the gov is a matter of much dispute.
Only a little over a third of the candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot for judicial posts in the five boroughs provided biographical information to the state court system. Can you help us fill out the picture?
The Staten Island Republican is trying to defend his seat against a ‘blue wave’ in a race with national implications.
With plenty of money in the bank, Keith Wofford is well-equipped to sell voters on his vision for an attorney general who eschews policing corporations in favor of claiming unprecedented power to chase corruption.
While Gov. Cuomo’s progressive shift in rhetoric — whether spurred by Cynthia Nixon or not — is obvious, what happens next is less certain.
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