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2021 election

Health and Environment

On the NY Ballot: Is a Healthy Environment a Constitutional Right?

By Liz Donovan | November 2, 2021

If passed, the proposed state amendment would require lawmakers to consider the environment in making legislative decisions, and New Yorkers would be able to sue if they believe their rights to a healthy environment are being violated.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Asian Americans Matter in NYC Elections

By Grace Choi | November 2, 2021

‘Failing to pay serious attention to Asian American candidates and voters is a mistake. There are 1.3 million AAPI New Yorkers who make up 15 percent of the city’s population.’

NYC council elections

NYC General Election Day: Updates From Across the Boroughs

By Jeanmarie Evelly, David Brand, Adi Talwar and Liz Donovan | November 2, 2021

New York City will choose its next mayor on Tuesday. Check here throughout the day for developments in the 2021 election.

2021 election
Bronx Supreme Court building

What About Those Judges? A Guide to NYC’s 2021 Judicial Ballot

By Jeanmarie Evelly, Daniel Parra, David Brand and Ese Olumhense | November 2, 2021

On Tuesday, New Yorkers will head to the polls to cast ballots for New York City’s next mayor, comptroller, public advocates, borough presidents and City Council members. Some voters will also be asked to choose from a slate of judicial nominees. Below is an overview of those on the ballot Nov. 2. 

2021 election

City Watch: Today’s the Day to Choose NYC’s Next Mayor. Get Up to Speed Here.

By David Brand | November 2, 2021

It’s been nearly a year since Democratic frontrunner Eric Adams officially kicked off his campaign for mayor and seven months since his Republican opponent Curtis Sliwa entered the race. New York City has been in election mode ever since.

2021 election

Who Else is Running for NYC Mayor? Hear From the Candidates the Debates Left Out

By Ese Olumhense | October 28, 2021

Although Adams and Sliwa are billed as the leading candidates in the race, seven other New Yorkers have mounted campaigns for mayor. Some of these independent candidates said the official debates have been missing not only their voices, but a clear focus on some of the city’s most significant problems.

2021 election

If New York City Is So Bad, Why Does Curtis Sliwa Stay?

By David Brand | October 26, 2021

“We had gone from being a very functional city, even with de Blasio and all his inabilities, to just crashing and burning,” the Republican candidate told City Limits during a recent interview inside his spartan, cat-free Midtown headquarters.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
2020 primary voting

Opinion: Expanding Youth Voting Will Strengthen Our Democracy

By Gita Stulberg | October 26, 2021

‘In New York City, where more than 3 million people voted in 2020, voters under 30 comprised the largest uptick in turnout of any age group.’

City Limits 45th anniversary

Flashback: How The Mayoral Candidates Said They’d Fix NYC Housing, 1989

By Jeanmarie Evelly | October 25, 2021

In the summer of 1989, City Limits asked the candidates running for mayor of New York—including Ed Koch and David Dinkins—to explain their plans and policies on homelessness, housing and development. Read what they had to say at the time (except for Rudy Giuliani, who didn’t respond).

2021 election

Video Voters Guide: Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa on Tackling Family Homelessness

By David Brand and Jeanmarie Evelly | October 25, 2021

City Limits sat down with Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa to quiz them about what they would do, if elected, to address the city’s ongoing housing and homelessness crises—specifically their policies when it comes to families and children in the shelter system.

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