2021 election Archives - Page 4 of 19

ByEse Olumhense 3Comments

Government News

Kristin Richardson Jordan Leads Incumbent Bill Perkins By 100 Votes in Harlem Council Race

Of the three primaries in which current Manhattan Council members faced challengers, the 9th Council District race is the only one in which the incumbent appears to have been defeated.

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Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Job One for NYC’s Next Mayor is Tackling Gun Violence

‘City Hall can and must go beyond the typical fixes of past administrations, and work to address gun violence in two ways: with bespoke strategies tailored to individual neighborhoods and…

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ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

Eric Adams Wins as Democratic Nominee for NYC Mayor; Garcia and Wiley Concede

The city’s Board of Elections released updated preliminary votes counts Tuesday—now including absentee ballots—which show the Brooklyn Borough President leading over former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia with 50.5 percent of…

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Board of Elections Vote Count Snafu Stemmed from Error in Queens, Officials Say

Officials were “trying to satisfy expectations of quick results with a new way of voting,” BOE’s deputy executive director said of the botched ballot count.

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Government Opinion

Opinion: This Election Will Create More Diverse Representation in NYC—Thanks to Ranked Choice Voting

The City Council, where only 14 women serve in a chamber of 51, is poised—for the first time—to become a majority female body with 29 women currently leading in their…

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Mayor’s Race: Kathryn Garcia Gains on Eric Adams in Early Ranked Choice Recount

The Board of Elections released new preliminary numbers in the Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday, its second try at calculating ranked choice voting results for ballots that were cast in person…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

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NYC Board of Elections Mistakenly Counted Test Ballots in Preliminary Ranked-Choice Vote Count

The latest unofficial count—which had yet to include more than 124,000 absentee ballots—showed former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia gaining on front runner Eric Adams, though the BOE later said there…

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ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 4Comments

Bittersweet Primary Results for NYC Latino Leadership in Borough President Races

While final votes still ended to be counted, last week’s election will likely mean mixed results for Latino candidates running for borough president: Councilman Antonio Reynoso, of Dominican descent, is…

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