2021 mayoral campaign Archives

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The expected win means Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president, will become the city’s second Black mayor, following David Dinkins’ historic election to the post more than three decades ago…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

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

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…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Government

Data Drop: Out-of-State Money in the NYC Mayoral Race

In the weeks between July 12 and Aug. 23, nearly a third of the more than 6,000 contributions to both Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa came from donors outside the…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

3 Takeaways from the Final Democratic Mayoral Debate

The event, hosted by NBC New York, Telemundo and Politico, featured slightly different questions than many of those asked in previous debates. Of course, ardent debate watchers will note that…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government

Eric Adams Offers Tour of Brooklyn Brownstone as Proof He Lives in NYC

With less than two weeks to go before Primary Day, the mayoral hopeful — who leads the large field in recent polls — is facing questions raised by reporters who…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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May 2021

Justice

Max & Murphy on the Issues: Immigration

New York’s identity is that it’s a city of immigrants. Are candidates for city offices committed to turning that slogan a reality for today’s foreign-born New Yorkers?