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Incumbent Sara Gonzalez faces a challenge in a district where the Gowanus Canal is a big issue—and where the Jobs for New York PAC has laid down its largest marker.

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government Justice

True or False: New York City Already Bans Racial Profiling

When the Democrats running for mayor debated, the merits of a proposed ban on profiling figured prominently.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

No Place to Live, But Still a Right to Vote

An effort to register homeless people for the 2013 election encountered dozens who thought they had lost their right to vote, and some who thought they’d lost it forever.

ByJeff Foreman 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government

Debate Over Who Should Replace District Dynasty

For the first time in 35 years, someone named Foster is not going to represent the Bronx’s 16th district in the New York City Council.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government

Check out the CUNY Election Atlas

Map, demographic data, election results … City nerds and political junkies rejoice!

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government

Sandy a Big Issue in Crowded Council Race

A diverse field is vying to replace Michael Nelson, one of the longest-serving members of the City Council, and represent a district hit hard by the superstorm.

BySara Sugar 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government

Cycle of Political Disengagement on One Bronx Corner

Interviews suggest it’s unclear what came first: Voters in Mott Haven tuning out the politicians, or candidates writing the area off. But some voters are starting to pay attention to…

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government

Is Vito Lopez the Only Issue in His Council Race?

Policing, sick-leave and housing concern many in the 34th district, but it’s one of the candidates—the Assemblyman forced from office by scandal—who dominates the discourse.

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government