We used two different methods to assess which councilmembers, particularly those in neighborhoods considering a rezoning, have accepted donations from the real-estate industry.
Schools and race. Development and neighborhoods. They’re topics that we’re going to hear a lot about if Mayor de Blasio wins a second term. And they’re big issues in the…
In many Council primaries, candidates are fighting over a small number of votes. That’s not the case in district 6, the scene of a competitive primary this year.
Inez Barron and her husband switched seats in the city and state legislatures ahead of the de Blasio administration’s push to engineer its first neighborhood-wide rezoning in East New York.
The official list of candidates running in the September 12 primary is finally out, and we’ve revamped our listings for the Mayor and City Council races.
In neighborhoods like Flatbush/Midwood, Crown Heights/Prospect Heights, South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens, and East Flatbush—the community districts with which Council district 40 overlaps—about a third of households are severely rent burdened.
Eight years ago, Margaret Chin defeated a two-term incumbent to represent the borough’s southern tip. Now she faces three challengers as she seeks a third term.
