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Come Tuesday, voters in Council District 9 must decide whether the smart response to sweeping neighborhood change and hostile national politics is to stay the course in local leadership—or to…

ByJarrett Murphy 7Comments

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Sep 2017

Uncategorized

Council Gender Gap Looms Large: Campaign Headlines for Sept. 8

Also, why the NYPD isn’t releasing body camera footage from a recent shooting.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2017

Government

Brooklyn Council District Stands Alone as Site of Two Party Primaries

Incumbent Vincent Gentile’s departure has created an open seat in one of New York City’s few ‘swing’ districts.

ByElizabeth Michaelson Monaghan 1Comment

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Sep 2017

Opinion

Citizen Views: Why I’m Voting for Amanda Farias for City Council

‘I felt obligated to support another young women willing to take a stand to challenge the status quo in the Bronx on a people’s platform.’

ByDarlene Jackson 0Comments

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Sep 2017

Economy

Bronx Council Candidate Corners Beauty Salon Vote

The concerns of small businesses in the Bronx are driving at least some toward Randy Abreu, a Democrat running for Council.

BySarah Min 0Comments

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Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Which Councilmembers and Candidates in Nabes Targeted for Rezoning Take the Most Real-Estate Donations?

We used two different methods to assess which councilmembers, particularly those in neighborhoods considering a rezoning, have accepted donations from the real-estate industry.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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Sep 2017

Government

Huge Field in Primary Fight for Brownsville Council District

The field of candidates competing to replace the term-limited Darlene Mealy once ballooned to 13. Nine remain.

ByKizzy Cox 0Comments

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Sep 2017

Government

Audio: UWS Council Race Frames Citywide Issues

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Aug 2017

Government

The Land of Many Votes: Upper West Side Council District Tends to Bring ‘Em Out

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.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News