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Aug 2021

Results of Recounted NYC Council Races to be Certified Tuesday, As Bill Perkins Concedes Defeat in Harlem

The outcomes of two competitive primary races that concluded with recounts are expected to be certified on Tuesday, the city Board of Elections said.

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Jul 2021

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.

ByEse Olumhense 3Comments

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Jul 2021

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…

ByRosemonde Pierre-Louis 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government

Free-for-All in Flushing as Voters Choose Next City Council Member

In central Queens’ City Council District 20, which spans Flushing, Murray Hill, and Queensboro Hill there is a crowded and competitive Democratic primary race. The candidates face an onslaught of…

ByCarmen Vintro / Gotham Gazette 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government

Central Queens City Council candidates make quality of life top priority

10 candidates seek to fill Karen Koslowitz’s City Council seat in District 29 while opposing the construction of Kew Gardens jail.

ByMarayam Rahaman/City & State 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Government

Eight Candidates Compete for Upper Manhattan Council District Battered By Pandemic

Many running to represent the ethnically diverse district—which is home to the largest population of Dominicans than any other community in the United States—said in campaign materials that COVID-19 should…

ByEse Olumhense 2Comments

15

Jun 2021

Uncategorized

In Queens, Councilmember at the Epicenter Looks to Hold Seat Against Insurgent from the Left

Francisco Moya’s most prominent primary challenger, mutual aid activist and social worker Ingrid Gómez, argues that much of the area’s suffering during the pandemic could have been prevented with different…

ByKira Silbergeld/Gotham Gazette

ByLaura Glesby/Gotham Gazette 0Comments

14

Jun 2021

Government

Future of Immigrant Communities the Focus of Brooklyn City Council Race

With Councilmember Carlos Menchaca facing term limits this year, there is a competitive Democratic primary unfolding to replace him in Brooklyn’s 38th District, centered in Red Hook and Sunset Park,…

ByAmanda Salazar/Gotham Gazette 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government

Diverse Field of Candidates Vies to Replace Trailblazing Council Member in Queens

A crowded Democratic primary race is unfolding to select the successor for term-limited City Councilmember Daniel Dromm in the 25th City Council District, which spans Jackson Heights and Elmhurst.

ByCarmen Vintro / Gotham Gazette 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Uncategorized

Brooks-Powers Looks to Defend New Council Seat in Southeast Queens

Less than three months after winning New York City’s first true test of ranked-choice voting, Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers is back on the ballot, this time to defend her seat against…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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