The Board of Elections released new preliminary numbers in the Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday, its second try at calculating ranked choice voting results for ballots that were cast in person last week. More than 124,000 absentee votes have yet to be tallied.
The latest unofficial count—which had yet to include more than 124,000 absentee ballots—showed former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia gaining on front runner Eric Adams, though the BOE later said there was a discrepancy in the tally. The final results in the mayoral race aren’t expected for another couple of weeks.
Although overall more tame than the most recent Democratic and Republican debates for mayor, Wednesday’s event was not without fireworks. Within the first few minutes, Caruso-Cabrera, who ran for Congress against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2020, attacked Council Speaker Corey Johnson for New York City’s swelling budget.
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang were among the 2021 candidates who highlighted policy ideas as the campaign moved to within 50 days of election day.
Candidates for mayor pitched policies on a range of topics last week—and people running for comptroller, borough president, district attorney and Council joined in.
Plus, comptroller hopefuls on investing and sex crime, a DA candidate weighs in on cybercrime and calls for a tenant union.
NYC’s candidates for mayor, comptroller and district attorney have recently weighed in on everything from ethics to small business to school closures.
As of Monday, New York City is exactly three months out from the June 22 mayoral primary, with early voting even closer. In the past week, here are a few highlights of the policy conversation among candidates for mayor, comptroller and Manhattan district attorney.
Highlights from the latest financial filings by 2021 candidates for mayor, comptroller, borough president and City Council in New York
The spotlight was elsewhere last week, but the campaign 2021 policy ideas kept coming.
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