The 12th district, which covers the northeast Bronx, has seen two consecutive Council members ousted for corruption. Six months to the day after a special election elevated Kevin Riley to the seat, he faces two rivals on Primary Day.
Seven Democrats and two Republican candidates are running in the June primaries for City Council District 15, which just held a special election in March.
Big differences in money raised for the campaign separate the candidates in the 8th district, which includes neighborhoods in Manhattan and the South Bronx.
Highlights from the latest financial filings by 2021 candidates for mayor, comptroller, borough president and City Council in New York
The race between two frontrunners will come down to how 27 percent of voters ranked the candidates.
Businessman and realtor Nabaraj KC is one of five running for the eastern Queens seat.
Five hoping to replace Andrew Cohen in representing the northwest Bronx staked out different positions on housing, policing, the budget and more.
Seven years after leaving the City Council after three terms, Jim Gennaro appears to be headed back to City Hall representing the 24th district after besting a field that featured fresh faces, Asian voices and more progressive views.
From the comptroller contest down to City Council, candidates are building large financial edges that matching funds could narrow or widen.
The prelude to the main event in 2021 is a quintet of special elections to replace Councilmembers who have departed.
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