Election 2021 Archives

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As Vanessa Gibson prepares to take office as the borough’s leader next month, three Bronx “beeps”—Robert Abrams, Adolfo Carrión Jr. and current Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.— sat down to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

New York City’s incoming mayor will soon inherit a decades-long homelessness crisis insufficiently addressed, and at times worsened, by his past three predecessors. So what will Eric Adams do differently?

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Politics

City Watch: Behind the Drama of the NYC Council Speaker’s Race

City Limits reporter David Brand speaks with Politico New York’s City Hall Bureau Chief Sally Goldenberg about the ins and outs of the race to lead the incoming City Council.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government News Politics

The NYC Council Speaker Candidates on Their Legislative Priorities

The speaker’s race—the Council’s own internal contest for electing its leadership—comes at a turbulent time, as the city attempts to rebound from the impact of the still-mutating COVID-19 virus. Each…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

15

Nov 2021

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: A City Council for Every New Yorker—What Representation Means to Me

‘Women of color like myself have historically been marginalized from politics and public discourse. When local politicians don’t share any aspect of my identity with me, it can feel like…

ByKamala Gururaja 2Comments

09

Nov 2021

Government Justice

GOP Judge Leads in Queens for First Time in Decades. How’d That Happen?

After a tally of machine ballots, Joseph Kasper leads Paul Vallone, the scion of a Democratic political dynasty and a term-limited city councilmember, by more than 1,700 votes in the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Economy Government Health Justice

Flashback Friday: The Eric Adams’ Archives

What will an Eric Adams administration mean for New York? A look through his political past can offer one answer. City Limits has been covering City Hall’s next leader for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

04

Nov 2021

Government News

General Election Breakdown: NYC Republicans See Wins in Key Council Races

While turnout was not particularly high across the city, GOP wins signal that moderate and conservative voters were pushed to the polls in key districts, perhaps propelled by a rejection…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

02

Nov 2021

Government

On Staten Island, It’s Red vs. Blue in Tight City Council Race

“Albanese might have the support of the law enforcement union, but I think more law enforcement officers would rather lick the floor of the Ferry Terminal than vote for him,”…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government News

Who Else is Running for NYC Mayor? Hear From the Candidates the Debates Left Out

Although Adams and Sliwa are billed as the leading candidates in the race, seven other New Yorkers have mounted campaigns for mayor. Some of these independent candidates said the official…

ByEse Olumhense 1Comment

The Borough Presidents of The Bronx’s Past

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

City Watch: Behind the Drama of the NYC Council Speaker’s Race

The NYC Council Speaker Candidates on Their Legislative Priorities

Opinion: A City Council for Every New Yorker—What Representation Means to Me

GOP Judge Leads in Queens for First Time in Decades. How’d That Happen?

Flashback Friday: The Eric Adams’ Archives

General Election Breakdown: NYC Republicans See Wins in Key Council Races

On Staten Island, It’s Red vs. Blue in Tight City Council Race

Who Else is Running for NYC Mayor? Hear From the Candidates the Debates Left Out

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