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Election 2021

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
2020 primary voting

Opinion: Expanding Youth Voting Will Strengthen Our Democracy

Gita Stulberg | October 26, 2021

‘In New York City, where more than 3 million people voted in 2020, voters under 30 comprised the largest uptick in turnout of any age group.’

2021 election

Video Voters Guide: Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa on Tackling Family Homelessness

David Brand and Jeanmarie Evelly | October 25, 2021

City Limits sat down with Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa to quiz them about what they would do, if elected, to address the city’s ongoing housing and homelessness crises—specifically their policies when it comes to families and children in the shelter system.

Election 2021

3 Things We Wish NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Discussed in the 1st General Debate

Ese Olumhense | October 21, 2021

Both bombastic personalities with sometimes polar opinions on the issues facing the city, Democrat Eric Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president and former NYPD captain, and Republican and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa clashed in the first few minutes of the Wednesday debate.

City Hall

Opinion: Is New York City Really Anti-Business?

Doug Turetsky | October 13, 2021

‘When Brooklyn Borough President and likely next New York mayor Eric Adams declared that under his watch, “New York will no longer be anti-business” one could wonder what city he’s been living in.’

2021 Mayoral Race

Data Drop: Money in the Mayor’s Race as the General Election Approaches

Jeanmarie Evelly | October 4, 2021

The latest filings with the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) show that in the race to run City Hall, Democrat Eric Adams continues to out-raise and outspend his main rival, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

Election 2021

Manhattan Dems Pick Cordell Cleare to Replace Brian Benjamin in Harlem Senate Race

Ese Olumhense | September 27, 2021

“The Manhattan Democratic Party is proud to support the selection by the 30th Senate District Committee of Cordell Cleare as their Democratic Nominee for the New York State Senate,” the party said in a Saturday evening release.

2021 election

Candidates Vie for Queens’ Last GOP Council Seat, Among the ‘Most Competitive’ Election Races

Ese Olumhense | September 27, 2021

Felicia Singh, a teacher who triumphed in the Democratic Party’s crowded primary in June, will square off with Queens Republican Party Chairwoman Joann Ariola on Nov. 2. The district includes parts of the Rockaway peninsula, Howard Beach, Belle Harbor, Woodhaven, and South Ozone Park.

2021 election

Eric Adams Touts Hotel Conversions in Plan to Address Homelessness

David Brand | September 21, 2021

The Democratic nominee for mayor says he wants to convert shuttered lodgings outside Manhattan into 25,000 units of supportive and permanently affordable housing. While his plan is light on details, it’s excited housing advocates.

2021 election

Curtis Sliwa Targets Mayoral Rival Eric Adams Over Tax Plans and TikTok Pals

Ese Olumhense | September 14, 2021

Sliwa, who is unlikely to win the mayor’s race because of the high numbers of Democrats in New York, criticized Adams’ hobnobbing with city elites and trendy teenage TikTokers, claiming that the Brooklyn Borough President was more fixed on “keeping up with the Kardashians” and “raising the roof” than he was on the issues facing the city.

2021 campaign

Data Drop: Out-of-State Money in the NYC Mayoral Race

Ese Olumhense | September 7, 2021

In the weeks between July 12 and Aug. 23, nearly a third of the more than 6,000 contributions to both Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa came from donors outside the five boroughs.

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