assembly
Single-Digit Turnout as Democrats Roll in City’s Special Elections
Jarrett Murphy |
The races for three Assembly seats and one Senate district drew between 2 percent and 6 percent of active registered voters.
assembly
Elite High Schools, the MTA, Climate Change are Key Topics as 4 Candidates Vie for East-Side Seat
Rolando Cruz and Jarrett Murphy |
District 74 covers most of the Lower East Side, the East Village, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill and some of Midtown East. The preceding assemblyman, Brian Kavanagh, left office to take a seat in the State Senate.
Bronx
Sepúlveda Not a ‘County Guy’ But is County’s Pick for Vacant Bronx Senate Seat
Greis Torres and Jarrett Murphy |
The Bronx Democrat has broken with the country organization more than once. But he is still in line for a promotion to the legislature’s upper house come April.
assembly
Voters in Queens Assembly District Could See a Rarity in September: A Contested Race!
Jonelle Carrera |
For only the second time in a decade, voters in the Assembly district covering parts of the Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights neighborhoods could see a contested race in the fall, though not in an April special election.
Bronx
CityViews: A Candidate Who Fell Short Looks Back on What he Won
Elvin Garcia |
Elvin Garcia did not get the City Council seat for which he ran. But, as he writes in this op-ed, he did gain a new respect for the people of the Bronx, for the capacity of established leaders to change and for the need to reform New York’s voting system.
Brooklyn
Challenger in Brooklyn Council Race Vows Legal Action Over Alleged Polling Irregularities
Molly Enking |
The concerns involve alleged acts of voter suppression, intimidation and electioneering at various District 40 polling sites. There are counter-charges as well.
campaign
Max & Murphy: What’s Ahead for NYC Politics After Election 2017
Jarrett Murphy |
The 2017 election is in the books and, while there were few upsets, that doesn’t mean there weren’t surprises.
campaign
The Election Changed Nothing in NYC. But Change is Coming All the Same.
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayor de Blasio was resoundingly re-elected. Almost every other incumbent was also safely returned to power. NYC’s government in 2018 will look much like it has for the past four years. But rising seas, term limits, population growth and federal cuts could reshape the city and its politics even if the voters did not.
Brooklyn
Challenger in Central Brooklyn Council Race Gets Key Backing
Molly Enking |
Newspapers and progressive organizations are getting behind Brian Cunningham in his bid to unseat incumbent Councilmember Mathieu Eugene.
Election 2017
Your Guide to Who is Running in Every 2017 Race
City Limits |
From the race for mayor to the contests for Council, from borough president to district attorney, be it a judicial race or the run for a vacant state legislative seat, we’ve got it covered.
