Boroughs
Assembly Hopefuls Run in Vito Lopez's Shadow
Tobias Salinger |
The candidates for the fallen assemblyman’s seat must address not just the harassment scandal, but also the broader legacy of money and services he brought back to Bushwick.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Why New York City Needs the Voting Rights Act
Jerry Vattamala |
A key part of the landmark law is being challenged at the Supreme Court. While discrimination at the voting booth is often thought of as a Southern problem, New York City has its own harsh history.
Bronx
Queens Scene: Thompson Backs Convention Center
Jarrett Murphy |
The former comptroller and 2013 mayoral hopeful repeated familiar policy positions on schools, business and crime, but did announce his backing for the governor’s controversial economic development plan.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Donors Favor de Blasio
Jarrett Murphy |
Is it too early to be thinking about the 2013 municipal election? Of course! But that hasn’t stopped New York’s mayoral hopefuls from collecting half a million bucks in Brooklyn last year. Who got? Who gave?
Investigations
NY Prisoners Counted Differently, But Still Not Voting
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Now that they’ll be counted in their hometowns rather than where they’re incarcerated, state inmates could shift district lines. One thing neither they nor parollees can do, however, is vote.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Guidance for Election 2011's Few Choices
Jarrett Murphy |
November 8 is Election Day. While the Bronx and Queens offer district attorney races featuring a single candidate on multiple lines, several boroughs have judicial races. Now there’s a place to find out a little more about those hoping to hold the gavel.
Bronx
Weiner's Shorts (Policy Shorts, That Is)
Jarrett Murphy |
Before the scandal, even before he became a leading liberal spokesman, the Brooklyn-Queens congressman ran for mayor as a wonk.
Government
Cuomo Rakes In Donations From Energy Sector
Jake Mooney |
Power companies with a stake in natural gas are among Cuomo’s largest campaign contributors, raising questions about how he’ll handle the statewide debate over hydrofracking.
Government
Cuomo, Paladino & Remedies For Our Ailing Economy
Neil deMause |
If the seven-member comedy act that was the October 18 gubernatorial debate can be said to have had a serious message, it was likely this: It’s the jobs, stupid.
Bronx
Reading The Political Tea Leaves Of Harlem's State Senate Race
Kelly Virella |
Will charter schools, the age difference between the candidates and Harlem’s changing racial and income demographics determine the outcome of the race between Bill Perkins and Basil Smikle?
