NYC elections Archives

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In Tuesday’s general election, there are 35 City Council races with more than one candidate on the ballot, as well as contests for Queens District Attorney, Civil Court, Surrogate and…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

As the city faces dual affordable housing and homelessness crises, City Limits asked the candidates’ running in Tuesday’s primary for their stance on a number of key related issues. Are…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Politics

Scenes From New York’s Sleepy Second Primary

By 6 p.m. Tuesday, 237,888 New York City residents had voted in the unusual August primary, where some neighborhoods were home to heated State Senate and Congressional races while others…

ByDaniel Parra

ByDavid Brand

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

22

Aug 2022

Government News Politics

It’s Primary Day—Again. Will New Yorkers Turn Up for an August Election?

The legal battle over redistricting this year resulted in two primaries for New York, including Tuesday’s rare August contests for State Senate and Congress. City Limits spoke to city residents…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDaniel Parra

ByLiz Donovan

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

01

Jul 2022

Government Politics Video

NYC Primary Rewind: Who Voted, Where

In New York City, 446,432 Democrats and 50,337 Republican cast ballots for governor on Tuesday—a sleepy election day during a redistricting year that’ll ask voters to return to the polls…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByAdi Talwar

ByMariam Hydara 2Comments

16

Nov 2021

Government

How Small-Dollar Public Financing Helped NYC Elect Its Most Diverse City Council Ever

“Disparities that we normally see in campaign fundraising were not apparent this time around in New York City,” said an analyst at the Brennan Center, which compared self-identified gender and…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

09

Nov 2021

Government

City Watch: A Wild Year Ahead in New York Politics

On Sunday’s episode of City Watch on WBAI, award-winning columnist Ross Barkan and progressive political strategist Trip Yang breakdown the general election results and talk about what’s ahead next year.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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

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

03

Nov 2021

Government

Eric Adams Declares Victory Over Curtis Sliwa to Become NYC’s Second Black Mayor

The expected win means Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president, will become the city’s second Black mayor, following David Dinkins’ historic election to the post more than three decades ago…

ByEse Olumhense 3Comments

It’s Election Day in NYC. Who’s On the Ballot?

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

Scenes From New York’s Sleepy Second Primary

It’s Primary Day—Again. Will New Yorkers Turn Up for an August Election?

NYC Primary Rewind: Who Voted, Where

How Small-Dollar Public Financing Helped NYC Elect Its Most Diverse City Council Ever

City Watch: A Wild Year Ahead in New York Politics

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

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

Eric Adams Declares Victory Over Curtis Sliwa to Become NYC’s Second Black Mayor

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