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NYC elections

2022 election

Scenes From New York’s Sleepy Second Primary

Daniel Parra, David Brand and Jeanmarie Evelly | August 23, 2022

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 had no candidates on the ballot at all. Polls close at 9 p.m.

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An empty polling site in The Bronx on NY Primary Day

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

Jeanmarie Evelly, Daniel Parra, Liz Donovan and David Brand | August 22, 2022

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 about what they’re looking out for this second summer Election Day—or if they’re looking at all.

2022 election

NYC Primary Rewind: Who Voted, Where

Jeanmarie Evelly, Adi Talwar and Mariam Hydara | July 1, 2022

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 in August for a second primary.

NYC elections

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

Ese Olumhense | November 16, 2021

“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 race information for each candidate in a competitive June primary with their campaign finance records.

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City Watch: A Wild Year Ahead in New York Politics

David Brand | November 9, 2021

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.

2021 election

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

David Brand | November 9, 2021

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 3rd Municipal District, which covers a broad swath of south and central Queens.

Election 2021

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

Ese Olumhense | November 4, 2021

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 of more progressive proposals that have become mainstream, like diverting money from the police department.

2021 Mayoral Race

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

Ese Olumhense | November 3, 2021

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 in 1989.

Health and Environment

On the NY Ballot: Is a Healthy Environment a Constitutional Right?

Liz Donovan | November 2, 2021

If passed, the proposed state amendment would require lawmakers to consider the environment in making legislative decisions, and New Yorkers would be able to sue if they believe their rights to a healthy environment are being violated.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Asian Americans Matter in NYC Elections

Grace Choi | November 2, 2021

‘Failing to pay serious attention to Asian American candidates and voters is a mistake. There are 1.3 million AAPI New Yorkers who make up 15 percent of the city’s population.’

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