Your 2013 Primary Day Citizen Toolkit

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On Tuesday, voters in New York City will go to the polls to nominate candidates for mayor, public advocate and comptroller, three borough presidencies, the district attorney’s office in Brooklyn, two Assembly posts and 38 Council seats.

We’ll be providing updated coverage all Primary Day long on the Bronx Bureau. Be sure to check in.

For background on some of the candidates and issues at play, we suggest you check out:

Community Service Society Voters’ Guide

Brooklyn Council race coverage:

Superfund and Super Funders Color Council Race

Pioneer Councilman Faces Stiff Challenge in Primary

Is Vito Lopez the Only Issue in His Council Race?

PAC Money an Issue in East Brooklyn Council Race

Sandy a Big Issue in Crowded Council Race

Real-Estate Lobby Dives into Central Brooklyn Council Race

East New York Council Race Hinges on Barron’s Legacy

Bed-Stuy Council Race Tests Incumbent’s Sway

We also covered the race to replace Lopez in the Assembly, here.

Bronx Council race coverage:

Council’s Newest Incumbent Challenged on Promises

Derek Jeter Just One Factor in South Bronx Council Race

Diverse Field Runs to Replace Council Majority Leader

Council Race Rivals Split on Bike Trail, Vision, Support

Eight Seek Council Seat Held by Family for Three Decades

Grassroots coverage in our Five-Borough Ballot
Since February, with our partners at City & State and WNET’s MetroFocus, we’ve spoken in depth and at length to residents at five locations: a bar in Staten Island, a restaurant in the Bronx, a residential block in Queens, a deli on the Upper West Side, and a NYCHA development in Brooklyn.

You can download a free e-book containing this coverage plus video extras, neighborhood statistics and more. Go here.

We Have Issues! Policy dossiers on all major candidates:

Jobs and the Economy

Affordable Housing

Public Housing

Public Safety

Homelessness