elections 2021 BOE Woe: City Election Officials Have History of Mess-Ups A throwback to the days when political parties had total control of New York City’s government, the BOE has again and again dropped the ball at exactly the wrong time, writes THE CITY's Greg Smith.
elections 2021 Billionaire-Funded PAC Calls Progressive Candidates "Too Dangerous" in New Mailers A PAC funded by real estate and business executives dropped over $300,000 on mailers attacking progressive candidates as "too dangerous for the City Council" while boosting more moderate ones.
elections 2021 In District 48, a Democratic Stalwart Faces Off Against a Former Republican It’s been a tough few months for southern Brooklyn’s Council District 48. The district, which includes the neighborhoods of Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, and Midwood, has struggled with stubbornly high COVID rates and pandemic-related misinformation, even as vaccines have become widely available. An increase in
Announcements 60 City Council Candidates Promise To Support Free & Fully Funded CUNY Broken ceilings at Brooklyn College. (Photo via the cuny_brokelyn_college Instagram page, which highlights broken facilities on the CUNY campuses in an effort to bring more awareness.)BROOKLYN – Sixty City Council candidates have signed a petition promising to support a free and fully-funded CUNY, an institution relied on by
Announcements Brooklyn Native Dianne Morales Launches Campaign For Mayor Dianne Morales. (Photo via Morales’s campaign)Dianne Morales, an Afro-Latina woman and a Brooklyn native, officially launched her campaign for the NYC Mayor in the 2021 election last night. This is her first time running for any political office. “When I think back to the moments in my lifetime
