Politics

“I am not someone that will make perfect the enemy of the good, because I think people are craving results. And I think the people that we're all trying to help care much more about results than they do about revolutions,” Goldman said.

In Assembly District 57, this year's primary pits first-term incumbent Assemblywoman Phara Souffrant Forrest [https://pharaforassembly.com/] against

A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, an immigration advocate and a financial tech worker all learned of their candidacies when contacted by THE CITY. Party reformers charge they were caught up in a scheme for power brokers to retain control.

The court’s decision kept state Assembly lines drawn by the Democrat-controlled legislature intact, but gave a win to a Republican-backed legal challenge on the Senate and congressional lines, THE CITY reports.

Two more voters say they never signed petition objections filed in their names to the Board of Elections. It’s part of a troubling pattern political reformers in Brooklyn say is part of a bid by the borough’s Democratic party to keep hold of power, THE CITY reports.

If you live in any of the areas along Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, where there has been an incredible influx of

Retaining a majority of support from district leaders, who are typically elected by voters, is essential for party officials to get their priorities enacted, George Joseph and Yoav Gonen report for THE CITY

Ana María Archila [https://www.anamariaforny.com/], a lifelong immigrant advocate, and Brooklyn resident, is running for Lt. Governor’s

Council Member Mathieu Eugene has represented District 40 for 14 years, the longest tenure of any member of the City Council. The end of 2021 will bring with it the end of an era: thanks to term limits, Eugene will be forced to leave office.