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New York on Track to Environmental Rights Ballot Proposal as Voting Changes Get Shot Down

Nov. 4, 2021, 5:16 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Voters appear to have enshrined environmental rights in the state Constitution. But early results show they may have nixed making it easier to vote and changing the redistricting process. Meanwhile, a measure to expand Civil Court cases seemed headed for an OK.

Eric Adams

Adams: ‘I Was Wrong.’ Mayoral Leader Finally Apologizes for Sexist Smear of Whistleblower Cop

Oct. 19, 2021, 5:22 p.m.Oct. 19, 2021, 5:22 p.m.

In 1991, Adams labeled Officer Lizette Lebron a “scorned lover” and paraded photos of her in a bathing suit to discredit her for exposing a cheating scandal. After THE CITY detailed the episode, the mayoral frontrunner offered a public mea culpa.

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Who’s Got Competition in the City Council? Look Up Who’s Running in Your District

Oct. 19, 2021, 5:14 p.m.Oct. 19, 2021, 5:14 p.m.

We broke down the closest City Council races ahead of the general election on Nov. 2 — and mapped who will be on the ballot in your neighborhood.

Eric Adams

Eric Adams Once Led Sexist Smear Campaign Against a Whistleblower Cop

Oct. 17, 2021, 10:55 p.m.Oct. 17, 2021, 11:36 p.m.

In 1991, Adams portrayed Officer Lizette Lebron as the “scorned lover” of another cop and displayed a picture of her in a bathing suit after she exposed a cheating scandal. The mayoral frontrunner now expresses “regret” — but Lebron is still haunted by the attacks.

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Perkins Loses Harlem Council Primary Recount by 114 Votes to Democratic Socialist

Aug. 17, 2021, 4:18 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Kristin Richardson Jordan prevailed over the longtime Central Harlem leader in a manual recount by the Board of Elections that took nearly a month to certify — and marks the official end of the city’s first ever ranked-choice-vote primary.

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Eric Adams Saw Fundraising Slump for His Borough Hall Nonprofit

Aug. 2, 2021, 9:39 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Charlamagne Tha God was among nine donors to contribute to the One Brooklyn Fund in 2020, just months before the Brooklyn borough president’s primary win in the Democratic mayoral race.

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Staten Island GOP Council Recount Pits Trump Fan Against Moderate Party Favorite

July 28, 2021, 9:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

A lot more than 42 votes separate upstart candidate Marko Kepi and David Carr, who is backed by the Staten Island Republican Party. A loss for Carr would mean another upset for the local GOP — and perhaps another sign of the former president’s influence.

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Adams’ Top Aide Doubled Her Salary While Moonlighting on His Campaign

July 21, 2021, 10:21 p.m.Dec. 16, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the $172,000 gatekeeper for the Democratic mayoral candidate, kept her day job as she made tens of thousands aiding his effort to become the city’s next chief executive.

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Did Ranked Choice Voting Work in NYC? It Depends Whom You Ask…

July 19, 2021, 10:07 p.m.July 20, 2021, 11:41 a.m.

Preliminary findings suggest most New Yorkers took to the new system, though Eric Adams and other critics charged that poor education efforts essentially disenfranchised some voters. The full story could rest in the raw data for all ballots cast.

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Elizabeth Crowley Concedes to Donovan Richards’ Slim Lead in Contentious Queens Borough President Race

July 16, 2021, 6:42 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Though the city Board of Elections has yet to certify results, the former Council member gave up her Democratic primary fight against the incumbent Friday. Donovan accused her of racism in the days after the vote.

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New York on Track to Environmental Rights Ballot Proposal as Voting Changes Get Shot Down

Adams: ‘I Was Wrong.’ Mayoral Leader Finally Apologizes for Sexist Smear of Whistleblower Cop

Who’s Got Competition in the City Council? Look Up Who’s Running in Your District

Eric Adams Once Led Sexist Smear Campaign Against a Whistleblower Cop

Perkins Loses Harlem Council Primary Recount by 114 Votes to Democratic Socialist

Eric Adams Saw Fundraising Slump for His Borough Hall Nonprofit

Staten Island GOP Council Recount Pits Trump Fan Against Moderate Party Favorite

Adams’ Top Aide Doubled Her Salary While Moonlighting on His Campaign

Did Ranked Choice Voting Work in NYC? It Depends Whom You Ask…

Elizabeth Crowley Concedes to Donovan Richards’ Slim Lead in Contentious Queens Borough President Race

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