Posted inCampaign 2021
NYC’s 2021 Mayoral Election Year in Photos
Eric Adams was elected mayor in a campaign season filled with plenty to hear — and see.
Campaign 2021
Posted inCampaign 2021
MAP: See How Your Neighborhood Voted in the 2021 Election for New York City Mayor
The official results certified by the Board of Elections show where Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa saw their strongest centers of — and where voters didn’t bother to show up. Voters were more enthusiastic for Bill de Blasio in 2013, the numbers indicate.
Posted inPolitics
Brian Benjamin Backer Indicted for Alleged Attempt to Bilk City Campaign Matching Fund System
Following a money trail first exposed by THE CITY, federal prosecutors allege Harlem real estate player Gerald Migdol secretly paid for others’ donations to the comptroller campaign of New York’s now lieutenant governor.
Posted inCampaign 2021
Progressive Latina Leaders Succeed Conservative Councilmen in Bronx Power Shift
Newly elected Pierina Sánchez, Amanda Farías and Marjorie Velázquez look to rewire connections with constituents accustomed to the evangelical Christian and business-centered reigns of departing Rev. Ruben Díaz Sr., Fernando Cabrera and Mark Gjonaj.
Posted inCampaign 2021
Democrat Justin Brannan Declares Brooklyn Council Seat Victory in Squeaker
In a count that went to absentee ballots, the contender for Council speaker says he’s won over a Republican who rallied voters around opposition to COVID vaccine mandates. A Queens Republican and another Brooklyn Democrat also claimed wins Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics
Chinese Voters Came Out in Force for the GOP in NYC, Shaking Up Politics
From Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Elmhurst and Flushing in Queens, frustrations over Democratic stances on schools and crime helped mobilize votes for Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayor and conservative Council candidates.
Posted inCivic Newsroom
The Election Is Finally Over. What’s Next and How Did Three Ballot Proposals Fail?
Here’s the latest on the results, what the mayor-elect is up to now, what the heck happened with those ballot questions — and how New York’s political district lines will get drawn next year.
Posted inElections
New York on Track to Environmental Rights Ballot Proposal as Voting Changes Get Shot Down
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.
Posted inCampaign 2021
GOP Gains in City Council Powered by Heated Voter Turnout and Discontent
The minority party rises up to as many as seven seats and threatening rising-star Democratic Brooklyn Councilmember Justin Brannan.
Posted inEric Adams
Adams’ Victory Lap Takes New York’s Next Mayor to a National Audience
The new mayor-elect talked about everything from making city streets safer to where he’s going to live, during a media blitz that seemed aimed at taking his brand of Democratic politics to a bigger crowd.