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arrow A voter during the October 2020 early voting period Mary Altaffer/AP/Shutterstock After four special elections in different parts of New York City, a small sample of voters have had their first taste of ranked choice voting. The system, adopted by voters in 2019, took effect at the start of this year and has its advocates and detractors. With nothing set to stop its broader implementation, a much wider pool of voters will use the new voting system in the upcoming citywide pr...

It’s Time for a Really Robust Ranked-Choice Voting Education Effort Voting is the backbone of our democracy, and should reflect the will of the people. By Eric Dinowitz Voting is the backbone of our democracy, and should reflect the will of the people. That is the idea behind New York City’s 2019 vote, in which 73% of voters supported a ballot question changing our electoral process from a single choice plurality voting to a new system, known as ranked-choice voting (RCV). Following the lea...

Will Tusk be the next Capalino? Andrew Yang’s two campaign managers, his press secretary, his policy director and multiple senior advisers don’t actually work for his New York City mayoral campaign. They’re employed by Tusk Strategies, a lobbying firm that’s regularly hired by clients to advocate for or against bills that are being considered by the City Council and the mayor. And the arrangement raises concerns about what kind of access this lobbying firm – and the private clients th...

And Alice Walton isn’t the only monied outsider plunging into a Bronx race: Big real estate is also throwing cash around in two borough contests — with the combined outside spending rivaling the sums raised by candidates within the city’s tightly restricted campaign finance system. The pair of nonpartisan special elections in the north and central Bronx is scheduled for March 23. Early in-person and absentee voting have already begun. New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, backed by charter s...

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10 things to know about the latest filing This week marked the massive information dump the New York City Campaign Finance Board calls “the filing deadline.” There are enough tidbits and storylines to last us politicos two months until the next one on May 21, but here are 10 things that immediately stood out. Adams has the money With $7.6 million on hand, Eric Adams is the undisputed money king of the mayoral race. Scott Stringer is in a not-so-distant second with $6.85 million. And...

Early Voting Starts For Hotly Contested 11th & 15th Council District Special Elections arrow RBudhu Early voting for two New York City Council seats begins Saturday for the Bronxs 11th and 15th Council districts with 16 candidates vying for the seat representing the voters in the north and central sections of the borough. The early voting period phase runs through March 22nd, the day before voters will have the entire day to decide who will represent them in the Council. The...

Bronx Special Election Could Establish A New Political Dynasty arrow Eric Dinowitz (at podium) at an event in 2019 in the Bronx. His father, Jeff Dinowitz, stands near him to the right. Eric Dinowitz Campaign Of the five candidates vying to come out on top in the Bronxs 11th Council District special election this month, Eric Dinowitz stands the most to gain. For Dinowitz, a lead contender, his prospect of winning the seat is boosted by local name recognition — his fath...

Will Corey break the speaker curse? One might say that Corey Johnson already fell victim to the City Council speaker curse. After all, his run for mayor ended before it began, when he closed his fledgling campaign in September and became the latest speaker to unsuccessfully seek higher office after leading the city’s legislative body. Three of the four speakers before him ran for mayor and lost in the Democratic primary. The other, Melissa Mark-Viverito, ran for both public advocate, then Con...

Samantha Hom It’s no secret that construction work has long been a male-dominated industry. Erik Antokal is striving to change that.  “You have 50% of the population that has essentially been historically excluded from that incredible opportunity – what an untapped resource,” Antokal says. After graduating from Tufts University in 2012, Antokal completed a fellowship with the Coro New York Leadership Center, where he was able to work with the United Federation of Teachers and 32BJ SEIU...