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Why are Democratic parties staying out of the mayoral race? lev radin/Shutterstock These typical early endorsers may not be able to decide on one candidate this year. SHARE: Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn personally endorsed Eric Adams for mayor back in March, but for a while, the county party appeared to be avoiding making any formal endorsement in the mayoral race. On Staten Island, Democratic Party boss Michael Cusick endorsed Andrew Yang last month, and in Queens,...

Hilltown election news Three Hilltown communities held their annual town elections on Saturday. In Goshen, 62 of the town’s 803 registered voters showed up to the polls, a 7.7% turnout. The only contested race was for Chesterfield-Goshen School Committee, where incumbent Barton Gage beat challenger Carla Raymond by a vote of 33 to 21. Voters wrote in candidates for open positions on the ballot. Corey Carvalho was elected to the Planning Board for a five-year term as a write-in candidate, whil...

Brad Hoylman brings fight to Mark Levine’s turf in Manhattan BP race © James Keivom New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman (D) Two Uptown stalwarts are supporting New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman as he’s opening a Harlem office for his Manhattan borough president run, an effort to make inroads into a rival’s turf. Former Gov. David Patterson, who’s been based in Harlem, and Manhattan Democratic Party Chairman Keith Wright, who long represented Harlem in the state Assembly, endorsed Hoylman...

Paula Reed Ward Tribune-Review A memorial to Pittsburgh firefighters Marc Kolenda, Patricia Conroy and Capt. Thomas Brooks sits at the base of a flagpole outside of Engine 17 in Homewood, shown here in December 2015.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A federal appellate court said Tuesday that prosecutors can retry a man whose conviction in the 1995 deaths of three firefighters in the East Hills was overturn...

Effort underway to give WWIs Harlem Hellfighters the recognition they deserve WABC Congressman Tom Suozzi was joined by Harlem leaders Thursday to announce he is introducing legislation that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Harlem Hellfighters. Replay Video UP NEXT Congressman Tom Suozzi was joined by Harlem leaders Thursday to announce he is introducing legislation that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 36...

Morrison & Foerster LLP Carrie Cohen is an expert in public corruption and state and local government who made a name for herself by prosecuting former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. At Morrison & Foerster – or MoFo – she has assisted the New York City Council in investigations into the behavior of several members, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a review of overtime practices, and a Rochester City Council probe into the death of Daniel Prude. 54. David Patton Executive Direc...

Grantham cyclists back 200-mile fund-raiser to support the homeless  | Updated: 08:55, 16 February 2021 A group of cyclists are gearing up to take part in an epic cycle ride this summer to raise vital funds to support the homeless. After last year’s fund-raiser was hampered by a number of challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, local cyclists are now being invited to join the 2021 Queen Eleanor Cycle Ride and raise funds to support the work of The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fi...

The Ploy To Convince Republicans To Switch Parties Is Rankling The GOP arrow The message scrawled across a mailer sent by Be Counted NYC. The effort by a political committee to have more voters register with the Democratic Party ahead of the June primary has irked Republicans who see the push as a cheap way of luring more moderate voices to the party. The effort is being spearheaded by Be Counted NYC (formerly NYC Votes, Inc.), a political committee launched by Lisa Blau, a Manh...

Hands of our young -- >> congressional subcommittee will hold hearings on public health threats on e cigarettes next week this all comes as the trump administration works to formalize its proposed bans on all nontobacco flavors of e-cigarettes including mint and menthol. eric: thank you very much. arthel: lets talk about close to vegas not exactly vegas, 2 million people had said they would storm area 51 this weekend. but it turns out far less actually did. actually about 1500 people gathered at...

instead of asking if a deal is appropriate for everyone involved and do in the gut check of wondering whether you would cringe -- and doing the gut check of wondering whether you would cringe if the details were laid out on the front page of the paper, they seem to view their ideas more narrowly. if you can argue it is profitable and not illegal, go for it. who cares if it is immoral or wrong or hurt people. i have an old new yorker cartoon that sums this up. in it are a group of execu...