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She has advocated for people for many years, which makes her think she is the right candidate. Some of her goals include: “I will enact a budget and bring funding for food justice because I was on the ground and I know the issue,” “I will work on our resilient waterfront because if we do not make drastic moves now we will all be under water again soon. I will fight for housing, affordable housing, it is so desperately needed after the pandemic.” Another goal of hers is to fight for a co...

Could the Barron political dynasty be overthrown? Charles Barron is vying to win his wife Inez Barron’s New York City Council District 42 seat, which she is leaving this year due to term limits. The majority-Black district encompases East New York and its subsections such as Spring Creek and Starrett City. Charles Barron previously won the same seat in 2001. His wife won the Assembly seat in 2008 and they swapped seats when Charles was term-limited out of the City Council in 2013, with Inez r...

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...

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Community Groups: New Yorkers are Ready to Rank Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, NYIC, Chhaya, CPC, and NALEO Educational Fund outline ranked choice voting voter education outreach including forums, exit polling, etc NEW YORK, NY (12/22/2020) (readMedia)-- Today, Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Chhaya, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) and NALEO Educational Fund joined together for a press conference zoom to outline past, current and ...

After Grueling Late Night Meeting, Brooklyn Democrats Approve Party Reforms The new rules represent a significant structural reform to the party. Brooklyn Democratic Party County Committee Chair Carlo Scissura at Wednesday’s virtual meeting. After a punishing virtual meeting that lasted nearly 13 hours and was filled with delays, technical problems, miscounted votes, and accusations of impropriety, the Brooklyn Democratic Party voted early Thursday morning to enact new rules that reformers sa...

Division Within Brooklyn Democratic Party Apparent As Former Party Boss Says "F—ing Progressives" Should Be Overcome arrow Former Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Frank Seddio, center, before the start of the county committee meeting in September 2018. FRANK RUNYEON / GOTHAMIST Days ahead of a court-ordered deadline for the Brooklyn Democratic Party to hold a full organizational meeting with county committee members, divisions between old school county loyalists and newe...