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Eric Adams was declared the winner in the race for mayor of New York City on Tuesday after an initial count of in-person, early voting and absentee ballots. The Associated Press made the call after the New York City Board of Elections released the preliminary results of the June 22 Democratic primaries. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, maintained a slight lead of more than 8,000 votes over Kathryn Garcia, a former sanitation commissioner, according to an updated tally that included most o...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

Opinion: The biggest loser in the NYC mayoral race is...ranked choice voting CNN 6 hrs ago © AP/Getty The hugely consequential New York City Democratic Primary election took place last Tuesday, June 22, and the winner is ... "chaos." Here is a quick recap: Back in November of 2019, New York City voted in favor of adopting a ranked choice voting (often abbreviated as RCV) system in which primary voters would be able to rank up to five candidates in order of preference. As in most elections,...

An Accusation Blew Up a Campaign. The Media Didn’t Know What to Do. Handling a delicate allegation of sexual misconduct is a lot more challenging than covering a horse race. Scott Stringer, appearing with his wife at a news conference in late April, denied claims that he had sexually assaulted a woman who had worked on his campaign 20 years ago.Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times June 27, 2021 Two days after coming in fifth in the election night count of votes for New York may...

Handling a delicate allegation of sexual misconduct is a lot more challenging than covering a horse race.

Going forward, experts say the next mayor will face the challenge of having to wed support from three politically powerful groups separated by geography, ideology, and oftentimes class and race.

The Tablet June 23, 2021 My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Recently, we sent a questionnaire to all the New York City mayoral candidates, and the results of the questionnaire, plus even some comments from them, are available in last week’s edition of The Tablet. Not all, unfortunately, responded to us, but the names of those who did are clearly shown. At the same time, our purpose in offering this questionnaire was to have a baseline of how issues that are essential to the Chu...

With Council Member Brad Lander Ahead, The Progressive Left Is Within Striking Distance of Comptroller Seat arrow Brad Lander campaigning in Corona, Queens on June 21, 2021 Brad Lander / Twitter City Council Member Brad Lander, the resounding pick of the progressive left-wing Democrats in New York City, ended primary night well ahead of his rivals in the crowded race for New York City Comptroller which received relatively little attention compared to the heated race fo...