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Race for NYC mayor: Donovan arrested, teachers endorse Stringer, Yangs wife comes to his defense Replay Video The masks may be coming off, but the problems of how to rebuild New York City remain. On Tuesday, the diverse group of Democratic candidates vying to win the primary next month stumped in New York - trying to be heard about what they would rebuild. Andrew Yangs wife, Evelyn, went to bat for her husband and ripped a Daily News cartoon that depicted Yang with small, beady eyes. "Yesterday...

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From left: Mayoral candidates Eric Adams, Andrew Yang, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley (Getty) It’s still anyone’s guess who will win the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. But no one is guessing Scott Stringer, Shaun Donovan or Ray McGuire. A phone poll conducted five weeks before the June 22 primary shows the three candidates struggling for traction despite their ample war chests peppering voters’ screens with ads. The survey also thrusts Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams ...

arrow The first mayoral debate was hosted on Zoom. The second Democratic debate for mayor on June 2nd will be held in person following a letter of protest from six of the leading candidates who argued a Zoom format didnt make sense in light of the citys full reopening. WABC-TV, which is hosting the two-hour debate, reported the news late Monday. "After receiving the final list of candidates this weekend and much due diligence reviewing the safety protocols, our team is now confident that ...

Counting ballots in NYC mayors race will be faster thanks to software approval By Adam Brewster First major test for ranked-choice voting in NYC New Yorkers can expect to find out who won the citys upcoming Democratic mayoral primary more quickly than they would have if the New York State Board of Elections hadnt acted Tuesday to approve software for tabulating ranked-choice voting results. The decision means the city will now avoid a lengthy hand count of the ballots cast i...

When a former campaign volunteer last month accused Scott Stringer of sexual harassment, his wife said she “didn’t even question” whether the allegations could be true. “I know him,” said Elyse Buxbaum, in an exclusive joint sit-down interview with the Forward. “I’ve known him for 15-plus years. It’s just not even who he is.” But not everyone believed Stringer, 61, who was once considered the progressive choice in the crowded June 22 Democratic mayoral primary and remains the ...

A group of nine leading Hasidic sects in Brookyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, including the two large Satmar factions, have decided to back Andrew Yang as their first choice for mayor, sources who were involved in Monday night’s decision told the Forward. The endorsement locks up the Orthodox voting block for Yang, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, and gives him a welcome boost in the remaining weeks before the June 22 Democratic primary. With New York City under the...

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NYC Mayoral Candidate Fighting Intensifies a Month From Primary Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Skylar Woodhouse and Shelly Banjo (Bloomberg) -- New York City’s mayoral hopefuls are ratcheting up attacks against one another as the June 22 Democratic primary fast approaches and the race becomes more competitive. Former presidential contender Andrew Yang’s campaign filed an ethics complaint against Eric Adams with the city’s Campaign Finance Board, accusing the Brooklyn borough presid...