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And now, presenting Andrew Yang (with annotations referring to our prior coverage): The Open and Restaurant Streets programs repurposed curbside space for public use instead of the free storage of privately owned cars. Would you make such programs permanent — and do you have other ideas for repurposing street space for public benefit? Andrew Yang YANG: I would make the Open and Restaurants Streets programs permanent. We saw how integral these programs were during the pandemic and how much mor...

Yang, a former Democratic presidential candidate who outlasted governors and senators in the nominating race despite sporting a thin political resume, is again running in a crowded primary field packed with candidates with beefier governing or business experience. And he’s again dogged by concerns that he has too little know-how to be running for office in such a time of crisis. In this race, however, Yang is an early front-runner, a distinction that provides a broader profile but also force...

Presented by Opportunities for NY Andrew Yang has tested Yang announced his diagnosis Tuesday, saying he was experiencing mild symptoms and got a positive result back from a rapid test. He’s the first mayoral candidate to test positive during the campaign, though rivals including Maya Wiley and Scott Stringer have had to go into quarantine after possible exposures. “I will quarantine in accordance with public health guidelines and follow the advice of my doctor,” he said. In a campaign se...

GAINESVILLE – The Gainesville City Council approved a change to the city’s alcoholic beverage ordinance Tuesday evening, a change that better mirrors new state laws and reduces the frequency with which the city’s need to amend its local ordinances, while allowing greater latitude for Gainesville merchants during the coronavirus pandemic. Included in the new regulation is a provision allowing for home delivery of alcoholic beverages and modifications to the regulations governing outdoor se...

Five things to watch in the District 24 special It’s finally here – the first New York City election of 2021 and the first of the ranked-choice voting era – and even if you’ve never heard the word Pomonok, the Council District 24 special election in Eastern Queens could set the tone for this whole season. Here are five burning questions we’ll be looking to answer once the polls close at 9 p.m. How many voters will rank? In San Francisco’s first ranked-choice voting election in 200...

Why Is Eric Adams Getting Snubbed by the Black Political Establishment? Intelligencer 2/2/2021 David Freedlander Eric Adams has spent 14 years in office, the last seven as the Brooklyn borough president, and is the leading Black candidate in the New York City mayor’s race. Black voters will likely make up more than 30 percent of the Democratic electorate, but a big question hanging over the Adams campaign — which has raised millions of dollars — is whether he can lock do...

Feb 2, 2021 NEW YORK – The rollout of vaccines in New York City — once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic — has been plagued by stark racial disparities, with Black and Latino residents receiving far fewer doses than white residents, Mayor Bill de Blasio has said. The city’s demographic data was incomplete, but the information available revealed for the first time that white New Yorkers are navigating the city’s complicated vaccination system more easily. Of nearly 300,00...

Maybe all publicity really is good publicity: Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner, New York pols once undone by their personal scandals, are now leading their comeback races, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday. Weiner, who left Congress two years ago after admitting sexting, leads a six-person Democratic field in the race for New York City mayor. He has the support of 25% of registered Democrats surveyed, compared with 22% for second-place City Council Speaker Christine Qui...

Cuomo floats possible NYPD monitor, demands answers from mayoral hopefuls Michael Gartland Gov. Cuomo on Sunday floated the possibility of the NYPD coming under the control of a court-appointed monitor, and demanded that mayoral candidates detail their police reform agendas. A federal monitor is already overseeing the NYPD’s handling of stop-and-frisk. But New York State Attorney General Letitia James raised the prospect of another monitor assuming control of the department in...

Black and Latino Americans have not received doses consistent with their share of the population, according to states reporting vaccine demographics.