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SHARE: New York City voters’ first major tryout of ranked-choice voting may be over, but now the work of tallying votes – including absentee ballots still yet to be returned – begins. As of late Tuesday night, few of the more than 300 candidates in three dozen open City Council districts were decisively declaring victory or conceding defeat. While Council Members Carlina Rivera, Rafael Salamanca Jr. and Farah Louis were a few of the Democrats to face primaries as incumbents, those chall...

Will Tusk be the next Capalino? Andrew Yang’s two campaign managers, his press secretary, his policy director and multiple senior advisers don’t actually work for his New York City mayoral campaign. They’re employed by Tusk Strategies, a lobbying firm that’s regularly hired by clients to advocate for or against bills that are being considered by the City Council and the mayor. And the arrangement raises concerns about what kind of access this lobbying firm – and the private clients th...

Harlem boys dad says his ex let the devil in after his 10-year-old son was beaten to death by her new boyfriend - as its revealed a neighbor called 911 a day BEFORE the brutal killing Ayden Wolfe, 10, was found unconscious at his familys fourth-floor apartment in the Saint Nicholas Houses on Saturday afternoon; he later died at hospital   His stepfather Ryan Cato, 34, has since been charged with murder The boys mom, 32, is also set to face charges over his death, NBC reports  Police had been...

A 10-year-old boy was killed in his apartment in Harlem over the weekend The boys stepfather was arrested and charged with his murder Ayden Wolfe was found unconscious in his living room and was said to be covered in bruises old and new  Ryan Cato, 34, who the police said lived with Ayden and his mother, was arrested on Sunday Cato has been arrested at least twice before, including in December on charges of assaulting a woman by strangling her Last February he was arrested on charges of assaul...

UpdatedFri, Mar 5, 2021 at 10:47 pm ET Reply The surprise re-election bid by Perkins, 71, was first reported Thursday by THE CITY, who quoted three of Perkinss Council colleagues, a constituent and a former staffer attesting to his frequent disorientation and memory loss. (John McCarten/New York City Council) HARLEM, NY — The competitive City Council race playing out in Central Harlem was jolted this week by news that the incumbent, Bill Perkins, would seek another term despite longstanding r...

NurPhotoGetty Images Twenty-twenty has proven that who we elect at every level matters—from mayors (overseeing a police force) to governors (pandemic protocols) to state attorney generals (justice for Black lives)—which means its time to focus on the important 2021 elections happening throughout the country. While we wont be tracking every local and state race across all 50 states (head to your states board of elections website to learn more about the elections happening in your area), wer...

70+ New York City Candidates Oppose Delay to RCV, Push Council on Education Candidates in the same district, and former EDs of the BLAC, unite NEW YORK, NY (12/16/2020) (readMedia)-- Today, over 70 candidates from across the city -- some running against each other -- released a statement in support of ranked choice voting (RCV) and opposing any delay. Instead they pushed the NYC Council to do its job and pass intro 1994, a bill that will fully fund voter education on RCV. The full statement wit...

Women Candidates to Council: Dont Delay Ranked Choice Voting, Start Education Today Related Media RCV_12_14_.pdf NEW YORK, NY (12/14/2020) (readMedia)-- Today, 23 women candidates for New York City Council wrote an open letter in support of Ranked Choice Voting, arguing that it will help elect more women -- women of color in particular -- by eliminating the spoiler effect and decreasing negative attacks. "Rather than seeking to delay ranked choice voting, we need the...