A collage of New York City mayor candidates.
The race for City Hall
By POLITICO NEW YORK STAFF
05/04/2021 05:01 AM EDT
Updated
New York City’s June 22 Democratic primary is one of the most important mayoral contests in recent memory and is heating up every day. In a city that is roughly 7 to 1 Democrat, the primary could determine the next mayor, after almost eight years of a term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The crowded field includes more than two dozen hopefuls and based on early polls, fundraising and media attention, eight candidates appear viable in the first ever citywide ranked choice primary.
How Native Hawaiians And Pacific Islanders Are Fighting To Be Seen During The Pandemic
Joseph Seia, of the Pacific Islander Community Association in Washington state, describes what it s like to fight for the Pasifika people, one of the highest-risk groups in the coronavirus pandemic.
Asian Americans Out Loud is a project highlighting Asian Americans who are leading the way forward in art and activism. You can read more by visiting our APAHM 2021 homepage.
Story By Carla Herreria Russo
Photography by Jovelle Tamayo
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have faced disproportionately high rates of hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet their community leaders have had to fight for their struggles to be seen.
A collage of New York City mayor candidates.
The race for City Hall
By POLITICO NEW YORK STAFF
05/04/2021 05:01 AM EDT
Updated
New York City’s June 22 Democratic primary is one of the most important mayoral contests in recent memory and is heating up every day. In a city that is roughly 7 to 1 Democrat, the primary could determine the next mayor, after almost eight years of a term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The crowded field includes more than two dozen hopefuls and based on early polls, fundraising and media attention, eight candidates appear viable in the first ever citywide ranked choice primary.
Miami Area Employment March 2021
04/29/2021 | 11:22am EDT
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Message : Thursday, April 29, 2021 Total nonfarm employment for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,571,300 in March 2021, down 160,100 or 5.9 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count declined 4.4 percent. (See chart 1and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Janet S. Rankin noted that this was the 12
th consecutive month of over-the-year declines in the Miami area. (The Technical Noteat the end of this release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)