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Civil rights attorney, Maya Wiley, who is running to be mayor of New York City received a $500,000 contribution into a Super PAC from billionaire George Soros and healthcare workers union.
Sharpton made the comments shortly after a three-hour mayoral forum at NAN’s Harlem headquarters on Tuesday night.
Hudson Companies President David Kramer and Comptroller Scott Stringer. (Getty) New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office has endorsed a newly announced partnership between two city pension funds and Hudson Companies to develop housing for middle-class families. But the $250 million project’s mix falls short of the affordable housing plans that Stringer and other mayoral hopefuls have campaigned on, proposing rents that housing advocates say misses the mark. Intended to house the working class, the partnership’s plan allots city pension funds to build homes across the five borou...
Opinion: Front-runner Andrew Yang's standing gets dented in NYC mayoral debate CNN 2 hrs ago © AP, Getty The eight Democrats running for mayor of New York City duked it out on television Thursday night in their first debate. Eager to hold a job that many Americans would be desperate to avoid, city residents had the opportunity to hear about each of their visions for the coming years. In an awkward virtual format -- filled with accidental muted moments and awkwardly raised hands -- the candidates tried to outline their plans for the future. All of them were determined to chip away at form...
Julian Zelizer weighs in on New York City's Democratic mayoral race after Thursday night's debate, writing that all were determined to chip away at former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang's lead, emphasizing why concrete ideas and experience matter more than enthusiasm and media savvy.