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New York, for years, has been a melting pot culture and heritage from all over the world, one of which belongs to the Philippines. With a growing Filipino community living in the Big Apple, the presence of Filipinos is definitely hard to miss as local culture is penetrating the NYC scene—from food t
A street in New York has been named after Irish LGBT activist Tarlach Mac Niallais, who died in April 2020 from a COVID-19-related illness.
Print Continue to article content Queens Borough President Donovan Richards declared victory Tuesday night, after the latest results put him on top by a margin of 50.3 percent. | Mary Altaffer/AP Photo Fossella wins Staten Island borough president primary, Richards leads in Queens Updated Former Rep. Vito Fossella won the Republican primary for Staten Island borough president, while incumbent Democrat Donovan Richards held on to a lead in Queens. Absentee ballots were key in the two razor-thin races. The Board of Elections released updated vote counts Tuesday evening, including a ranked-cho...
SHARE: Former New York City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley has become better known for losing high-profile races than winning them, after losing a congressional race in 2012, her own reelection bid in 2017 and a special election for Queens borough president in 2020. But the cousin of former Rep. Joe Crowley seemed to be on the verge of an upset in the Democratic primary for Queens borough president Tuesday night, as unofficial returns showed her trailing incumbent Donovan Richards by just 1 percentage point. Four of New York City’s five borough presidents are term-limited out at the end o...
SHARE: This election, four out of the five borough presidents’ seats are open, which has led to a significant number of candidates running for these largely ceremonial offices. Final results will not be certified for several weeks, but preliminary results of first choice votes show City Council Member Antonio Reynoso with a sizable lead in Brooklyn and City Council Member Vanessa Gibson comfortably ahead in the Bronx. Other races, including in Queens and in the Republican primary in Staten Island, were too close to call. In Staten Island, embattled former Congress Member Vito Fosella was...