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Housing Attorney Declares Victory In 15th Council District Special Election arrow Oswald Feliz, a housing attorney, wins the race for the 15th Council District, succeeding Ritchie Torres. Facebook Oswald Feliz, a housing attorney and former state committeeman, is declaring victory in the special election race for the 15th Council District, following several rounds of ranked-choice voting in an election with extremely low voter turnout. Once the city Board of Elections certifies the race and confirms Feliz's win, he will immediately become the next councilmember serving...

Real Estate Billionaire Stephen Ross Gives Half Million Cash Infusion To New Super PAC arrow Stephen Ross speaks at the opening of Hudson Yards. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock Billionaire tycoon Stephen Ross, who chairs the company behind the mega Hudson Yards project in Manhattan, has used his vast wealth to pump a half million dollars into a newly formed super political action committee aimed at encouraging more voter participation in the June primary. His contribution comes months after doling out $1 million to another super PAC, which helped defeat a progressive Democr...

Phoenix Police officials say a 14-year-old has been arrested following a stabbing that left a 15-year-old dead.

Richest Woman In World Donates To NYC Elections For First Time arrow Alice Walton Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, attends the Wal-Mart shareholder meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 2015. Danny Johnston/AP/Shutterstock A candidate for a New York City Council seat left vacated in the Bronx is getting a six-figure boost in his run, in part because of contributions from the world's wealthiest woman, according to campaign filings. John Sanchez, a candidate in the crowded 15th Council District special election, received a helping hand from New York...

And Alice Walton isn’t the only monied outsider plunging into a Bronx race: Big real estate is also throwing cash around in two borough contests — with the combined outside spending rivaling the sums raised by candidates within the city’s tightly restricted campaign finance system. The pair of nonpartisan special elections in the north and central Bronx is scheduled for March 23. Early in-person and absentee voting have already begun. New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, backed by charter school advocate Walton, has spent more than $75,000 on mailers, internet video ads and live phone cal...