Community activist Kevin O’Keefe said he is suspending his Democratic primary campaign for Assembly in the 74th district. Keith Powers won the seat in a special election on Feb. 3 to finish out the unexpired term of Harvey Epstein, but the seat has to be contested again in the November election.
Community activist Kevin O’Keefe said he is suspending his Democratic primary campaign for Assembly in the 74th district. Keith Powers won the seat in a special election on Feb. 3 to finish out the unexpired term of Harvey Epstein, but the seat has to be contested again in the November election. ( Photo: Facebook)

Keith Powers, the incumbent won the special election for the 74th district Assembly seat vacated by Harvey Epstein on Feb. 3 but the seat has to be contested again in the November general election. Powers, already a heavy favorite, now has an uncontested path to the Dem. nomination.

O’ Keefe and Arnon Drop Out of Dem Primary Race for Assembly
20 Feb 2026 | 08:56
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Keith Powers, the incumbent in the 74th Assembly District now has an uncontested path to the Democratic party nomination as the two main challengers in the race both said that they are suspending their respective races.

Community activists Kevin O’Keefe and Josh Arnon both said they were suspending their...

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Roz Chast (left), a veteran cartoonist who has been with The New Yorker since 1978, and colleague Liza Donnelly (right) who is the power behind a new documentary “Women Laughing” that is being debuted at the Athena Film Festival, confer over a cartoon.
Roz Chast (left), a veteran cartoonist who has been with The New Yorker since 1978, and colleague Liza Donnelly (right) who is the power behind a new documentary “Women Laughing” that is being debuted at the Athena Film Festival, confer over a cartoon. ( Photo: Courtesy Liza Donnell)

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Around a table at the Algonquin Hotel, a group of women cartoonists sit drawing as they talk, occasionally...

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Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Emmy Liss, executive director of the mayor’s Office of Child Care, read to students on Feb. 4. Samuels is planning to visit all five boroughs to hear from families and educators. (Courtesy of New York City Public Schools Press Office)
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Emmy Liss, executive director of the mayor’s Office of Child Care, read to students on Feb. 4. Samuels is planning to visit all five boroughs to hear from families and educators. (Courtesy of New York City Public Schools Press Office) ( Photo: New York City Public Schools Press Office)

Chancellor Will Visit 2 Manhattan Schools on 5 Borough Tour to Discuss Education Priorities
11 Feb 2026 | 11:39

Before becoming the chancellor of the nation’s largest school system last month, Kamar Samuels was a...

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