Community activist Kevin O’Keefe, a community board 6 member and founder of the St. Vartan Park Conservancy said he is suspending his Democratic primary campaign for Assembly in the 74th district.
Community activist Kevin O’Keefe, a community board 6 member and founder of the St. Vartan Park Conservancy said he is suspending his Democratic primary campaign for Assembly in the 74th district. ( Photo: Facebook)

With two Democratic challengers out of the primary race in the East Side Assembly district, the incumbent Democrat Keith Powers will face off against Republican/Conservative challenger Veronica Gonzalez in the November 3 general election.

O’ Keefe and Arnon Drop Out of Dem Primary Race for Assembly
21 Feb 2026 | 10:57
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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)

“Women Laughing” Tells Story of Women Cartoonists at The New Yorker

18 Feb 2026 | 11:33

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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