Julie Menin, the Democratic City Councilmember for the UES’s District 5, easily secured reelection in 2023’s contest. She beat Elizabeth Golluscio, her Republican challenger and a former tech exec, by over 10,000 votes. ( Photo via juliefornyc.com ) Julie Menin Glides to District 5 City Council Reelection, Earning 80.9% of the Vote Julie Menin, the Democratic incumbent for the City Council’s District 5 seat, has successfully won reelection. She will continue... Home 11 Nov 2023 | 03:19
Carlina Rivera was first elected to the City Council in 2017 and took office on Jan. 1, 2018. Now, she will begin her final two-year term in office. ( Photo via carlinarivera.nyc ) Carlina Rivera, Unopposed in the General Election, Secures a Final Term in the City Council Democratic City Council Member Carlina Rivera, who won her third campaign for Council District 2, did not hold an election... News 09 Nov 2023 | 01:07
Early voting for the City Council Democratic primaries runs from June 17th to June 24th. Primary day will be on June 27th. ( Photo via Eden, Janine and Jim on Wikimedia Commons) Early Voting Begins In City Council Primaries With Rivera and Marte Facing Opponents It’s primary season for the New York City Council again. Although many districts have incumbents who are running unopposed,... News 13 Jun 2023 | 02:27
Signs marking a polling place on the Upper West Side during the first summer 2022 primary. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Voting While Older One of the confusing things about American elections is that the outcome is usually determined not by who people decide to... News 28 Oct 2022 | 07:17
The new map of Congressional District 12. The “85th Street Transverse,” as marked on this map, is actually the 86th Street Transverse. Courtesy of the NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. New Congressional Maps Shuffle Manhattan District Borders Manhattan’s borders have been shuffled, thanks to newly drawn maps of New York’s congressional districts released by Democratic... News 04 Feb 2022 | 06:13
Eric Adams with supporters. Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter Messages, Myths and the Mayoral Race New York is a progressive city. Just not that progressive. That message emerged clearly from the otherwise complicated primary... News 25 Jun 2021 | 11:55
Campaign posters hang on lampposts outside of The Met. Photo: Trish Rooney The Art of Early Voting June 12 marked the beginning of early voting in New York for the primary elections and this year, for the first time, the... News 13 Jun 2021 | 10:39
Eric Adams in Times Square last week at the site an anti-Semitic attack, adding “my voice to the chorus of New Yorkers speaking out against hatred & violence.” Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter A Ranked Choice Quandary The Mayoral voting now a mere month away is as consequential as any election here since 1977, when the city sought a path... News 03 Jun 2021 | 05:51
District 5 candidate Rebecca Lamorte. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Lamorte’s campaign Cynthia Nixon Endorses Lamorte in Council Race Former gubernatorial candidate and New York icon Cynthia Nixon announced her endorsement of Rebecca Lamorte for City Council... Home 26 Apr 2021 | 12:03
Stacy Lynch and her dog Bear. Photo courtesy of Stacy Lynch’s campaign Stacy Lynch is Ready to Run In more ways than one, Stacy Lynch’s entry into New York City politics has been a long time coming. The daughter of the late... News 04 Jan 2021 | 10:26
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright campaigns with city Comptroller Scott Stringer outside headquarters on First Avenue. Stringer is pointing to a photo of his aunt, Rep. Bella Abzug. Seawright is pointing to Rep. Shirley Chisholm. Photo courtesy of Seawright campaign ‘This Was a Long Journey’ Upper East Side Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright declared victory late Tuesday night in what had been a rocky re-election... News 04 Nov 2020 | 03:58
Photo: John Morton, via flickr. State vs City Clash on Election Reforms UPDATED, Aug. 11 at 2:50 p.m.: After a bungled primary election, concerns are mounting over whether election officials will... News 11 Aug 2020 | 02:49
Early Voting is Here at Last Vote early, not often - 2019 is the first year that New York will have early voting - from October 26th to November 3rd,... Voices 30 Sep 2019 | 10:26
