Julie Menin on election night at The Mansion diner on the Upper East Side. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Menin Leads in District 5 Race After an initial and incomplete tally of the votes, Julie Menin is leading in the seven-person District 5 City Council race... News 25 Jun 2021 | 10:46
District 5 candidates Rebecca Lamorte (left) and Billy Freeland (right) hold a joint rally Friday. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Freeland and Lamorte Cross-endorse Two candidates running in what’s been an ultra-competitive, seven-person City Council race have endorsed one another as their... News 13 Jun 2021 | 11:21
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
District 5 Candidates from top left: Chris Sosa, Tricia Shimamura, Kim Moscaritolo (photo: Martin Bentsen). From bottom left: Rebecca Lamorte, Julie Menin, Billy Freeland (photo: Eldar Shuminov). Photos courtesy of respective campaigns Progressive Group Backs Freeland and Lamorte UES Progressives, a chapter of New York Progressive Action Network and an affiliate of the Bernie Sanders founded Our Revolution,... News 12 Apr 2021 | 09:02
City Council candidate Billy Freeland. Photo: Eldar Shuminov Freeland Centers Candidacy on Policy, Authenticity A self-professed policy nerd, City Council candidate Billy Freeland says he didn’t get into politics for the thrill of the... News 29 Mar 2021 | 01:04
District 5 candidate Rebecca Lamorte. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Lamorte’s campaign Lamorte’s Disability Justice Platform During a recent District 5 candidate forum, City Council hopeful Rebecca Lamorte consistently pointed out when the topic... News 19 Mar 2021 | 11:37
Julie Menin. Photo courtesy of Julie Menin’s campaign Fiscal Watchdogs Endorse Menin in Council Race New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and former state Comptroller Carl McCall announced their support Tuesday for Julie... News 23 Feb 2021 | 04:37
Rebecca Lamorte is a candidate for City Council in District 5. Photo: Jeff Rae Fighting for an Accessible City On Dec. 7, 2013, Rebecca Lamorte was standing on the uptown 6 train, reading Roald Dahl. At the time, Lamorte, then 22, was... News 06 Dec 2020 | 09:23
Screenshot of Julie Menin launching her candidacy for the Council race over Zoom. Menin Announces Run for City Council Longtime public servant Julie Menin officially launched her campaign for City Council on Tuesday, touting her vast experience... News 01 Dec 2020 | 04:29
Kim Moscaritolo is running to replace City Council Member Ben Kallos. Photo: Martin Bentsen Reinventing the City City Council candidate Kim Moscaritolo believes that in order for New York City to overcome its long list of current and... News 22 Sep 2020 | 05:04
