By Sahalie Donaldson | November 3, 2023 Shortly after news broke that New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ lead fundraiser’s home was being raided by the FBI, Democratic political consultant Evan Roth Smith posted on X that “2025 starts today.” One day later, there is much that remains unknown about the broad public corruption investigation involving 25-year-old Brianna […]
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Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Angela Bunay | September 26, 2023 State Sen. Jessica Ramos, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and city Comptroller Brad Lander are being floated as potential primary challengers to Adams. Mayor Eric Adams insists the job is easy, but he’s come under sharp scrutiny for his handling of asylum-seekers, his close […]
By Linda Nwoke Editorial credit: Here Now / Shutterstock.com New York City conducted the first ranked-choice voting on February 2, 2021. The City employed the voting system during Council District 24’s special municipal election in Queens. Again, at the primary elections for the city council members, public advocate, borough president, comptroller, and mayoral elections. The last […]
Governor Kathy Hochul visits with elected officials to Fort Greene Council Senior Center on election day of November 8, 2022. (Shutterstock) By Katie Honan, Haidee Chu, Jonathan Custodio, Stephon Johnson, George Joseph, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Tanaz Meghjani, THE CITY Gov. Kathy Hochul fought off a challenge from Republican Lee Zeldin on Tuesday, although her […]
Poughkeepsie, NY – October 6, 2022: President Joe Biden Jr. delivers remarks at IBM facility. (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Democracy is at stake in the country that proclaims itself as the world’s bastion of democracy. That is the judgement of no less a person than the President of the United States of America (US), […]
Vote NYC Arrow on Election Day in the Upper East Side of New York City. – New York, NY/ USA – November 2, 2020 (Shutterstock) BY Clifford Michel, THE CITY New York election law is clear: Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day — of each year is the final day for voters to change their party registration […]