Time is running out to register. Here is what you need to know to make sure you can cast your ranked-choice ballot for everything from your local City Council contest to the citywide race for mayor.
By Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY We’re officially six weeks out from Primary Day on June 22. But there’s another date you need to mark on your calendar: May 28. That’s the last day you can register to vote in the June 22 primary. To help make sure that as many New Yorkers as possible participate in choosing our next […]
More Than 67,000 Complaints to Federal Trade Commission, Up 85 Percent from Previous Year.
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli addresses during Governor Andrew Cuomo inauguration for third term at Ellis Island. – New York, NY – January 1, 2019 (Shutterstock) Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 complaints filed statewide in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the previous year and more than […]
THE CITY is co-hosting the candidate face-off with NY1 and WNYC/Gothamist. Adams, Donovan, Garcia, McGuire, Morales, Stringer, Wiley and Yang are set to appear in the potential make-or-break event, which starts at 7 p.m.
Candidate for Mayor of NYC Maya Wiley speaks during Martin Luther King celebration at NAN headquarters. – New York, NY – January 18, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY After an endless array of Zoom panels, the eight top contenders in the Democratic mayoral primary are set to square off on TV and radio […]
NYC Mayoral Candidate Ray McGuire speaks during Press conference on rise of attacks against Asian Americans at NAN Headquarters. – New York, NY – March 18, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Nicole Gelinas, NY Post After months of Zoom discussions, WABC radio did something refreshing last week: hold a real, live, in-person, debate, with candidates standing at […]
Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer holds presser on street vendors with Jessica Ramos, Catalina Cruz on Corona Plaza. – New York, NY – April 12, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Reuven Blau, Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY After the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict came in last week, city Comptroller Scott Stringer chastised politicians who promise […]
By Barbara Caress, Center NYC There is a maternal health emergency in New York City. It’s deeply rooted in racism. And it’s one the next mayor can do a lot to stop. Every year, 3,000 women in the city almost die, or die, from a pregnancy-related cause. Black women are eight times more likely to […]
A woman wearing a mask sells beauty products at a street stall in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. – New York, NY / United States – May 16th 2020 (Shutterstock) By Ann Choi, THE CITY Leidy Jimenez and her family are a classic New York City success story — and […]
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks at a rally at the West 4th Street Station to demand restoration of service C and F lines to pre-pandemic levels. – New York, NY – March 23, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW According to the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org, the role of Borough President was created […]
People cast their vote for the 2020 U.S Presidential Election at a polling site in Manhattan on November 3, 2020 in New York City. – New York, NY (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW The June 2021 primary elections will be the first time New Yorkers will experience ranked-choice voting. New York is joining […]
NYC Mayoral candidate calls on the MTA to grant New Yorkers a “Fare Holiday” starting on Friday May 28th Memorial Day Weekend. (Shutterstock) By Ann Choi, Will Welch, Mónica Cordero and Alyssa Katz, THE CITY Voters heading to the polls or the mailbox in June to cast ballots in primaries for New York City mayor […]
