Campaign 2022

Campaign 2022

Real Estate Interests Spend to Defend Brooklyn Assembly Member Targeted by Tenant Activists

June 27, 2022, 6:58 p.m.June 29, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Bushwick’s Erik Dilan is benefiting from a blitz of literature trashing progressive Samir Nemir Olivares, who champions an anti-eviction bill and could become New York’s first genderqueer state lawmaker.

Campaign 2022

It’s Time to Vote For Governor of New York. Here’s What the Candidates Are Planning for NYC.

June 25, 2022, 10:56 a.m.June 28, 2022, 6:37 p.m.

Only one of the three Democrats and four Republicans running to run the state actually lives in New York City, but all of them have agendas that would affect the five boroughs.

Campaign 2022

Voter Apathy Energizes Longshot State Assembly Candidates

June 21, 2022, 5:21 p.m.June 22, 2022, 2:35 p.m.

With an eye on AOC’s historic upset win four years ago, candidates challenging the Queens and Bronx establishment are looking for an edge in what’s expected to be another low-turnout primary.

Campaign 2022

Poll Workers Become Pawns in Battle for Brooklyn’s Democratic Party

June 16, 2022, 5:15 p.m.May 1, 2023, 11:01 a.m.

Weeks-long gigs worth as much as $8,250 are getting reserved for campaign ers and leadership allies — others need not apply.

How to New York

Judges, District Leaders and the County Committees: What to Know About Downballot Races in 2022

June 15, 2022, 6:17 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:27 p.m.

Understanding the not-so flashy — but equally as important — contests lower on your primary ballot sheet this election season.

Campaign 2022

AOC-Backed Bronx Candidate Rebuffs — But Can’t Stop — Wall Street Campaign Cash

June 14, 2022, 7:39 p.m.June 14, 2022, 9:22 p.m.

Jonathan Soto returned a $4,700 donation from electronic trading exec Michael Jenkins, even as voters are getting deluged with pro-Soto mailers from a Jenkins-funded independent expenditure.

Campaign 2022

Green Candidates Vow to Push Albany on Climate, But Is It Hot Air?

June 13, 2022, 7:01 p.m.June 29, 2022, 4:12 p.m.

They all say that state lawmakers need to take more aggressive action to green the electric grid and protect communities — and contend it is the Assembly that has failed in recent legislative sessions.

Campaign 2022

Few Choices for Civil Court Judges: 21 Vacancies and Just Four Primary Races

June 9, 2022, 5:58 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.

One married couple running separately in Manhattan and Brooklyn represent half of all competitive races for Civil Court in New York City this primary election.

Politics

In Redistricting Shuffle, Over Half a Million New Yorkers Gained or Lost Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, For Better or Worse They Say

June 8, 2022, 8:15 p.m.June 8, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

“We don’t really care for her” some voters told THE CITY, while others lament the loss of a high-profile Congress member who excited young people.

The Bronx

Why Are Super-Rich Wall Street Donors Targeting Local Bronx Elections?

June 7, 2022, 6:59 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Independent expenditures tied to a secretive firm have pumped nearly $200,000 into a bid to unseat a popular Assemblymember. It’s not the first time the mega-wealthy have circled The Bronx.

Campaign 2022

Real Estate Interests Spend to Defend Brooklyn Assembly Member Targeted by Tenant Activists

It’s Time to Vote For Governor of New York. Here’s What the Candidates Are Planning for NYC.

Voter Apathy Energizes Longshot State Assembly Candidates

Poll Workers Become Pawns in Battle for Brooklyn’s Democratic Party

Judges, District Leaders and the County Committees: What to Know About Downballot Races in 2022

AOC-Backed Bronx Candidate Rebuffs — But Can’t Stop — Wall Street Campaign Cash

Green Candidates Vow to Push Albany on Climate, But Is It Hot Air?

Few Choices for Civil Court Judges: 21 Vacancies and Just Four Primary Races

In Redistricting Shuffle, Over Half a Million New Yorkers Gained or Lost Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, For Better or Worse They Say

Why Are Super-Rich Wall Street Donors Targeting Local Bronx Elections?

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