June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Incumbent Council Members Francisco Moya and Adrienne Adams are both poised to win their bids for re-election. Moya and Adams both finished with more than 50 percent of in-person votes Tuesday— the margin needed to win a race outright in the city’s new ranked-choice voting system. Moya earned 52.16… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Christian Murray The marquee sign at a shuttered Sunnyside movie theater was altered for the third time this year with the perpetrators taking yet another shot at landlord and political candidate John Ciafone. “Ciafone Lost Again, Long Live Radical Communism,” the sign reads, referring to Ciafone’s unsuccessful run Tuesday in the… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Linda Lee has taken an early lead in the Council District 23 race, election night results show. Lee, the president and CEO of Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York (KCS), earned 31.2 percent of in-person votes, according to the unofficial results released Tuesday night. Progressive newcomer Jaslin Kaur,… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Sandra Ung has a significant lead in her quest to win the 20th Council District seat — following the first round of ranked-choice voting. Ung, a lawyer who has worked in the office of Congresswoman Grace Meng, generated 24.28 percent of first-choice votes, or 2,004 votes, in Tuesday’s Democratic… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two Queens council members — who recently won special elections to represent their respective districts until the end of the year — have secured their seats for a full term. Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers and James Gennaro are expected to serve on the City Council for a full term… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Ryan Songalia and Christian Murray Donovan Richards and Elizabeth Crowley are in a tight race to determine who will win the Democratic primary for Queens Borough President. Richards, the incumbent, generated 64,814 of first-choice votes, or 40.53 percent of the vote, ahead of Elizabeth Crowley who brought in 62,738 votes, or… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Julie Won and Amit Bagga are neck and neck in the city’s most crowded council race in western Queens, early election results show. Won and Bagga have broken out from the rest of the 15-candidate field in the District 26 race and are less than one percentage point apart…. Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Lynn Schulman and Aleda Gagarin are in a tight race for the Council District 29 seat, early election results show. Schulman and Gagarin are leading the seven other candidates in the race to represent Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill, but the race is too close… Read more »
June 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia and Christian Murray Shekar Krishnan took a big step toward securing the Jackson Heights/Elmhurst city council seat, taking the most first choice votes in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The civil rights lawyer generated 30.8 percent of first place ballot votes in the race to replace term-limited council member Daniel Dromm… Read more »
June 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia and Christian Murray Astoria progressive Tiffany Cabán has a big lead in the Democratic primary to represent the 22nd Council District and declared victory last night. Cabán, who was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America and a number of high profile elected officials, brought in 49.32 percent of… Read more »