Elections

Eric Adams Casts His Vote in Brooklyn, Talks Up Future Partnership with Hochul on Crime

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Casting his ballot in the Nov. 8th general election on Tuesday at P.S. 81, located at 990 Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams dismissed questions of how he would potentially work with a Republican governor in the form of Republican gubernatorial candidate and Trump supporter, Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-1), if elected. Instead, the mayor said he looks forward to continuing his work with incumbent governor, Mrs. Kathy Hochul, on curbing crime and reducing gun violence.   In response to a reporter’s question about the tightening polls in the gubernatorial race, Hochul’s campaign strategy, and why in


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: 21-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing Now Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said on Thursday night, Nov. 10, that a 21-year-old woman who lives in Fordham Manor who had been reported missing has been found safe.   Prior to being located, police officers from the 52nd Precinct said it was reported to them that Michelle Morales of 2605 Grand Concourse had last been seen on Monday, Nov. 7, at 11.47 a.m. in the vicinity of 4422 Third Avenue in the Belmont section of the borough. Morales was described as female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, with brown hair, Hispanic, and had last been seen wearing a purple tank top and


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UPDATE Hispanic Voters Encouraged to Report any Voter Intimidation or Wrongdoing at Polling Sites

By SÍLE MOLONEY
One day before Election Day, Nov. 8, LatinoJustice PRLDEF voting rights advocates say they will be on the ground and at the polls this midterm election, ensuring eligible Latino voters have access to the polls. The group will also be on the lookout for any voter suppression, intimidation, disinformation, language access issues or any other barriers that might prevent Hispanic voters from casting their ballot.   According to the organization, “Cada Voto Cuenta” (Every Vote Counts) is a nonpartisan bilingual voter protection initiative that first launched in 2016. As part of the initiative, volunteers are deployed to protect voters’ rights


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UPDATE NAACP Bronx Branch to Voters: “Take Your Souls to the Polls & Vote Full Ballot”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In the final days of the 2022 election season, the Bronx branch of the NAACP continues asking senior female voters to lead Bronx voters away from what they say is a disempowering habit of partial ballot voting.   NAACP representatives say partial ballot voting is when voters do not vote in each race or on each proposal on the ballot. They say such partial ballot voting surrenders the voter’s power when it comes to deciding who will manage each level and branch of government.   According to the NAACP, the political industry routinely places senior female voters in the “prime


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Elections 2022: Conservative Party Candidate, Kevin Pazmino on Govt Oversight, Crime and Housing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Freelance filmmaker and former District 11 city council candidate, Kevin Pazmino, is, as reported, running on the Conservative Party ticket in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8 in Assembly District 81. The seat is currently held by incumbent assemblyman and Democrat, Jeffrey Dinowitz, and covers much of the Northwest Bronx.   The candidate ran unsuccessfully on the Republican Party and Conservative Party lines in the 2021 district 11 city council general election which was ultimately won by now Councilman Eric Dinowitz, son of the assemblyman. Pazmino did not avail of the public matching funds program when he ran for


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Elections 2022: Jeffrey Dinowitz Looks Forward Not Back ahead of General Election

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Editor’s Note: The following story was first published by Norwood News ahead of the June 2022 Primary Election. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is currently running as the Democratic nominee in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8 in Assembly District 81.    As the incumbent assemblyman representing A.D. 81 since 1994, Jeffrey Dinowitz is both a seasoned politician and candidate when it comes to election campaigns. He has seen off a number of political challengers over the course of his political career to retain his Northwest Bronx seat and appears adamant to keep it that way.   Given his many years


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Elections 2022: Jessica Altagracia Woolford Runs on Working Families Party Ticket in General Election

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The following story was first published on June 26, 2022, by Norwood News ahead of the June 2022 Democratic Primary for Assembly District 81, when Jessica Altagracia Woolford ran, ultimately unsuccessfully, in that primary race against incumbent assemblyman, Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81). Altagracia Woolford is currently running for office in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8 on the Working Families Party ticket, once again, in Assembly District 81.    Growing up in Kingsbridge, Jessica Altagracia Woolford is a community organizer who previously worked for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s office, and campaigned for


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Elections 2022: John Zaccaro Jr. on Quality of Life, Housing & Education

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  In the upcoming general election on Nov. 8, voters of Assembly District 80 will decide who best represents their interests in Albany. Running for the seat on behalf of the Democratic Party is a former A.D. 80 male district leader, John Zaccaro Jr., who served in the latter role from 2018 to 2020. If elected to the assembly, he will replace incumbent assembly member, Nathalia Fernandez, who is running as the Democratic nominee in the State Senate District 34 race.   Zaccaro Jr. was selected on Sept. 7 by a Bronx Democratic Party committee as the Democratic nominee for


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Community Op-Ed: Polls are Now Open! Vote Today in this Critical Election 

By ERIC ADAMS
Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day in New York City – your last chance to join millions of New Yorkers in making your voices heard and casting your ballots in these critical elections. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you can’t vote on Tuesday, you can also vote early in person! Early voting polls will be open through Sunday, Nov. 6. Your poll site may have changed, so it’s important to check your poll site location and its hours [of opening] before you vote at nycvotes.org.   This year, voting is more important than


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