Politics

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Releases Statement on Demonstrations in Cuba

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released a statement on Thursday, July 15, on the ongoing demonstrations by Cubans against worsening economic conditions, as recently reported by The New York Times and other outlets, including power outages, shortages of food and medicine, and spiking inflation.   “We are seeing Cubans rise up and protest for their rights like never before. We stand in solidarity with them, and we condemn the anti-democratic actions led by President Díaz-Canel,” the congresswoman said. “The suppression of the media, speech and protest are all gross violations of civil rights. We also must name the U.S. contribution to


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UPDATE NYC Campaign Finance Board Approves $3 Million in Public Funds for General Election Candidates

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved $3,119,815 in public matching funds payments to 56 citywide candidates during a public meeting on Thursday, July 15. With these payments, the Board has issued more than $112 million to candidates in the 2021 elections.   The payments approved by the Board on Thursday are detailed in the table below. The CFB’s interactive contribution map helps voters see where candidates are raising money within the city, and show that more than 93 percent of individual contributions raised by candidates are less than $250, and that more than 72 percent come from NYC residents.


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D11 City Council Primary: Mino Lora Releases Statement following latest RCV Tabulation Results

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mino Lora, executive director and founder of the People’s Theater Project, who finished as first runner-up in the District 11 City Council primary race on June 22, released a statement on Friday, July 9, following the publication of the latest RCV tabulation results of the primary election on Tuesday, July 6, by New York City Board of Elections (BOE), as reported.   “To every person who voted, volunteered, contributed and believed in our campaign—thank you! ¡Gracias! ধন্যবাদ! We couldn’t have made it this far, in such a short period of time, without you,” Lora, who was profiled by the Norwood


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 14 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & SHANIA DEGROOT
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 14 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, leading candidate, Pierina Sanchez, secured 62.3 percent (4,887 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating her closest opponent, district leader for the 86th A.D., Yudelka Tapia. The report showed Tapia finishing with 37.7 percent (2,957 votes) after Round 6, and indicated that Sanchez had won the race, as reported. A week prior, after the initial RCV tabulation was


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 15 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAWN CLANCY & SHANIA DEGROOT
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 15 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, incumbent councilman, Oswald Feliz, secured 65.2 percent (4,348 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating his closest opponent, district manager for Bronx Community Board 7, Ischia Bravo. The report showed Bravo finishing with 34.8 percent (2,325 votes) after Round 7, and indicated that Feliz had won the race, as reported. A week ago, after the initial RCV tabulation


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 11 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAWN CLANCY
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 11 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, incumbent councilman, Eric Dinowitz, secured 61.3 percent (9,489 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating his nearest opponent, Mino Lora, as reported. The report showed first-time candidate, Lora, founder and executive director of the People’s Theater Project, finishing with 38.7 percent (5,992 votes) after Round 6, and indicated that Dinowitz had won the race, as reported. A week


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation of Bronx Borough President’s Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & SARAH HUFFMAN
  The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 Bronx borough president Democratic primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, District 16 City Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson secured 53.5 percent (49,392 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating her nearest opponent, District 14 City Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who has already conceded the race. The report showed Cabrera finishing with 46.5 percent (42,953 votes) after Round 3, and indicated that Gibson had won the race, as reported,


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Primaries 2021: BOE Publication of July 6 RCV Tabulation Raises More Questions than Answers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 mayoral primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6. According to the report, Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral candidate, Eric Adams secured 50.5 percent (403,333 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating his nearest opponent, former NYC sanitation commissioner and food czar, Kathryn Garcia, by a slim margin of 1 percent. The report showed Garcia finishing with 49.5 percent (394,907 votes) after Round 8, indicating that Adams had won the race, as reported.


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Update: Gibson, Adams, Lander Win BP, Mayoral and Comptroller Primaries, Bronx Dems Hail New Era for City

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Bronx Democratic Party released a statement on Tuesday night, July 6, following the latest results of the absentee ballot count and ranked-choice voting tabulation in the Democratic primary elections, which saw victories for progressive candidates and history-making wins in races across the borough.   Though the election results have not yet been ratified by the New York City Board of Elections (BOE), Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams secured enough absentee votes to win the Democratic nomination to become mayor of New York City. Additionally, Council Member Vanessa Gibson (CD-16) has made history as the next Democratic nominee for Bronx


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