Politics

Update: Gibson, Dinowitz, Feliz, Sanchez, Rivera-Diaz, Velázquez, Riley Retain Top Spots in Bronx BP & City Council Races

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its preliminary report of the 2021 Primary Elections unofficial, RCV count tabulation for Bronx borough president and the various City Council races late on Friday night, July 2.   The report excludes absentee ballots, and the BOE previously stressed that this report was “a preliminary report and that another report would be released on July 6.” As previously reported, updated numbers for the absentee ballots issued and returned as of June 30 for these races was already released by the BOE on that date. These numbers are attached, once again, as


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Update: BOE (Re)Publishes Unofficial RCV Count Tabulation for Mayor, City Comptroller & Public Advocate Primaries

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) republished a preliminary report of the 2021 Primary Election unofficial RCV count tabulation for mayor, city comptroller and public advocate on Wednesday, June 30, having published erroneous data in relation to the mayoral race the previous day, and having removed the data shortly afterwards. The agency cited human error which caused 130,000 test votes to be included in the tally / system when they shouldn’t have been.   The latest preliminary results, which only take into account early votes and election day votes, show Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams leading the mayoral


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Update: City’s $98.7 Billion Budget for FY2022 Passes in Council after Earlier Agreement with Mayor

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The New York City Budget of $98.7 billion for the Financial Year 2022 was voted on in-person at the Council on Wednesday, and has passed, with 39 in favor, 6 against, and 4 not present.    New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, finance committee chair, Danny Dromm, capital budget subcommittee chair, Helen Rosenthal, and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the billion dollar budget agreement earlier on Wednesday, June 30, during a press conference. The Council said it includes major investments and restorations in education, seniors, youth and quality of life enhancements like sanitation services.   The Council said the budget


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UPDATE: Scott Stringer Joins Andrew Yang, Drops Out of Mayoral Primary Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Editor’s Note: Please refer to the notes at the end of this story for the latest available updates on certain legal proceedings. New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, Scott Stringer, confirmed he has dropped out of the mayoral race. The news was confirmed in a statement issued by his campaign on Tuesday evening, June 29, and comes on the back of underwhelming Round 1 results for the candidate post Primary Election Night, on June 22, and a campaign that was, in the latter stages at least, marred by controversy amid allegations of sexual misconduct which the comptroller has denied.


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District 14 City Council Race: Adolfo Abreu Releases Bilingual Statement Thanking Supporters

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District 14 City Council candidate, Adolfo Abreu released a statement on Monday, June 28, thanking his volunteers and supporters as the campaign awaits the outcome of the ranked choice voting counts.   As reported, Pierina Sanchez is in the lead in the District 14 primary race with 39 percent of the vote share after Round 1. Abreu secured 18 percent of the vote and is currently in third place after Round 1, trailing Yudelka Tapia who won 20 percent of the vote and is in second place.   “We began with a bold agenda for change from the ground up,


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Update: Kathryn Garcia, Returned to the Northwest Bronx ahead of Election Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
  Mayoral candidate, former food czar and former NYC Department of Sanitation commissioner, Kathryn Garcia, returned to the Northwest Bronx on Sunday, June 20, for a final pitch to voters before Primary Day on Tuesday, June 22.   As reported, Garcia had already been accompanied on a prior local Northwest Bronx tour of the Jerome Avenue business district on Friday, June 11, by District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernández (A.D. 80), both of whom were also candidates in the recent primaries, with Dinowitz defending his District 11 City Council seat, and Fernández running for Bronx borough


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Expansion of Citi Bike in Bedford Park

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the new Citi Bike stations that have recently popped up across the borough, and are heavily concentrated in Bedford Park.   “I actually came out of the building, and it just appeared there last week. That’s when I noticed it. I’m actually looking forward to using them, and I was just saying to my friend that I think it’s a great use of the space. I do think if you’re going to use these bikes, you definitely should have all the safety gear that you should wear when you’re biking.” Monique Robinson, Bedford Park  


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June Primaries 2021: An Overview of Election Day, June 22, in Photos & Words

By DAWN CLANCY, RACHEL DALLOO, MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
Norwood News caught up with Bronxites at the polls on Primary Day, Tuesday, June 22, to gain some insights into their most pressing concerns, their top choice of candidates, their thoughts on ranked choice voting, and their hopes for the borough’s future. We also scanned social media to see how different candidates were passing the day.   District 14 Race  Emmanuel Sarpong, 51, is a security worker and we caught up with him at P.S. 306 in Morris Heights, located in City Council District 14. “In the Bronx, we’ve been left really far behind,” he said. “I travel around all


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Update: Primary Elections 2021, Preliminary Unofficial Results Reported on Election Night

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Board of Elections released the unofficial results of the June 22 primary elections on Tuesday night, following poll closures at 9 p.m.   Unofficial results on Election Night saw Oswald Feliz in the lead in the District 15 Democratic primary, with 39 percent of the vote share, Eric Dinowitz in the lead in the District 11 Democratic primary, with 41 percent of the vote share, and Pierina Sanchez in the lead in District 14 Democratic primary, with 39 percent of the vote share. In the Republican District 15 primary, Ariel Rivera Diaz led with 49 percent


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