Politics

Update: “Rally for Repairs and Respect” at 2770-2780 Kingsbridge Terrace

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  Caring for a child with special needs requires a lot of attention. Add a second child and the work multiplies. Add living on the third floor of a building with a broken elevator, inside an apartment with a roach and rodent infestation, and it is enough to drive a tenant to protest her living conditions.   These are the conditions Daisy Reyes faces on a daily basis. Reyes, mother of a two-year-old and a 12-year-old who uses a wheelchair, was one of about a half dozen tenants who took to the street on Saturday, March 20, in front of


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Recent District 11 and District 15 Special Elections

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers for their thoughts on the recent District 11 and District 15 City Council special elections which took place on March 23, and the use of the new Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) system.   “I didn’t know about the special election and now, it’s too late. I wish I would have known because I would have voted in this City Council race. I just thank God that the coronavirus in New York is getting better. I heard about Ranked Choice Voting and I think it’s better to have more choices today.” Delphine Sanders, Norwood   “Ranked


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Democratic Club Advocating for People with Disabilities Announces Slew of Endorsements 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The 504 Democratic Club (504) is one of three, city-wide clubs, and the nation’s first and largest to advocate for the civil rights of people with disabilities. On Monday, March 29, club representatives said its membership intends to endorse candidates in as many 2021 New York City political races as is practicable, and proceeded to announce the club’s first slate of endorsements for a number of races across the city.   In the Bronx, the club endorsed Vanessa L. Gibson, who currently represents the 16th City Council district, for the position of Bronx borough president. Mike Schweinsburg, who is president


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Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. Endorses NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson for City Comptroller

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced his endorsement of City Council Speaker, Corey Johnson, as the City’s next comptroller on Monday, March 29, during a campaign stop on Arthur Avenue in the Little Italy section of the Bronx. The announcement marked the first by the borough president in a competitive 2021 citywide race. After the formalities, Johnson and Diaz Jr. spent time along The Bronx’s iconic Arthur Avenue hub, greeting voters and speaking to local business owners. Diaz Jr. said the COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the residents of The Bronx, and that the people are going to need experienced


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District 11 City Council Special Election: Dan Padernacht Releases Post Election Statement

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the release on Tuesday night of the initial, unofficial results of the District 11 City Council special election which took place on March 23, by the New York City Board of Elections, candidate, lawyer and chair of Bronx Community Board 8 Traffic & Transportation committee, Dan Padernacht, released the following statement to his supporters.   “I am writing to thank you for your time, dedication and support in our campaign. Words cannot express the appreciation I feel for each of you who have helped in so many different ways,” Padernacht wrote. “While the initial results from the Special Election


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D15 City Council Race: Oswald Feliz Bags a Strong Early Lead as the Count Continues

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Oswald Feliz, the quietly spoken, tenant lawyer and Hostos Community College adjunct professor, who is also a candidate in the District 15 City Council special election has taken a strong, early lead in the race, following the release by the New York City Board of Elections of the unofficial, early, first-round count results, which it is understood include first-choice early votes, first-choice election day votes but exclude first-choice absentee ballots.   Feliz leads with 28.42 percent, followed by Bronx Community Board 7 District Manager, Ischia Bravo, with 21.54 percent, and Bronx Community Board 6 District Manager, John Sanchez, with 20.21


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D11 City Council Race: UNOFFICIAL Results Show Eric Dinowitz in the Lead as the Count Continues

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A seemingly quiet election day on March 23, with low voter turnout at, at least, two polling sites in Norwood has seen Eric Dinowitz take the lead in the Bronx District 11 City Council special election race, following the release by the New York City Board of Election of the unofficial, initial election night results so far. Dinowitz won 42 percent of the vote, followed by Mino Lora with 25 percent, and Jessica Haller with 15 percent. 97.59 percent of voting scanners have been reported.   Dinowitz, a teacher and Democratic male district leader for the 81st Assembly District, and


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D15 City Council Race: “Justice for Junior” Mom, Leandra Feliz, Endorses Ischia Bravo

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Leandra Guzman-Feliz, anti-violence activist and mother of the late Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, who at 15 was brutally murdered in the Bronx in June 2018, at the hands of gang members, announced her support for Ischia Bravo at a ‘Campaign Day of Action’ on March 9. Bravo is a candidate for New York City Council in The Bronx’s 15th District, and is also district manager of Bronx Community Board 7.   The tragedy galvanized the city, shook the Bronx to action and spawned the “Justice for Junior” campaign, as reported by the Norwood News. Speaking at the event, Bravo said when


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District 15 City Council Race: Gopal, Agosto Join Forces, Saying The Bronx is Not for Sale

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
  Latchmi Gopal and Kenny Agosto, two candidates running in the District 15 City Council special election race, which takes place on March 23, have joined forces and called on fellow candidates to refuse, or return money donated to their campaigns from special interest groups. As reported previously by the Norwood News, a number of “independent spenders” have been spending heavily on ad campaigns in both the District 15 and the District 11 races in support of their candidates, including in the final days of both campaigns, as reported by the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB).   As reported, the


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