Politics

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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District 15 City Council Race: Ariel Rivera-Diaz on People Power, Education & Food Insecurity

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Ariel Rivera-Diaz is one of ten candidates running in the District 15 City Council race for which a special election is being held on March 23. He is a former finance clerk with the City’s Board of Elections, former official at the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, and currently works at the Board of Education in the Bronx.   Norwood News reached out to Rivera-Diaz to interview him for a profile piece but we were unable to reach him. Here, we present a brief overview of his campaign platform based on his website, social media posts and other quotes in the


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District 15 City Council Race: José Padilla on Fighting Corruption, District Stress Points & Pragmatic Solutions

By MICHAEL HOROWITZ
José Padilla Jr., one of nine candidates seeking office in the District 15 City Council special election race, said he is someone who offers pragmatic solutions to problems, rather than ones that stress ideological approaches to issues. The special election takes place on Tuesday, March 23.   Speaking with the Norwood News by phone, Padilla said the district desperately needs someone who will focus on the community’s needs, rather than special interests. The candidate said that the district has been victimized by corrupt, elected officials in the past, citing as examples, former Assemblyman Eric Stevenson Jr., former Assemblywoman Gloria Davis,


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D11 City Council Race: Eric Dinowitz Endorsed by Corey Johnson, Carpenter’s Union, Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Council Speaker, Corey Johnson, became the first citywide leader to endorse Eric Dinowitz in the District 11 City Council race on March 11. Dinowitz, a teacher and district leader in the 81st assembly district and son of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, earned Johnson’s support 11 days ago, giving his campaign another boost ahead of Election Day, March 23.      Johnson, who also represents Manhattan’s City Council District 3, which includes Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Greenwich Village, West SoHo, Hudson Square, Times Square, Garment District, Flatiron, and the Upper West Side, said he was excited to endorse Dinowitz who he said, over


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Update: District 11 City Council Race: Biaggi, Rivera, Working Families Party Canvass with Mino Lora in Norwood

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
Mino Lora, candidate in the District 11 City Council race, stepped up the intensity of her campaign in the Norwood section of the Bronx in the final days of the campaign before the District 11 special election on March 23. On Friday, March 19, campaign surrogates were seen handing out pink flyers on Lora’s behalf at the 206th Street subway exit on Bainbridge Avenue, as well as in Williamsbridge Oval Park, and on Sunday, State Sen. Gustavo Rivera and State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, both of whom have previously endorsed Lora’s candidacy, joined her in Norwood for a campaign rally.  


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City Comptroller & Bronx BP Races: Four Candidates Cross-Endorse Each Other

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
During back-to-back campaign events in the Bronx last Friday and Saturday, two pairs of candidates running for elected office cross-endorsed each other ahead of the Democratic primaries in June. On March 12, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson endorsed fellow council member, Vanessa Gibson, for Bronx borough president, since incumbent, Ruben Díaz Jr., announced last year he was not seeking re-election. The following day, March 13, State Sen. Brian Benjamin endorsed Assembly Member Nathalia Fernández, also for the Bronx borough presidency. In return, Gibson and Fernández endorsed Johnson and Benjamin, respectively, for the position of city comptroller.   During the first event,


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