Politics

Video: 15th District Candidate Joel R. Rivera

We took quick clips of video during the closing arguments made at the 15th Council District forum at the Bronx Library Center on July 21. In these clips, you can hear the candidates in their own words. This clip is from Joel R. Rivera (no relation to current Councilman Joel Rivera), who works for the comptroller and is promoting his experience as a social and political activist.

Video: 15th District Candidate Cynthia Thompkins

We took quick clips of video during the closing arguments made at the 15th Council District forum at the Bronx Library Center on July 21. In these clips, you can hear the candidates in their own words. This clip is from candidate Cynthia Thompkins, the president of the 46th Precinct Community Council and a lawyer for the Legal Aid Society.

Old Fordham Library in the Bronx Up for Grabs

Bronx Councilman Joel Rivera, who moonlights as a Bronx real estate agent, looks at the vacant old Fordham Library on Bainbridge Avenue and sees a valuable commodity that could be used in two vastly different ways.

On the Bronx Campaign Trail: Cohen Greets Commuters in Bedford Park, Talks About Job with Espada

Early morning commuters rushing through the 4 train’s Bedford Park Boulevard station were greeted Wednesday by a man in a blue button-up shirt who approached them with an outstretched hand and a smile. “How are you? I’m Andrew Cohen, I’m a Democrat running for City Council,” said the candidate, one of three in the running for the 11th District City Council seat which represents the areas of Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Van Cortlandt Park, Norwood, Bedford Park, Wakefield, Woodlawn, and part of Kingsbridge Heights.

Thursday Night: 11th Council District Debate!

The three Democratic candidates vying to replace term-limited 11th District Councilman Oliver Koppell have all confirmed their participation in a debate on Thursday night, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sister Annunciata Bethel Senior Center (also known as the Bedford Park Senior Center), 243 E. 204th St.

District 16 City Council Candidates Come Together Tonight for Debate on Hunger and Poverty

District 16 City Council candidates Vanessa Gibson, Pedro Alvarez, Naaimat Muhammed, Daryl Johnson, Bola Omotosho, and Carlos Sierra will be at the Food Bank Forum on Hunger and Poverty. The forum will be held tonight, Wednesday, July 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development, P.S. 11 Highbridge, 1257 Ogden Ave. The forum is the second in a series of seven City Council and Borough President candidate forums as part of the Food Bank’s 2013 Candidate Forum Series on Hunger and Poverty. The series will run through late August in each of the five boroughs. For more information, please visit foodbanknyc.org. For the full forum schedule, visit foodbank.org/forum.

15th Council District Forum Tonight at Bronx Library Center

The Mary Mitchell Center, Bronx Health Reach and the League of Conservation Voters are co-sponsoring a forum for candidates of the 15th Council District tonight, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. The 15th Council District, currently represented by Joel Rivera, includes the neighborhoods of Fordham-Bedford, Fordham, West Farms, Tremont and Crotona. There’s at least a half dozen candidates vying to replace Rivera, so this will be a good opportunity to find who’s who and what they stand for.