Rangel Emerges Victorious, Part of Bronx Family

Initially, Charlie Rangel wanted nothing to do with the Bronx. The 82-year-old legislative icon, a symbol of black political power and one-time student at DeWitt Clinton High School on Mosholu Parkway, was comfortable with upper Manhattan as his district and Harlem as his base. The Bronx seemed like foreign territory, not, as it has become, an extension of the district he had loved and fostered as a Congressman for the last 42 years.

In the Bronx, City Officials Introduce Two Health Initiatives

City officials hosted a press conference this week at a Bronx supermarket to introduce two health initiatives that they said would help New Yorkers shop, eat and be more healthy.

Espaillat Drops Lawsuit, Board Certifies Rangel’s Primary Victory

Yesterday, Adriano Espaillat dropped his lawsuit challenging the election results in the 13th Congressional District primary, which made way for the Board of Elections to certify incumbent Charlie Rangel’s slim primary victory.

Bronx Judge: BOE Must Preserve Ballots, Get Certification From Court For NY-13 Result

A Bronx Supreme Court judge met with lawyers from the Board of Elections and the Rangel and Espaillat campaigns this morning as officials began counting absentee and affadavit ballots in downtown Manhattan, more than a week after primary elections in the 13th Congressional District.

NY-13 Vote Count Update: 2,000 Absentee Ballots Still to Go as Espaillat Goes to Court

Lots going on today in the 13th Congressional District primary that is now heading into its ninth day without a clear result. Here’s where we are now: After completing its vote count of all the precincts (several precincts, mostly in the Bronx and upper Manhattan, were initially recorded as casting zero votes), the Board of Elections says State Senator Adriano Espaillat trails incumbent Congressman Charlie Rangel by 802 votes (or about 2%). There are still about 2,000 absentee and affidavit ballots that need to be counted. The tallying for those votes began this morning in downtown Manhattan with observers from both camps looking on.

Hold On, NY-13 Vote Up in the Air? Report: Espaillat Supporters Call For Monitor to Intervene

I was about to post our lead print story, which declared Charlie Rangel victorious in the hotly contested 13th Congressional District race, but that declaration may have been a bit premature. We may be heading to a recount.

Primary Dispatches from the Bronx: Norwood

Reactions to the voter turnout in Norwood range from “just all right” to “pretty good” to “amazing” for today’s primary elections. The neighborhood is just one of several in the northwest Bronx that are now included in the new 13th Congressional district. (Northern Manhattan makes up the majority of the district; Rep. Charlie Rangel is running for re-election.) The scene at MS 80 on Moshulo Parkway, where about 90 Bronxites had voted as of 5:45 p.m., was quiet. While not remarkable numbers, one poll worker commented that the turnout was “amazing” compared to previous elections she had worked. According to a poll watcher, the

Primary Dispatches from the Bronx: University Heights

Earlier this morning, we stopped by two polling sites in University Heights. The coordinators at PS 15 and PS 33 said that they are not sure what the voter turnout will be because of the new congressional redistricting lines and an unusually early primary date.

Primary Dispatches from the Bronx: Van Cortlandt Village

Van Cortlandt Village voters have slowly been filing into their polling centers as today marks the primary date for the newly-formed 13th Congressional District, which also includes the northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge and University Heights.