The Commissioners of the Board of the Elections in the City of New York have certified the June 22, 2021 Primary Election. Council Districts 9 and 50 require a manual hand count and are not included in the report https://t.co/QiGQqMOlou

— NYC Board of Elections (@BOENYC) July 20, 2021

 

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams won the Democratic mayoral primary race with 404,513 votes (50.4 percent). Former NYC sanitation commissioner and food czar, Kathryn Garcia, was runner-up with 397,316 votes (49.6 percent).

 

In a tweet posted on Wednesday, July 21, Adams said, “Though we’ve known the outcome of the Democratic mayoral primary for a few weeks, the Board of Elections has now certified the results and made it official: I am humbled and honored to be your Democratic nominee for Mayor!”

ICYMI: Eric Adams, NYC Democratic mayoral nominee, says he will unite democrats and progressives. #MTPDaily@ericadamsfornyc: “I believe in the 'huge' tent … we all have room under that tent … we should respect those that have a history on fighting for these battles.” pic.twitter.com/Bl46FKnCbd

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) July 19, 2021

Tackling gun violence in New York City has become a critical issue for whoever becomes the City’s next mayor.

 

In a separate tweet on July 19, Adams vowed to unite Democrats and Progressives, and earlier this week, he met with U.S. Senator for New York Kirstin Gillibrand to discuss federal legislation to tackle gun violence. “It was a privilege to join @SenGillibrand in calling on Congress to finally pass federal gun trafficking legislation,” Adams tweeted on Tuesday. “This is a crisis that transcends state borders and requires an immediate, coordinated response to get illegal guns out of our communities.”

 

Meanwhile, Gillibrand said, “Today, I stood with @BKBoroHall to announce the reintroduction of the Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention Act, which will make gun trafficking a federal crime. It’s time to pass this commonsense reform to stop the flow of illegal guns.”

 

As previously reported, a diverse coalition of mayors representing cities and villages throughout New York State sent a joint letter to State officials dated June 1, urging the State legislature to pass what the mayors saw as critical gun sense legislation before the end of the legislative session and the summer recess. The mayors say the letter was sent amid a statewide surge of deadly gun violence in local communities.

 

Assembly Bill A6762B relates to the dangers to the safety and health of the public caused by the sale, manufacturing, importing and marketing of firearms. It recently passed both legislative houses and was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

 

The June 1 letter sent to State leadership can be read here. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was not among the signatories of the letter. Norwood News reached out to City Hall at the time to ask if the mayor supported the legislation. We did not receive an immediate response. In a separate recent interview on NY1, the mayor voiced his general support for tackling and curtailing widespread gun proliferation.

 

According to the latest NYPD stats as of July 18, year-to-date shootings citywide were up 21.9 percent compared to the same period last year, while the number of shooting victims citywide year-to-date has also increased by 16 percent, compared to the same period last year.

 

As reported, as June marked Gun Violence Awareness month, a number of initiatives were undertaken across the Bronx to tackle gun violence. Year-to-date shootings in the Bronx are up by 62 percent as of July 18, compared with the same period last year, and during that same time, the number of Bronx shooting victims has also increased by 55 percent.

 

Curtis Sliwa won the Republican mayoral primary race with 40,794 votes (67.9 percent). Fernando Mateo was runner-up with 16,719 votes (27.8 percent).

 

 

Below is a summary of the nonpartisan campaign finance data for the top ten mayoral candidates in the June primary elections as of June 11, 2021 ranked in order of private money raised.

 

As reported, there are still some open questions which the BOE has not yet answered in terms of the sequencing process utilized during the various ranked choice vote counts. For example, the revised (July 6) BOE report for the Democratic mayoral race included an RCV tabulation for Rounds 1 to 8, whereas the first, initial preliminary RCV tabulation for the same race covered Rounds 1 to 9. Requests for clarification from the BOE have gone unanswered. The final certified results for this race cover Rounds 1 to 8.

 

Incumbent public advocate, Jumaane Williams, won the Democratic public advocate primary race with 572,762 votes (70 percent). Anthony Herbert was runner up with 173,858 votes (21.2 percent).

 

 

City Councilman Brad Lander won the Democratic city comptroller primary race with 340,944 votes (51.9 percent). New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson was runner-up with 315,649 votes (48.1 percent).

 

 

District 16 City Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson won the Democratic Bronx borough president primary race with 49,401 votes (53.5 percent). District 14 City Councilman Fernando Cabrera was runner-up with 42,957 votes (46.5 percent).

 

In a statement on Wednesday, June 2, Gibson said “Yesterday, the Board of Elections certified our win in the Democratic primary for Bronx Borough President! We are one step closer to bringing our #ForwardTogetherBronx vision to Borough Hall.”

She added, “I want to thank you again for your support throughout our historic campaign. We could not have done any of this work without your commitment and passion for the Bronx.”

 

 

District 8 City Councilwoman Diana Ayala won the Democratic District 8 City Council primary race with 6,621 votes (56.5 percent). Tamika Mapp was runner-up with 3,391 votes (28.9 percent). The district straddles Manhattan and the Bronx.

 

 

District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz won the Democratic District 11 City Council primary race with 9,491 votes (61.3 percent). Mino Lora was runner-up with 5,994 votes (38.7 percent).

 

 

District 12 City Councilman Kevin Riley won the Democratic District 12 City Council primary race with 9,595 votes (59.1 percent). Pamela Hamilton-Johnson was runner-up with 6,643 votes (40.9 percent).

 

 

Marjorie Velazquez won the Democratic District 13 City Council primary race with 5,608 votes (56.3 percent). Monique Johnson was runner-up with 2,575 votes (25.9 percent).

 

 

Pierina Sanchez won the Democratic District 14 City Council primary race with 4,887 votes (62.3 percent). Yudelka Tapia was runner-up with 2,957 votes (37.7 percent).

 

 

District 15 City Councilman Oswald Feliz won the Democratic District 15 City Council primary race with 4,348 votes (65.2 percent). Ischia Bravo was runner-up with 2,325 votes (34.8 percent).

 

 

Ariel Rivera-Diaz won the Republican District 15 City Council primary race with 80 votes (53.7 percent). Aramis Ocasio was runner-up with 69 votes (46.3 percent).

 

 

Althea Stevens won the Democratic District 16 City Council primary race with 5,125 votes (50.7 percent). Ahmadou Diallo was runner-up with 2,075 votes (20.5 percent).

 

 

District 17 City Councilman Rafael Salamanca won the Democratic District 17 City Council primary race with 5,428 votes (60 percent). Helen Hines was runner-up with 3,539 votes (39.1 percent).

 

 

Amanda Farias won the Democratic District 18 City Council primary race with 6,004 votes (52.3 percent). William Rivera was runner-up with 5,467 votes (47.7 percent).

 

 

Tiffany Cabán won the Democratic District 22 City Council primary race with 9,088 votes (62.6 percent). Evie Hantzopoulos was runner-up with 5,424 votes (37.4 percent). The district straddles Queens and the Bronx.

 

 

Jessica Flores appears to have won the Judge of the Civil Court (Bronx County) Democratic primary race with 3,592 votes.