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We’ve spilled a lot of ink on the many Democrats running for mayor, but don’t forget there’s a Republican primary next month too. Candidates Fernando Mateo and Curtis Sliwa met (virtually) last night for their first official debate, and
Tonight Wednesday, May 26th the Republican mayoral candidates will partake in their first televised debate, which you ll be able to watch on NY1, listen to on WNYC, or stream here.
Yves here. Take your hats off to my former Communist home. New York’s citizens beat Amazon’s effort to locate in Queens, which would quickly have rendered a remaining relatively low-rent, close proximity borough much less affordable. And now they are opposing a corporate Trojan horse masquerading as a pro-union measure. Guess its backers thought no one would read the small print. Or that deliveristas might be a force to be reckoned with, and win the support of the building workers union.. Oops.
A delivery worker takes a break in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, May 24, 2021. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
The fate of a state proposal that would allow some app-based gig workers to join a union is in doubt after key players, including a collective of food delivery workers, came out against the measure Tuesday.
Candidates Fernando Mateo and Curtis Sliwa will face off at the 7 p.m. event, which will be broadcast by THE CITY’s debate partners NY1 and WNYC. Early voting starts June 12, ahead of the June 22 primary.
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