Itâs a Home in Brooklyn. What Could It Cost? $100,000?
Shaun Donovan and Raymond J. McGuire, candidates for mayor of New York, were way, way off when asked to estimate the median home price in the borough.
Shaun Donovan, left, and Raymond J. McGuire, right, thought the median home price in Brooklyn was in the $100,000 or less range. Mr. Donovan later said he was referring to assessed value.Credit.Left: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters; Right: Mpi43/MediaPunch
Do you know the median sales price for a home in Brooklyn?
The question, which was recently posed to eight mayoral candidates by The New York Times editorial board, was not a trick. Brooklyn is a notoriously expensive borough in one of Americaâs most expensive cities, and New York Cityâs housing crisis promises to be a major issue in the coming years.
Shootings and Subway Attacks Put Crime at Center of N.Y.C. Mayorâs Race
Rising concerns over crime have led candidates to issue strong appeals for public safety, less than a year after the city was under pressure to defund the police.
Ray McGuire was the third mayoral candidate to hold a news conference in Times Square, following a shooting that left three bystanders wounded.Credit.Desiree Rios for The New York Times
Published May 11, 2021Updated May 14, 2021
A shooting in Times Square, a spike in gun violence and a spate of high-profile attacks on subway riders have pushed concerns over crime and public safety to the forefront of the New York City mayorâs race, altering the trajectory of the contest as the June 22 primary approaches.
Whoâs the âComebackâ Candidate? 5 Takeaways From the Mayorâs Race.
Two leading candidates wanted to hold a huge party to celebrate New York Cityâs revival from the pandemic.
Maya Wiley has proposed holding a five-borough celebration of the cityâs recovery.Credit.Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
Published May 10, 2021Updated May 13, 2021
There are just over six weeks left until the New York City mayoral primary election, and the race for the Democratic nomination is very much in flux.
One poll, released last week, showed Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, in the lead for the first time. Scott M. Stringer, the city comptroller, continues to face questions over allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
After Times Square Shooting, Adams and Yang Stress Support for N.Y.P.D.
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang, among the front-runners in the New York City mayor’s race, said the shooting underlined the importance of public safety.
Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, was the first mayoral candidate to visit the scene where three people were shot in Times Square on Saturday.Credit.Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times
Published May 9, 2021Updated May 12, 2021
Within hours of a shooting in Times Square that left three bystanders, including a child, wounded, two news conferences were held near the crime scene: one by the Police Department, one by an elected official.