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New York City voters’ first major tryout of ranked-choice voting may be over, but now the work of tallying votes – including absentee ballots still yet to be returned – begins. As of late Tuesday night, few of the more than 300 candidates in three dozen open City Council districts were decisively declaring victory or conceding defeat.
While Council Members Carlina Rivera, Rafael Salamanca Jr. and Farah Louis were a few of the Democrats to face primaries as incumbents, those challenges weren’t particularly competitive and each of the incumbents swon easy victories. And a few new City Council candidates also won, with Democrat Jennifer Gutierrez and Republican Joann Ariola, who The New York Times declared as the winners in the 34th and 32nd Council Districts, respectively.
Will Tusk be the next Capalino?
Andrew Yang’s two campaign managers, his press secretary, his policy director and multiple senior advisers don’t actually work for his New York City mayoral campaign. They’re employed by Tusk Strategies, a lobbying firm that’s regularly hired by clients to advocate for or against bills that are being considered by the City Council and the mayor. And the arrangement raises concerns about what kind of access this lobbying firm – and the private clients that hire Tusk – would have to the mayor if Yang were to win the election.
“We believe that it is improper for the same firm to be both a campaign consultant, and then lobby the person that they helped to elect,” said Susan Lerner, executive director of good-government group Common Cause New York. Consultants build “a special relationship of trust” with the candidate, and Lerner added they’re increasingly cashing in on that relationship.
Harlem boy s dad says his ex let the devil in after his 10-year-old son was beaten to death by her new boyfriend - as it s revealed a neighbor called 911 a day BEFORE the brutal killing
Ayden Wolfe, 10, was found unconscious at his family s fourth-floor apartment in the Saint Nicholas Houses on Saturday afternoon; he later died at hospital
His stepfather Ryan Cato, 34, has since been charged with murder
The boy s mom, 32, is also set to face charges over his death, NBC reports
Police had been called to the home on Friday after a neighbor heard shouting but officers left after failing to figure out where the noise was coming from
A 10-year-old boy was killed in his apartment in Harlem over the weekend
The boy s stepfather was arrested and charged with his murder
Ayden Wolfe was found unconscious in his living room and was said to be covered in bruises old and new
Ryan Cato, 34, who the police said lived with Ayden and his mother, was arrested on Sunday
Cato has been arrested at least twice before, including in December on charges of assaulting a woman by strangling her
Last February he was arrested on charges of assaulting a school bus driver
UpdatedFri, Mar 5, 2021 at 10:47 pm ET
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The surprise re-election bid by Perkins, 71, was first reported Thursday by THE CITY, who quoted three of Perkins s Council colleagues, a constituent and a former staffer attesting to his frequent disorientation and memory loss. (John McCarten/New York City Council)
HARLEM, NY The competitive City Council race playing out in Central Harlem was jolted this week by news that the incumbent, Bill Perkins, would seek another term despite longstanding rumors that he is in poor health.
The surprise re-election bid by Perkins, 71, was first reported Thursday by THE CITY, who quoted three of Perkins s council colleagues, a constituent and a former staffer attesting to his frequent disorientation and memory loss.