Andrew Yang has double-digit lead in the race for New York City Mayor with almost a third of the vote, while Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Comptroller Scott Stringer trail in second and third place respectively
Andrew Yang, 46, is the frontrunner in the race for Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, according to the most recent polling
Tech entrepreneur currently has 28 per cent support, according to a survey of Democratic Party voters done by Core Decision Analytics
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams trails Yang with 17 per cent and City Comptroller Scott Stringer placed third with 13 per cent support, poll found
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On the heels of winning the Queens borough president s race (technically, the race began as a special election but COVID-19 upended those plans) to serve out former BP Melinda Katz, Donovan Richards is already defending his post as three Democrats have thrown their name into the June primary race.
Much like all the borough president races, the perks to the top executive post for The World s Borough (nickname for Queens) is somewhat symbolic, with some semi-powerful duties that involve picking members of a community district whose values reflect theirs, offering an advisory opinion to zoning challenges, and commanding a tiny portion of the city s budget.
NYPD Faces Backlash After Capturing Brooklyn Serial Killer After Three Confirmed Murders
01/23/21 AT 3:21 PM
The New York City Police Department is facing harsh criticism following the capture of Brooklyn serial killer Kevin Gavin. The 66-year-old was arrested for the murders of three women at NYCHA’s Carter Woodson senior housing development in Brownsville.
The murders of Gavin’s victims spanned from 2015 to last week and took place in each of the victims’ apartments, ABC News reports.
Gavin was initially a suspect in the investigation into the homicide of the second victim. However, the NYPD didn’t connect him to all of the cases until the murder of the third victim on Jan. 15.