Yang blasts Adams with corruption allegations in heated NYC mayoral debate
Confidence Interval: Will Andrew Yang be the next Mayor of New York City?
Replay Video UP NEXT Democratic New York mayoral hopefuls clashed Wednesday night in a primary debate as they outlined their plans to respond to a surge in crime. It was the first in-person debate for the eight qualifying Democratic candidates a previous debate had been held virtually. It came 10 days before early primary voting is set to start, on June 12. Progressive candidates collectively distanced themselves from the specifics of their plans to reallocate New York Police Department funds. It s a marked change from the previous debate in May, during which several candidates boasted the amount of money they planned to direct away from the department.
One of the most significant – and inevitable – shifts in New York Democratic politics over the last decade has come in how Israel is approached, discussed and
Hudson Companies President David Kramer and Comptroller Scott Stringer. (Getty)
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office has endorsed a newly announced partnership between two city pension funds and Hudson Companies to develop housing for middle-class families.
But the $250 million project’s mix falls short of the affordable housing plans that Stringer and other mayoral hopefuls have campaigned on, proposing rents that housing advocates say misses the mark.
Intended to house the working class, the partnership’s plan allots city pension funds to build homes across the five boroughs and surrounding counties. If similar projects from the past are any indication, about 30 percent of units in New York City buildings will likely be set aside as affordable to those earning the area median income, or AMI. The rest will be for households earning up to 200 percent of AMI.
Why New Yorkâs Mayoral Candidates Are Challenging the Pro-Israel Status Quo
Changes that would have been unthinkable a year ago
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Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang visits Muslim-owned businesses on the first day of Ramadan, in the Jackson Heights area of Queens, New York, April 13, 2021.
The outbreak of violence in Israel and the occupied territories has upended the New York City mayoral election. Toeing a hawkish, pro-Israel line was once the safe choice for New York politicians, but now mainstream Democrats face backlash from progressives for endorsing Israelâs bombing campaign in Gaza.
That reaction, and the ideological and demographic shifts that led to it, may indicate more nuanced stances on Middle East politics from local elected officials in the future. This year, however, the likely winners in the Democratic mayoral primary are sticking with Israelâright or wrong.