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New York Has Only Four Competitive Judicial Races on the Ballot — And That’s More Than Usual

Published Oct 25, 2024 09:00AM

New York Has Only Four Competitive Judicial Races on the Ballot — And That’s More Than Usual

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that New York City had only one competitive judge race in November, but there are four. On the back of your ballot you’ll have the opportunity to cast a vote for judicial candidates — but in all but four races, there are open positions available for […]
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Corruption-Busting Ex-Prosecutor and Socialist Queens Rep Ex

With Mayor Eric Adams vowing to fight for re-election as he simultaneously fights a corruption indictment brought by the Manhattan U.S. attorney, he may now face yet another prosecutor — but this time as a political rival. Former Assistant U ... Read more

LISTEN: The Case for Voting “Yes” to the Big Question on

Sasha Ahuja, the campaign director of New Yorkers for Equal Rights, makes the case for voting “yes” on Proposition 1 — and explains what the update to the state constitution would and would not do. Then hosts Christina Greer, Kat ... Read more

Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Spurs Clash on How to Get Needed

In recent months, during 175 community board meetings, countless civic association gatherings and over 15 hours before the City Planning Commission, New Yorkers weighed in on proposed land use changes that aim to ease housing construction acro ... Read more

Bronx Community College Track and Field to Get $4 Million Renovation

Published Oct 22, 2024 09:00AM

Bronx Community College and borough officials on Monday announced that the school’s Ohio Field will see major upgrades. A total of $4 million in city and state capital funding will be used to “transform the entire baseball field, soccer field, and track,” according to a press release from the City University of New York school. […]
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New York’s Cannabis Fund Became a Disaster. Its Managers E

They haven’t come close to fulfilling Gov. Kathy Hochul’s goal of helping 150 people victimized by the state’s old, racially biased drug laws enter the legal cannabis business — and some they have assisted fear their dispensary dr ... Read more

Overwhelmed Juvenile Detention Centers Fail to Curb Violence

City-run juvenile detention centers have become overwhelmed and more difficult to manage in the seven years since more teens transitioned into the system, according to a detailed report released by the city Department of Investigation Thursday ... Read more

Brooklyn Dems Tap Former Party Boss Frank Seddio as a Board

Frank Seddio, the former Brooklyn Democratic Party boss who once railed against reformers as “these f—ing progressives,” has shored up enough support from some of those reformers to secure the party’s nomination to be a commissioner on ... Read more