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Affordable Housing Ballot Measures Prevail
New Yorkers said yes to four citywide ballot measures Tuesday night, approving a slate of proposals intended to reshape how the city approaches affordable housing development. The sweeping changes stem from proposals 2-5, which aim to increase housing production by streamlining land use reviews and modernizing the city’s development process. All four proposals passed with […]
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In City Council, Bronx Seat Flips and Bay Ridge Goes Blue
It was a neck-and-neck race in Throggs Neck, but it appears Democrats have gained back a City Council seat in that Bronx district. The contest was one of a handful of competitive races in New York’s most politically mixed neighborhoods. Two first-time Democratic candidates won City Council seats in central Queens and southern Brooklyn while […]
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Mamdani Makes History With Victory in Mayor’s Race
Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election. At just 34 years old, he will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City and one of the most prominent democratic socialists holding elected office in […]
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Explore How Different New Yorkers Voted for Mayor
With turnout breaking recent records, voters flocked to the polls in early voting and on Election Day Tuesday. While some absentee and mail-in votes have yet to be counted and the Board of Elections will certify results later, initial counts by neighborhood show where New Yorkers showed up for Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa […]
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Voter Turnout Highest in Half Century as Mamdani Phenomenon Galvanizes Electorate
The number of voters casting ballots in the tense three-way race for mayor between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa broke records, with more than 2 million check-ins, according to the city Board of Elections. By comparison, 1.1 million ballots were cast in the entire 2021 election won by Eric Adams, and the last […]
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