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Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.

This Week’s Headlines

Brooklyn’s absentee ballot debacle and NYC heads back to school

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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The New York City Board of Elections is officially moving ahead with a plan to send new absentee ballot packages to about 100,000 voters in Brooklyn.

News & Politics

Brooklyn absentee ballot mixup could lead to voter disenfranchisement

Those who mail the wrong ballot materials risk falling through the cracks.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Each election year, the city Board of Elections fails in a new, previously unimaginable way.

Campaigns & Elections

Can the New York City Board of Elections be reformed?

The absentee ballot mixup in Brooklyn has renewed perennial calls to overhaul the BOE.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Here's what you need to know to make sure your ballot is counted.

Campaigns & Elections

What to know about NY’s latest absentee ballot debacle

Voters who received the wrong ballot wonder what to do. We’ve got some answers.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Protestors on the Brooklyn Bridge after the conclusion of Breonna Taylor's trial that ended without convictions for the officers involved.

Criminal Justice

No-knock search warrants may be heading out the door in New York

After nearly two decades of inaction, Breonna Taylor’s death may lead to reforms.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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Protestors gather at Barclay's Center on September 23rd after no police officers were charged with the murder of Breonna Taylor.

News & Politics

Corey Johnson drops mayoral bid and protests erupt for Breonna Taylor

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at Encore Senior Center in August.

New York City

Why NYC Council speakers never become mayor, or anything else

Cory Johnson dropping out of the 2021 mayoral race makes him just the latest speaker to fail to move up in electoral politics.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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New York City

Industry City rezoning collapse lets Corey Johnson off the hook

The City Council speaker avoided taking a stance on the controversial plan that could have harmed his mayoral prospects.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Black Lives Matter protestors at New York City Hall on June 23rd.

Criminal Justice

What’s next for the police reform movement

While NYC has quieted down, activists are gearing up for their next big fights.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary on September 8, 2020.

This Week’s Headlines

Rochester police chief fired and NYC schools delayed again

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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