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Campaign Confidential
Unions aren’t expected to unite in the mayoral race
And more coverage of key 2021 races.
By JEFF COLTIN
News & Politics
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Excelsior is a bi-weekly newsletter that comes out on Thursdays.
Excelsior Newsletter
What does the New York City Council do?
Passing laws, negotiating budgets, making land use decisions and more!
By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO
News & Politics
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Winners & Losers
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Who's up and who's down this week?
By CITY & STATE
Winners & Losers
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In NYC black women are eight to 12 times more likely than white women to die during child birth.
Opinion
How midwives and doulas could reduce Black maternal mortality
New York City has a huge racial disparity in health problems among pregnant women.
By ANIKA MICHEL
Opinion
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Protesters in Rochester on September 5th.
Ask the Experts
Why are cops rarely charged or convicted when they kill in the line of duty?
A grand jury declined to indict police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester last year. That’s not a huge surprise.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
News & Politics
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New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera, a leading contender to be the next speaker.
Campaigns & Elections
Carlina Rivera, likely speaker candidate, endorses 13 women for City Council
Potential speakers are maneuvering to build support and Rivera is the first to endorse a slate.
By JEFF COLTIN
News & Politics
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Velmanette Montgomery and Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins
Personality
3 things to know about Velmanette Montgomery’s legacy
The longtime lawmaker broke barriers for women and Black people alike in the halls of state power.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
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A former staffer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo alleged Wednesday he sexually harassed and assaulted her.
New York State
Cuomo faces sexual harassment allegations
Former staffer Lindsey Boylan said the governor acted inappropriately with her and kissed her against her will.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
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A woman gets a vaccine at the NYCHA vaccine site on Nostrand.
Health Care
Upcoming vaccine shipments might not fix racial disparities
Experts say outreach efforts have to accelerate alongside increases in supplies.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
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More than two dozen states across the country have made vaccinating all inmates an important component of their public health plans. But not New York.
Opinion
New York should vaccinate the incarcerated
Prisoners are at risk and it affects their whole community.
By MONICA SMITH
Opinion
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