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Brooklyn’s absentee ballot debacle and NYC heads back to school
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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New York political leaders react to Trump’s COVID-19 test
Most wish the president well on his recovery, while others note his lackluster response to the pandemic.
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What Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis means for the New York GOP
Republicans may continue losing ground as the public focuses on the party’s pandemic response.
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Gowanus rezoning proposal revived with City Hall support
Hopes for affordable housing to lead the way out of coronavirus recession.
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Brooklyn absentee ballot mixup could lead to voter disenfranchisement
Those who mail the wrong ballot materials risk falling through the cracks.
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How micromanaging cut Cuomo down to size
Getting involved in voting mishaps in Brooklyn is not making the governor look all-powerful.
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Can the New York City Board of Elections be reformed?
The absentee ballot mixup in Brooklyn has renewed perennial calls to overhaul the BOE.
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Trump swipes at NY during presidential debate
During the first presidential debate, the president compared New York to a “ghost town.”
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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.
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How do you shut down a neighborhood?
Can closing nonessential businesses in certain NYC neighborhoods contain coronavirus clusters?
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The problem with New York’s vaccine task force
People of color lack representation on a state panel handling the distribution of a future vaccine.
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Trump: New York could be last in line for a vaccine
Who are the federal officials making sure the coronavirus vaccine is safe and fairly distributed?
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Why Ronald Lauder is targeting state Senate Democrats
The longtime GOP donor may want to protect Israel allies in the House through redistricting.
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Corey Johnson drops mayoral bid and protests erupt for Breonna Taylor
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Lancman set to resign from City Council, sources say
New York City Council Member Rory Lancman, who is term limited in 2021, is considering resigning from the legislative body to take a job in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration, sources say.
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Divisions over Puerto Rico’s future
Some Democrats push for statehood, others are only concerned with the self-determination process.
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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.
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Is NYC on the cusp of a second wave?
As new clusters of COVID-19 cases begin to emerge across New York City, should citizens be concerned about another outbreak?
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How Johnson’s exit boosts Stringer in 2021
The council speaker dropped his bid for NYC mayor.
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