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Take 2: It’s Runoff Day.

Today is primary runoff day for Democratic candidates who are seeking the offices of public advocate and city controller.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The candidates for public advocate are Mark Green and City Councilman Bill de Blasio. For controller, the rivals are Councilmen John Liu and David Yassky.

If you’re not sure where or how to vote, you can go to

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The Results Are In… Mostly

Though the 2009 Democratic Primary was a huge deal in NYC, you might be a little hard pressed to actually see the results, so MYD is again coming to the aid. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the office, the winners, the losers, and an assessment of what it all means. Two of the Citywide races will have a runoff, scheduled for September 29tha. So, we’ll have to do this again in 2 weeks. Election results are preliminary and subject… Read More

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A Reminder of Why We Vote

If some of you are still looking for motivation to drag yourself to the nearest polling place today, the Times‘s Adam Nagourney offers a picture that is both frightening and inspiring for young voters in his Week in Review article from this past Sunday.  He examines the “geriatric gap” in American politics which suggests that perhaps the most salient distinction between voters is their age.  Nagourney claims the age gap is one of the biggest forces in the debate on health care–young voters overwhelmingly approve of the… Read More

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Show Us The Money: Primary Candidates % of Total Income From Real Estate Developers

A quick and dirty guide from our friends at Gotham Gazette: Candidate, Office, Cash Received from Real Estate, % of total income [ranging from highest to lowest amount of cash]

Wielding the city’s most lucrative resource — land — developers have long used their purse strings to try to influence City Hall. And this year is no different…

Melinda Katz , Comptroller, $790,126    31.3%

William Thompson, Mayor, $393,383     7.2%

Eric Gioia, Public Advocate, $314,807  13.3%

David Weprin, Comptroller, $281,806   

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Vote. Tomorrow.

City voters go to the polls in a slew of primary races on Tuesday.

- City Controller William Thompson, Queens City Councilman Tony Avella and nonprofit manager Roland Rogers face off in the Democratic primary for mayor.

- In the Democratic primary for controller, all four candidates are current City Council members: Melinda Katz, John Liu, David Yassky and Read More

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