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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 the Board of Elections Web site at www.vote.nyc.ny.us and find the poll site locator, or call (866) VOTE-NYC – that’s (866) 868-3692. Daily News
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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 to change by the Board of Elections. Mayor: Bill Thompson (70.24%) – Winner Tony Avella (21.42%) Roland Rogers (8.34%) Bill Thompson, the current City Comptroller, was expected to run away with this election. In fact, this number is a little … 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 President’s reform plan while older voters overwhelmingly disapprove. (One of my recent posts also examined this issue as it relates to views on gay rights). Despite young people’s support of the health care plan, there is one big hurdle to translating that … More >>
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 12% David Yassky, Comptroller $268,420 11.5% John Liu , Comptroller $166,705 5.1% Bill de Blasio , Public Advocate $110,818 7.3% Mark Green, Public Advocate $51,407 10.1% Tony Avella, Mayor $27,310 9.4% Norman Siegel, Public Advocate $8,405 2.8% Hat tip: Heather
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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 David Weprin. – In the Democratic primary for public advocate, the candidates are Councilman Bill de Blasio, former Public Advocate Mark Green, Councilman Eric Gioia, civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel and Brooklyn lawyer Imtiaz Syed. – Manhattan Democrats vote in a primary for district attorney. The choices: Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder and Cyrus Vance Jr. – Queens has a Democratic … More >>
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