What you should know about casting your ballot if you still want to do it early or are heading to the polls on Tuesday. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary: How and Where to Vote, Early Voting and More
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
What you should know about casting your ballot if you still want to do it early or are heading to the polls on Tuesday. Source: New York Times
‘Keep an Eye on This Guy’: Inside Eric Adams’s Complicated Police Career
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Mr. Adams’s police credentials have helped him rise to the top of this year’s mayoral field. But his relationship with the department is complex. Source: New York Times
How the Candidates for N.Y.C. Mayor Would Tackle Homelessness
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
In the Democratic primary’s last days, and with New York’s economy starting to regain its footing, a chronic problem gains new urgency. Source: New York Times
2 Children Out Walking Get Caught Between a Gunman and His Target
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
The harrowing scene in the Bronx, captured on surveillance video, came about a week after a 10-year-old Queens boy was fatally shot. Source: New York Times
Yang and Garcia Announce Plans to Campaign Together
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
Their plan to appear together over the last weekend before the primary, appears aimed at creating a bloc against the presumed front-runner, Eric Adams. Source: New York Times
Yang Faces Backlash for Comments on Mentally Ill
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
The candidates remained focused on crime on the campaign trail, while Andrew Yang was criticized by his rivals for comments he made on the debate stage. Source: New York Times
Maya Wiley Takes Credit for Daniel Pantaleo’s Firing. Is That Justified?
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
When she was the head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Ms. Wiley was criticized for not being more aggressive in pursuing discipline against officers. Source: New York Times
Yang Draws Fire Over Debate Comments on Mental Illness
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
During the final Democratic primary debate in the mayor’s race, Mr. Yang asked whose rights should come first: those with mental illness, or everyone else. Source: New York Times
Candidates Clash Over New York City’s Future in Final Mayoral Debate
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
The eight contenders jousted over their policies on public safety, homelessness, education and mental illness with less than a week left in the campaign. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Debate Homelessness and Mental Illness
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
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Yang and Adams spar over a police union endorsement.
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
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What’s at Stake for the Mayoral Candidates in the Final Debate
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
The two-hour debate on Wednesday will be one of the last opportunities for the candidates to redefine the New York City mayor’s race. Source: New York Times
Garcia and Wiley Try to Shift Momentum From Adams as Primary Draws Near
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
A week before the primary and a day before the final debate, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley vied to be seen as the strongest alternative to the race’s front-runner, Eric Adams. Source: New York Times
Is Bill de Blasio Secretly Backing Eric Adams for Mayor?
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2021
The mayor is not making a public endorsement in the primary race, but he is believed to favor Mr. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president. Source: New York Times