2021 New York City District Attorney
Unlike the other 2021 municipal races, this office is not term-limited and rank choice voting will not be used. Most of the debate between the […]
2021 New York City Comptroller Candidates
This office is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Auditor for the City. The office has a staff of 800 and a budget of over […]
Erik Bottcher Wants to Be Your Council Member
By Michael D. Minichiello Erik Bottcher is running to represent District 3—which includes Greenwich Village—in the New York City Council. Since 2015 he has served […]
Leslie Boghosian Murphy: Why I’m Running
By Leslie Boghosian Murphy I never thought I’d run for public office. As an investigative reporter for 20 years, I was assigned to cover some […]
How to Select a Mayor
By George Capsis Suddenly—on June 22nd—we are supposed to vote for mayor from a roster of people we never heard of. We see their ads on TV and […]
Ranked Voting Will Change the Game
By Leslie Boghosian Murphy, Candidate for City Council District 3 Have you ever been forced to vote with your head, when you really wanted to […]
June 22nd Primary: Lots of Choice…and Confusion
By Frank Quinn A recent article in the NY Post said even at this late date 25% of NYC Democrats are still undecided about who […]
The Perils of Indifference
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I was born in the 1950s, part of a family tree which had escaped Czarist Russia even before World War I. […]