News Analysis: How Voters Chose in 2016
By NATHANIEL BUTLER After a brutally negative campaign, the presidential race of 2016 boiled down to which candidate voters would view as the lesser threat to …[read more]
Month: November 2016
At the Polls in Crown Heights and Canarsie
Brooklyn News Service reporter Deidra Brisco visits polling places in Crown Heights and Canarsie.
Schumer Wins; Won’t Be Majority Leader
By BRENNEN JOHNSON Sen. Charles Schumer easily won victory Tuesday night in his reelection bid against Republican challenger Wendy Long but fell short of his …[read more]
TRUMP WINS
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA Republican candidate Donald Trump emerged the surprise victor early Wednesday in a stunning and unexpected outcome to a bitterly confrontational presidential race …[read more]
Voice of the People: Interviews with Voters
Jennifer Acevado, 27, of the Morris Park section of the Bronx, middle school teacher: “I voted for Hillary. Honestly I don’t like Hillary neither, but …[read more]
Live Blog: Election Night Unfolds
By JOSEPH MODICA and the STAFF OF BROOKLYN NEWS SERVICE 11:47 p.m. The New York Times is projecting that Trump has won Florida. 11:42 p.m. …[read more]
Decision 2016 Not Easy for Some Jewish Students at BC
By JOSEPH MODICA Democratic presidential candidates have long dominated the Jewish vote in New York City, but interviews with Jewish Brooklyn College students show that …[read more]
Easy Ride back to Congress for Clarke
By NATHANIEL BUTLER Republicans have given up on the race for the congressional district that stretches from central Brooklyn south to the inlets of Jamaica …[read more]
Gentrification Was the Issue in Uptown District
By LISA FLAUGH On a September afternoon in Washington Heights, shouts of protest could be heard in Spanish along Broadway. “Here we are! Here we …[read more]
A Sure Thing: Dilan Returned to State Senate
By BRENNEN JOHNSON As State Sen. Martin Malave Dilan walked along Elderts Lane in Brooklyn’s Cypress Hills section, local people raised their right fists in …[read more]