Katz Elected Queens Borough President
By NICHOLAS LOPEZ & DAVID BELTRAN Former City Councilwoman Melinda Katz on Tuesday handily won the race for Queens borough president over Republican Candidate Aurelio …[read more]
Election News
From Peter to Paul for Vallones
By JENN KUFA Voters in northern Queens decided Tuesday night to send yet another member of the Vallone family to the City Council. Paul Vallone, …[read more]
Chaim Deutsch Wins Brooklyn Council Seat
By Alyson Kaufman Democratic candidate Chaim Deutsch won the race on Tuesday for Brooklyn’s 48th City Council District in south Brooklyn, handily beating his Republican …[read more]
Maisel wins southern Brooklyn district
By LAURA D’ANGELO Voters in a southern Brooklyn district stretching from Sheepshead Bay to Canarsie elected Assemblyman Alan Maisel to represent them in the City …[read more]
Gentile re-elected in Bay Ridge
By CONNOR SYRACUSE Democratic incumbent Vincent Gentile won re-election Tuesday in the race for City Council in a district covering parts of Bay Ridge, Dyker …[read more]
Oddo elected SI borough prez
By ANNA SPIVAK Republicans won the race for Staten Island borough president Tuesday and were ahead in two of the GOP-leaning borough’s three Council races. …[read more]
Thompson elected first black Brooklyn DA
By ANDREA AUSTIN, DEANNE STEWART, ALEX ELLEFSON and LAUREN KEATING Ken Thompson became Brooklyn’s new district attorney on Tuesday night, defeating six-term incumbent Charles Hynes …[read more]
Ulrich wins in Queens Council race
By LEANNA BURTON Incumbents won two southern Queens races for City Council that focused on issues ranging from stop-and-frisk to transportationy. Council member Erich Ulrich, …[read more]
Stringer to Take Reins of Comptroller Office
By SAMUEL J. PAUL Scott Stringer on Tuesday was elected the next New York City comptroller with a lead of more than 60 percentage points. …[read more]
De Blasio faces high expectations, obstacles
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO As the 109th mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio now has the task of bringing about all the changes he …[read more]