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Real Estate PAC Lands Some Wins
Jobs for New York, a group funded by major real estate companies, backed 23 City Council candidates in the Democratic primary. More than three-quarters of the PAC's candidates won.
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Electoral Milestone in Brooklyn
Carlos Menchaca became the first Mexican-American elected to office on New York City.
United by Party, Not Candidate
Demographics have changed in Fort Greene, but not party affiliation. The neighborhood remains heavily Democratic, even if there was no candidate consensus among voters.
Primary Vote for Primary Care
The fate of Long Island College Hospital emerged as key issue for some Brooklyn voters.
Vote is No Party for Some
At one Brooklyn Heights polling site, some voters expressed dismay with the field of candidates – and suggested they might cross party lines come November.
Voters Push Paper in the Bronx
Some primary voters in West Farms and East Tremont reported having to fill out paper affidavits.
FBI Foiled and Followed Author
The feds tried to prevent visits by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes in the 1960s – and recruited sources at NYU and Columbia to keep tabs on him, documents reveal.
The Bloomberg Legacy
At the helm nearly a dozen years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has put his distinctive stamp on New York City. We look at ways he's influenced our lives.