Voting E-Data Could Shorten Lines – Next Time
New York City’s new voting machines do more than tally your vote. This election, they’ll analyze when voters go to the polls and what interruptions voters experience, to speed voting in future elections.
Tag: Politics
African-American Assembly Candidate Touts Trump
Ramona Johnson, an African-American mother of two with a grassroots organizing background, is running as a Republican to unseat a 36-year incumbent in Brooklyn’s 41st Assembly district.
AudioFiles: Apolitical America
Our podcast challenges the notion that millennials don't care about politics.
via Bronx Times
Program to Mix Civics and Sports
The proposed Community Board Athletic Leadership League – C-BALL – would require young athletes to regularly attend community board meetings.
via Bed-Stuy Patch
Path-Blazing Pol Gets Street Honor
Part of Jefferson Avenue has been renamed Bertram L. Baker Way in honor of the late assemblyman, who became Brooklyn's first African-American elected official in 1948.
Challenger Goes Grassroots Vs. Rangel
On a $13,000 budget, first-time candidate Craig Schley takes on 38-year incumbent Charles Rangel for Harlem's congressional seat.
Nikki Leopold
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Martin Mensch
Age: 81 Neighborhood: Upper East Side Occupation: Retired First Time Voter:…