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Voting

As Primary Comes Down to Absentee Ballots, Here’s Where They’re Coming From

July 1, 2021, 10:44 p.m.July 2, 2021, 9:03 a.m.

Eric Adams is ahead by about 15,000 in-person votes after first-ranked choice vote tabulations. But Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley stand to benefit greatly from 125,000 outstanding Democratic absentee ballots, our analysis found.

Campaign 2021

Garcia Closes in on Adams After Preliminary Mayoral Count Re-Do — But Race is Far from Over

June 30, 2021, 6:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:57 a.m.

A day after the Board of Elections bungled its initial ranked choice voting tabulations, new numbers showed Eric Adams leading Kathryn Garcia by about 15,000 votes. But 125,000 uncounted absentee ballots could make the difference — and even keep Maya Wiley in the game.

Campaign 2021

BOE Promises Do-Over After Pulling Preliminary Mayoral Results Over Vote ‘Discrepancy’

June 29, 2021, 11:55 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:57 a.m.

The Board of Elections withdrew the first ranked choice voting tabulation of the crucial primary contest after more than 140,000 extra ballots invaded the count. The now discredited results showed Kathryn Garcia getting closer to Eric Adams with 124,000 absentee votes yet to be tallied.

Campaign 2021

Voter Turnout Surged in AOC’s Queens and Dropped Where COVID Raged Worst

June 28, 2021, 11:17 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:57 a.m.

The mayoral race helped spur the largest turnout for a citywide primary in years. Growing progressive pockets recorded high participation while voters in areas staggered by the pandemic struggled to get to the polls, THE CITY’s analysis found.

Campaign 2021

Adams Ahead in Mayoral Race, But Wiley and Garcia Count on Ranked Choice Tally

June 23, 2021, 12:32 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

The Democratic primary ended in a rush of activity, with Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia ing Eric Adams at the initial head of the pack. Now New Yorkers are in for a big wait with absentee ballots needed to begin the full ranked choice voting count.

Campaign 2021

NYC Mayoral Primary Arrives Tuesday — Here’s What You Need to Know

June 21, 2021, 9:50 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:57 a.m.

Voters are set to hit the polls and use the new ranked choice voting system to pick who’s going to lead the post-pandemic city. But it could be weeks before New Yorkers know who won the mayoral race and contests from comptroller to City Council.

Campaign 2021

Democratic Mayoral Candidates Spend Big to Lure Latino New Yorkers

June 14, 2021, 9:44 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:56 a.m.

The last time the mayoralty was up for grabs, Latino New Yorkers made up roughly a fifth of the Democratic primary turnout. Who will get their votes in what could be “the year of the Latino”?

Work

Big Tech-Backed Gig Worker Union Bill Fails to Get in Gear in Albany

June 8, 2021, 8:28 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:21 p.m.

As an industry-ed proposal to allow gig workers some union rights dies in Albany, efforts to regulate food app delivery companies ratchet up in the City Council.

Brooklyn

Southern Brooklyn’s Ongoing COVID Suffering Shows Toll of Disinformation and Disconnection

May 26, 2021, 6:48 p.m.May 27, 2021, 10:27 a.m.

City Council candidates in Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay strive to fill the void left by shut-down community centers relied on by older people and those who don’t speak English.

Deliveristas

for Gig Worker Union Bill in New York Collapsing After Scrutiny

May 25, 2021, 6:57 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:22 p.m.

Groups representing app-based drivers and delivery workers came out against a proposal that would pave the way for their right to a union in New York, but with few rights. The Transport Workers Union, which initially ed the draft bill, yanked its on Tuesday.

Josefa Velasquez

As Primary Comes Down to Absentee Ballots, Here’s Where They’re Coming From

Garcia Closes in on Adams After Preliminary Mayoral Count Re-Do — But Race is Far from Over

BOE Promises Do-Over After Pulling Preliminary Mayoral Results Over Vote ‘Discrepancy’

Voter Turnout Surged in AOC’s Queens and Dropped Where COVID Raged Worst

Adams Ahead in Mayoral Race, But Wiley and Garcia Count on Ranked Choice Tally

NYC Mayoral Primary Arrives Tuesday — Here’s What You Need to Know

Democratic Mayoral Candidates Spend Big to Lure Latino New Yorkers

Big Tech-Backed Gig Worker Union Bill Fails to Get in Gear in Albany

Southern Brooklyn’s Ongoing COVID Suffering Shows Toll of Disinformation and Disconnection

for Gig Worker Union Bill in New York Collapsing After Scrutiny

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