Campaign 2021

Campaign 2021

Eric Adams’ Townhouse Trouble: Tax Filing ‘Mistake’ and Blown-Off Buildings Inspector

Sept. 19, 2021, 8:17 p.m.Oct. 14, 2022, 9:37 a.m.

Campaign says mayoral nominee will amend tax returns for a second time after THE CITY pointed out irregularities concerning filings on his Bed-Stuy residence. Adams also overlooked an illegal-apartment-conversion complaint taped to his door, city records show.

Campaign 2021

Perkins Loses Harlem Council Primary Recount by 114 Votes to Democratic Socialist

Aug. 17, 2021, 4:18 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Kristin Richardson Jordan prevailed over the longtime Central Harlem leader in a manual recount by the Board of Elections that took nearly a month to certify — and marks the official end of the city’s first ever ranked-choice-vote primary.

Politics

Eric Adams Saw Fundraising Slump for His Borough Hall Nonprofit

Aug. 2, 2021, 9:39 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Charlamagne Tha God was among nine donors to contribute to the One Brooklyn Fund in 2020, just months before the Brooklyn borough president’s primary win in the Democratic mayoral race.

Campaign 2021

Staten Island GOP Council Recount Pits Trump Fan Against Moderate Party Favorite

July 28, 2021, 9:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

A lot more than 42 votes separate upstart candidate Marko Kepi and David Carr, who is backed by the Staten Island Republican Party. A loss for Carr would mean another upset for the local GOP — and perhaps another sign of the former president’s influence.

Campaign 2021

Adams’ Top Aide Doubled Her Salary While Moonlighting on His Campaign

July 21, 2021, 10:21 p.m.Dec. 16, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the $172,000 gatekeeper for the Democratic mayoral candidate, kept her day job as she made tens of thousands aiding his effort to become the city’s next chief executive.

Campaign 2021

Did Ranked Choice Voting Work in NYC? It Depends Whom You Ask…

July 19, 2021, 10:07 p.m.July 20, 2021, 11:41 a.m.

Preliminary findings suggest most New Yorkers took to the new system, though Eric Adams and other critics charged that poor education efforts essentially disenfranchised some voters. The full story could rest in the raw data for all ballots cast.

Campaign 2021 Featured

Elizabeth Crowley Concedes to Donovan Richards’ Slim Lead in Contentious Queens Borough President Race

July 16, 2021, 6:42 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Though the city Board of Elections has yet to certify results, the former Council member gave up her Democratic primary fight against the incumbent Friday. Donovan accused her of racism in the days after the vote.

Campaign 2021

How Garcia, Wiley and Morales Gave Their Male Mayoral Rivals a Run for Their Money

July 15, 2021, 8:24 p.m.July 15, 2021, 8:24 p.m.

Eric Adams and his fellow male candidates out-fundraised the women by a six-to-one margin, and did even better with super PAC . But Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley relied on the public campaign system to come closest to making history.

Campaign 2021

Showing Up: Map of Mayoral Candidates’ Campaign Stops Highlights Value of Being There

July 14, 2021, 9:44 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Follow the leading four Democratic mayoral candidates as they vied for votes across the city — and see how their stumping paid off.

Campaign 2021

Can Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo Get Along for the Sake of New York?

July 14, 2021, 8:09 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

The Democratic mayoral candidate and scandal-scarred governor put on a united front Wednesday and pledged to work together to quell gun violence. But after eight years of the Cuomo-de Blasio war, is an Albany-City Hall ceasefire on tap?

Campaign 2021

Eric Adams’ Townhouse Trouble: Tax Filing ‘Mistake’ and Blown-Off Buildings Inspector

Perkins Loses Harlem Council Primary Recount by 114 Votes to Democratic Socialist

Eric Adams Saw Fundraising Slump for His Borough Hall Nonprofit

Staten Island GOP Council Recount Pits Trump Fan Against Moderate Party Favorite

Adams’ Top Aide Doubled Her Salary While Moonlighting on His Campaign

Did Ranked Choice Voting Work in NYC? It Depends Whom You Ask…

Elizabeth Crowley Concedes to Donovan Richards’ Slim Lead in Contentious Queens Borough President Race

How Garcia, Wiley and Morales Gave Their Male Mayoral Rivals a Run for Their Money

Showing Up: Map of Mayoral Candidates’ Campaign Stops Highlights Value of Being There

Can Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo Get Along for the Sake of New York?

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