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Friday’s Headlines: Election Hangover Edition
Obviously the election will dominate the coverage today, with plenty of Friday-morning quarterbacking (NYT, NY Post, WSJ, amNY, Variety). But Streetsblog's outgoing legend Ben Fried gave readers the most important take on how this election was a referendum to throw the bums out. R.I.P. I.D.C. In the big race, the Daily News wood ("Status Cuo-mo") was the best (though I don't love the hyphen).
September 14, 2018
Thursday’s Headlines: Date With Destiny Edition
Today is Election Day. Vote. Please. You know how bad it is out there — delays underground, streets congested, buses stuck and Citi Bike stalled — so get out there and fill the bubble for candidates who will do something. Who, precisely? To make an educated decision, review candidates' answers to our campaign questions here and decide for yourself (or if you want a handy cheat sheet, StreetsPAC did these endorsements). Polls are open from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Click here to find your polling place.
September 13, 2018
Monday’s Headlines: Happy Jewish New Year Edition
Happy New Year to all our Jewish readers...and writers. Forgive us if we had a little too much apples and honey last night, but we promise we'll be back up to speed before Shmini Atzeret. In the meantime, why not take a moment to review our Election 2018 coverage? After all, the primaries are on Thursday!
September 10, 2018
Friday’s Headlines: Time to Cool Off Edition
Our two weeks of daily political coverage ends today with a showdown for Manhattan Senate District 31 featuring former City Council Member Robert Jackson vs. first-term incumbent Marisol Alcantara. Our prior nine debates are archived here,
September 7, 2018
Thursday’s Headlines — Second Avenue Fix Edition
We're still full speed ahead on our primary election coverage. Today, we look at Assembly District 46, which has an open seat because of the indictment of Pamela Harris. So click to read our showdown between Mathylde Frontus and Ethan Lustig-Elgrably. And all our prior coverage is archived here.
September 6, 2018
Wednesday’s Headlines: Mayor Stands Tall Edition
Today we shift our Election 2018 coverage from the State Senate to two hot Assembly primaries, beginning with the 39th Assembly District in Central Queens, which pits Catalina Cruz against sort-of incumbent Ari Espinal. Our prior coverage remains archived here.
September 5, 2018
Tuesday’s Headlines: Steve Cuozzo Has Gone Too Far This Time Edition
Welcome back to the grind! First off, we start our second week of State Senate primary coverage with a Brooklyn-Staten Island battle pitting Jasmine Robinson vs. Diane Savino. Savino was a member of the much-hated Independent Democratic Conference, which gave the Republicans control of the Senate...yet StreetsPAC declined to endorse Robinson. Kinda tells you something, right? So will her answers to our questionnaire.
September 4, 2018
Friday’s Headlines — Time to Kick Back Edition
We close out our first week of State Senate primary coverage with a Brooklyn battle pitting Zellnor Myrie and incumbent Jesse Hamilton. All of our prior coverage is archived here.
August 31, 2018