While prominent New York Democrats weigh a gubernatorial run next year, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand clarified Thursday that that is not her aspiration. Gillibrand, a state senator since 2009, told reporters that she does not intend to run for a gubernatorial primary in 2022, when Gov. Kathy Hochul seeks to be elected to a full four-year … Read more
City Council legislation that would expand voting rights in municipal elections to more than 900,000 non-citizens could face a legal hurdle, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday. During his weekly appearance on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer program, the mayor said he had “mixed feelings” about the proposal, although he anticipates that state laws will eventually prevent … Read more
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill granting the right to vote to ex-inmates and parolees. The new law builds on a 2018 executive order that allowed Cuomo to pardon people on parole. Under the text of the bill, Department of Prisons officials are required to provide a voter registration form when the ex-inmate leaves the … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden. Foto: ALYSSA POINTER / EFE – The presence of Latinos increases in the front-line team of the president-elect Joe Biden and the vice president-elect Kamala Harris with the integration of Cristóbal J. Alex, Emmy ruiz and Adrian Saenz in Cabinet areas, dissemination and public participation. Alex will be Undersecretary of Cabinet. He … Read more
NEW YORK – Election day in the tri-state area has been mostly quiet and without many incidents. For this reason, NYPD officials and even Mayor Bill de Blasio pointed out that everything was flowing and that voters could feel safe exercising their right to vote. However, in some voting centers there were problems, either due … Read more
NEW YORK – The iconic Empire State Building lights up its infrastructure in the colors red, white and blue, those of the US flag, in honor of the historic presidential elections between Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump. Organizers of the lights say the colors are to remind all Americans of … Read more
As national attention focuses on the electoral contest between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, in New York state the electorate will decide whether the Legislature is renewed with new political figures, many of them young women with Hispanic roots. Statewide, more than 2.2 million residents cast their ballot early as of … Read more
What you should know Are you feeling stressed and anxious about the elections? You’re not alone 68 percent of American adults say elections are a major source of stress, according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association, a dramatic increase from 52 percent compared to 2016 Yet according to the same survey, 7 … Read more
More than 318,000 holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and their families are on the tightrope, as a terrifying possibility looms on March 5, 2021 after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals endorsed him last month. White House plan to deport immigrants who received immigration benefits. The TPS carriers affected by the ruling are parents … Read more
Women represent 52.3% of the population of New York City, according to the latest Census statistics, but that figure is not reflected in the Municipal Council, since only 12 of 51 members they are women. While the same is true at other levels of political power, New York has seen a dramatic increase in women … Read more