New Yorkers are using a new voting system citywide for the first time, but in interviews, many seemed characteristically unfazed: “It’s real easy if people just learn how to read.” Source: New York Times
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Wiley and Garcia Defend Election Process on Eve of Mayoral Primary
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
Maya Wiley called her rival Eric Adams’s bid to undermine confidence in ranked-choice voting “cynical, self-interested and dangerous.” Source: New York Times
Rancor Between Adams and Yang Marks End of Bruising Mayoral Campaign
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
On the eve of Tuesday’s primary, the top candidates for mayor of New York City issued their sharpest criticism of the campaign. Source: New York Times
Scenes From the Final Day of Early Voting
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
The candidates make their last pitches, with Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia appearing together and Eric Adams denouncing gun violence. Source: New York Times
Who Do the Billionaires Want for Mayor? Follow Their Money.
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
Ultrawealthy donors have given $16 million to super PACs dedicated to the New York City mayor’s race. Half of that money has gone to three moderate candidates. Source: New York Times
What We Learned From the Final Sunday of Campaigning in Mayor's Race
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
The leading Democratic candidates for mayor braved broiling heat as they visited churches, parks and barbecues in a last push before Tuesday’s primary. Source: New York Times
Adams Clashes With Rivals on Last Weekend of Mayoral Campaign
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang tussled on questions of race in a frenetic day of campaigning, two days before the June 22 primary. Source: New York Times
Adams and Yang Tussle Over Race in Frantic Last Days of Campaign
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
The top candidates increasingly focused on race as they sought to assemble the broadest coalition. Source: New York Times
Yang and Garcia Form Late Alliance in Mayor’s Race, Drawing Adams’s Ire
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia campaigned together on Saturday in a show of unity that their top rival, Eric Adams, sought to portray as racially motivated. Source: New York Times
Rising From Pandemic, New York Seeks a New Mayor to Face Looming Crises
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Eric Adams is considered the front-runner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, but the race is fluid enough that another candidate may win. Source: New York Times
How the Candidates for N.Y.C. Mayor Would Tackle Homelessness
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
In the Democratic primary’s last days, and with New York’s economy starting to regain its footing, a chronic problem gains new urgency. Source: New York Times
Yang and Garcia Announce Plans to Campaign Together
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
Their plan to appear together over the last weekend before the primary, appears aimed at creating a bloc against the presumed front-runner, Eric Adams. Source: New York Times
Yang Faces Backlash for Comments on Mentally Ill
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
The candidates remained focused on crime on the campaign trail, while Andrew Yang was criticized by his rivals for comments he made on the debate stage. Source: New York Times
Candidates Clash Over New York City’s Future in Final Mayoral Debate
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
The eight contenders jousted over their policies on public safety, homelessness, education and mental illness with less than a week left in the campaign. Source: New York Times
What’s at Stake for the Mayoral Candidates in the Final Debate
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
The two-hour debate on Wednesday will be one of the last opportunities for the candidates to redefine the New York City mayor’s race. Source: New York Times