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Seconds after Eric Dinowitz was endorsed by the Ben Franklin club members by a unanimous vote last week. He was all smiles.

Ben Franklin Club gets early start on 2023

Not even a month out of the state’s electoral season and the first move in the city council race, at least in the northwest Bronx, has been made: On Nov. 22 the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic club voted unanimously to endorse Eric Dinowitz for another term as the city councilman. more

By Sachi McClendon | 12/2/22

State Sen. Jamaal Bailey called Jonathan Cervas — the special master appointed to redraw the state’s Congressional and state senate line — a ‘clown’ at a recent club meeting.

Jamaal Bailey’s post-mortem: Democrats beware

While the red wave failed to materialize throughout the country, it did manage to come ashore in New York. Democrats lost almost every competitive Congressional election this cycle, and Republican Lee Zeldin came within five points of Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul — one of the closest gubernatorial races in decades. more

By Sachi McClendon | 12/2/22

NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera speaks on the 2022 Budget Resolution at NYS Senate Chamber in Albany. Despite being an incumbent, Rivera did not get the endorsement of the Bronx Democratic Party.

Bronx Dems still back senate challenger Camilo

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera is still not getting an endorsement from the Bronx Democratic Party in his bid to hold onto his seat in the newly drawn 33rd district. Instead, the county organization is backing his challenger, political newcomer Miguelina Camilo. more

By Sachi McClendon | 6/24/22

Miguelina Camilo, who is running to fill Alessandra Biaggi’s senate seat, stands for a portrait near the Tortoise & Hare sculpture at Van Cortlandt Park on Monday, March 7, 2022.

Camilo ready to take that next step

Miguelina Camilo wants to bring her insight as a family and criminal law attorney to the state senate next year to replace Sen. Alesandra Biaggi, who is running for Congress. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/27/22

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has tested positive for the coronavirus, and is experiencing some symptoms. However, she does not require hospitalization at this point, and is encouraging people to get booster shots, since she was fully vaccinated when she was infected.

Biaggi tests positive for COVID-19, isolates at home

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has tested positive for the coronavirus, and says that although she is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, she's now isolating at home. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 10/22/21

Stanley Manne donated $18 million to build a scientific research facility on the campus of his alma mater, the Bronx High School of Science. Manne joined Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilman Eric Dinowitz and a number of other officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the institute last month.

Stanley Manne gives back to help others far less fortunate to succeed

After decades of personal success, one core mission now drives Stanley Manne: To give back to where he came from. That’s why Manne wrote a check for $18 million to the alumni foundation for his alma mater, The Bronx High School of Science. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 8/29/21

Last month’s Democratic primaries were messy because of incompetence on the city elections board, according to state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, and had nothing to do with ranked-choice voting. That’s why Biaggi is working on a state constitutional amendment that would change how elections board commissioners and members are chosen.

Long road to transform elections in New York

Last week, Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams officially received the Democratic nomination for mayor after the city elections board certified results from the June primary. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 8/1/21

John Rodriguez says he’s running to be a civil court judge in the Bronx because he wants to bring respect and competence back to the bench. Rodriguez is one of five candidates running for two civil court judgeships in the June 22 Democratic primary.

Bronx civil court judge candidates make their case

Even many hardcore politicos don’t know much about the list of contenders who usually appear at the bottom of the ballot: The candidates for judge. There are two open civil court judicial positions open on the municipal court bench, serving an area covering the entire western side of the Bronx. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 6/6/21

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman says the New York Police Department’s deployment of a robotic ‘dog’ is the latest example of the department’s bloated budget. Bowman is renewing calls to move money away from the NYPD to other city agencies in the wake of the killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota earlier this month.

Another death renews call for NYPD reform

Although it’s dominated the news for the past year, Americans’ reckoning with how Black communities are policed is hardly new — even in the wake of killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 4/25/21

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