Special election: Three candidates vie for open State Senate seat
Whoever wins the special election will hardly have time to get their seat warm. Another election will follow in the fall, for the two-year term that starts next January.
Government
Participatory Budgeting voting underway
A citywide government program called Participatory Budgeting allows citizens to vote on how the local council member will spend part of his money – up to $1 million — in the district.
Melrose students join national walkout
South Bronx Community Charter High School students honor the national school walkout to end gun violence.
Bronxite develops podcast covering hyper-local news
The hosts hope to bring awareness to hyper-local issues while keeping it progressive without a specific political slant. In the wake of the shut-down of local news outlets like DNAinfo and Gothamist, the team knew that hyper-local news coverage is essential.
Salamanca will chair City Council’s Land Use Committee
City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. was named to chair the City Council’s influential Land Use Committee, where he will be responsible for working to shape zoning measures, development and affordable housing across the city.
Groups call on State Sen. Klein to resign
Representatives from grassroots coalitions across the state gathered on the steps of City Hall on Friday afternoon to demand State Sen. Jeff Klein step down, in the wake of allegations he forcibly kissed a former staffer outside an Albany bar in 2015.
Participatory Budgeting initiative surges ahead
Project ideas range from technology upgrades in schools to park renovations to bike racks and lanes.
Republican candidates face long odds in local City Council races
Even though no Bronx Republican has won a seat on the New York City Council in two decades, the party’s candidates in the 8th and 17th Council districts are not giving up on tomorrow’s general election without a fight.
Salamanca easily wins Democratic primary
Rafael Salamanca Jr. cruised to victory in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary, defeating retired health care administrator Helen Hines in a bid to continue representing Hunts Point and Melrose in the City Council.