Tag: Election 2021
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104 and 25,626
Only 104 votes separate Kristin Jordan from the incumbent, Bill Perkins. 104 ballots (out of 25,626 ballots cast in the City Council 9 race means that we’re headed for a manual recount. We have not heard from the Board of Elections specifically that Bill Perkins’ wife – a patronage appointee to the NYC Board of…
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Still Don’t Know Who To Vote For?
The City has the answer to all the ranked choice confusion swirling around in our collective zeitgeist By going through their version of political online dating, The City will show you which candidate’s answers to the same questions, most parallel yours: https://projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-mayor/ultimate-match.html And a Great Article on New York’s Fractured Political Landscape from FiveThirtyEight.com The…
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The top three tips for ranked choice voting are…
Vote for your genuine favorites, in your order of preference. Don’t try to game the system and guess who has the best chance. Just vote for whom you like in the order that you like them. There’s no risk of losing your vote, because if your favorite is knocked out, your vote will go to…
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Borough President
A borough president is an advocate for their borough in a number of ways. First, they have a sizable chunk of change at their disposal to fund local initiatives, groups and projects like buying technology for public schools, renovating local parks or spearheading community health outreach. Borough presidents share about 5% of the city budget…
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The top three tips for ranked choice voting are…
Vote for your genuine favorites, in your order of preference. Don’t try to game the system and guess who has the best chance. Just vote for whom you like in the order that you like them. There’s no risk of losing your vote, because if your favorite is knocked out, your vote will go to…
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GHC Meeting Tonight
Join the Greater Harlem Coalition’s look at the intersection of Harlem and East Harlem’s quality of life issues and the 2021 NYC elections. Click here to learn more tonight. City Comptroller The person who oversees City Hall’s wallet is called the comptroller, a position currently filled by Scott Stringer. Four contenders are vying to replace…
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In-Person, Open Mic, Candidates Forums
NYC CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 CANDIDATES DEBATE When: Saturday, June 12, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Where: NYC Madison Square Boys & Girls Club (155 St. & Bradhurst Ave.) 250 Bradhurst Avenue …
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Greater Harlem Coalition Meeting on Wednesday
Join the Greater Harlem Coalition for an Election 2021 conversation about what candidates have said they would do about the quality of life issues that impact you, your family, your guests, and your neighbors, on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. Register by clicking on this link: https://fordham.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yW9VWS-8QtivypY6O6olWA The ‘Final’ List of City Council Candidates The New…
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HNBA June Meeting
On Tuesday next week, the Harlem Neighborhood Block Association will host our final pre-election meeting at 7:00 PM. (we will be taking a break during July and August, returning in September with a – planned – hybrid meeting on Tuesday, September 14th) We hope you’ll be able to join us on Tuesday at 7:00 PM…
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City Council District 9 Candidates’ Forum, Tonight at 7:00 PM
What does a City Council Member do, anyway? And yes, some of the candidates seem to be fuzzy on this as well… Earlier in March, The City had a great breakdown of what City Council members do, and why you should care about their election. Here is part of The City’s email on the issue:…
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Register to Vote!
The City has a great newsletter (below) that details everything you ever needed to know about registering to vote, and how to help register others: your colleagues, friends, neighbors, family, etc. Can you vote in New York’s June 22 primary election? We’re officially six weeks out from Election Day on June 22. But there’s another date…
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Register To Vote!
The deadline to register to vote is Friday, May 28 and early voting begins on Saturday, June 12. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is June 15. Free Concerts in Marcus Garvey Park this Weekend National Black Theatre is partnering with the New York Philharmonic to bring NY Phil Bandwagon 2 to Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem!…
