As New York City gears up for the 2024 elections, Bushwick stands at a pivotal point due to its history as a bellwether for progressive voting patterns across the country.
This comes at the end of a year that has seen a significant increase in violence toward transgender and gender non-conforming people throughout the United States.
Nemir-Olivares seeks to unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan in the June 2022 primaries.
Motivated by personal experience, the expected City Council member plans to lead District 34 toward a more equitable future.
A guide to the City Council candidates in District 34, 37 and 30 running this general election.
Juan Ardila, the 27-year-old progressive, came up roughly 500 votes shy against incumbent Councilman Robert Holden, with roughly 46 percent of the vote according to early tallies. Ardila hasn’t yet conceded.
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York’s District 30
A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn’s District 37
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York’s District 34
‘The work is political, but we don’t want so much to get caught in a lot of the Brooklyn party politics’
‘RCV gives us an opportunity to transform the way politics works in our city,’ one candidate says
Amid a rental crisis in North Brooklyn, few candidates have presented a plan to deal with rental debt
‘Our campaign was going to win,’ Ousted Candidates Plan For Next Year
In a statement given to Bushwick Daily , Sandy Nurse accused Corey Johnson of slashing funding to a number of districts out of “political retribution” for voting against his 2021 budget.
“Justice was served,” candidate Misba Abdin says of a ruling overturning a Board Of Elections decision that nixed his campaign
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the election for Rafael Espinal’s seat until June but the candidates are still running and “politics is still alive and well in Brooklyn”
The District 37 candidate posted a video online in which he can be seen questioning the warehouse manager of a Bushwick wholesaler.
Roberta’s hosted an all-day fundraiser to raise $40,000 for Espinal to run for New York City Public Advocate.
Bushwick is divided between the 34th and the 37th Council districts
About 18% of Bushwick voted for someone else
In a surprise last minute endorsement, Paperboy’s latest campaign got a blurry nod from a labor activist and former rapper
Ahead of intense negotiations over the New York state budget, Dilan’s former primary opponent says the assemblyman can’t be found.
Bushwick’s take on the parade hits Knickerbocker Avenue on Sunday. This year’s theme is “La Historia de Nuestra Bandera.”
A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.
Voter suppression still happens in New York “in insidious ways”
As we continue to welcome in the new year, let’s just take one more look back at 2021.
What you need to know before hitting the polls on election day.
If elected, the current Democratic district leader would unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan.
“Great news! Cleaner streets and sidewalks are on the way,” said Antonio Reynoso, City Council District 34 representative and candidate for Brooklyn borough president.
According to the NYC Board of Elections’ second report on ranked-choice results, Council Member Antonio Reynoso decisively leads with 54.8 percent of the vote, with Jo Anne Simon at 45.2 percent.
From party chairs to district leaders to canceled elections.
A vision for the future of Queens remains murky.