Elections

Today’s Headlines — NYC Primaries Edition

Meet a few of your (highly probable) new City Council members:

By Ben Fried

8:31 AM EDT on September 16, 2009

Manhattan’s Next Top Prosecutor Is Cy Vance (NYT, News, Post)
Comptroller Grudge Match: Yassky and Liu Headed for Run-Off (NYT, News, Post)
Mark Green and Bill de Blasio Will Face Off in Public Advocate Showdown (NYT, News, Post)

Meet a few of your (highly probable) new City Council members:

Congestion Pricing Champion Brad Lander Tops a Crowded Field in Brooklyn District 39 (Bklyn Paper)
Dan Dromm Ousts Incumbent Helen Sears in Queens 25 (News)
TA Debate No-Show Steve Levin Takes David Yassky’s Brooklyn Seat (Bklyn Paper)
In Manhattan District 1, It’s Goodbye Alan Gerson, Hello Margaret Chin
Jimmy Van Bramer Beats Queens Machine Favorite Deirdre Feerick in District 26
Do-Nothing Maria Baez Barely Defeated By Fernando Cabrera in Bronx District 14
Yen Chou Takes Queens District 20 With All of 1825 Votes; Evergreen Chou Awaits in the General
Community Organizer Jumaane Williams Tops Incumbent Kendall Stewart in Brooklyn 45 (News)

…and Tony Avella was no match for Bill Thompson. More headlines to come.

Ben Fried

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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