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 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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