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Heated Races Draw High Voter Turnout

Frustration with Albany and polarizing party politics drove voters to the polls in New York City Tuesday, drawing higher voter turnout than anticipated during what is typically a lackluster midterm election.

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Posted in Boroughs, Brooklyn, Featured, Manhattan, Video

This Time It’s Different: Election Day Avoids A Repeat of Primary Polling Pitfalls

Circles were filled in. Sheets were scanned. Votes were cast. After a disastrous primary, the city’s midterm elections go off without a hitch. (Aside from that minuscule type.)

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Posted in Brooklyn, Elections, Featured, Manhattan, Queens

Chinatown Florist Wins Eviction Hearing

Mei Rong Song fought the man. And she won.

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Posted in Manhattan