2022 Midterm Elections: Live Results
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2022 Midterm Elections: Results
Check out real-time election results from all New York and national races. (Decision Desk HQ is made possible through our partnership with Newspack.)
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Mayor Eric Adams this past Monday unveiled a new “We ❤️NYC” campaign, a clear riff on the 21st century “I ❤️NYC” version, which has people feeling … a certain way. The original campaign launched in…
More than a fast: What Ramadan truly means
“Not even water?” Starting tomorrow, March 22, Muslims across the globe will celebrate Ramadan, the name of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. Non-Muslims often associate Ramadan with fasting; those who observe it refrain…
Ever wonder how New York City got universally dubbed “The Big Apple?”
Many attribute the term’s popularity and widespread use to a sports writer named John J. Fitz Gerald, who admitted he originally overheard the term spoken among Black stable hands at the New Orleans Fair Ground…
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COVID 19
Mayor announces end to Covid-19 mandate
Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced that with more than 96% of city workers fully vaccinated, the city will make the vaccine optional for current…
There’s (another) new variant. Here’s what a doctor has to say.
Another year, another variant. As Covid-19 cases rise in New York City once again, many New Yorkers are left with questions. Reporter Andrea Pineda-Salgado spoke…
We asked Dr. Anthony Fauci how to fix the slow booster rollout
Fauci asks pharmacies “be more flexible in allowing people to more easily get vaccinated…It’s got to be done in a way so that people don’t…
Bring It To The People
This new documentary, which features our publisher S. Mitra Kalita, and volunteer-turned-staffer Sree Bhagavan, offers a new perspective on Covid-19 vaccinations, underscoring complex issues such…
Covid testing scarce: It’s hard to get tested now, at least in NYC
Covid testing has become scarce. It’s much harder to get tested for Covid now, at least in New York City, an acquaintance told me yesterday.
POLITICS
NY’s marijuana regulations fall short
The brave new world of legal marijuana is upon us here in the great state of New York, or so we’ve been told. Despite the…
All about the Queens Community Land Act
The Queens Community Land Act is a set of bills that will provide community land trusts (CLTs) and other nonprofits with the resources to create…
Primary season is back; here’s what you need to know
Spring is coming, and with it, a new primary season for New York City local elections. If it feels like we’re always in election mode,…
Progressive Caucus clashes over police funding
In New York’s City Council, the Progressive Caucus wields enormous influence, with 35 members making it not only a significant block but a supermajority in…
How to measure impact amid changing metrics
I thought today I might talk about something that’s a little bit more esoteric than our usual on-the-ground civic concepts, but which I find to…
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