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☆ Early Voting Begins in New York: Here’s What to Know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | More About Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Election Day is still several days away, but voters in New York can get a head start on Saturday, when early voting begins. There are some interesting New York City Council races on the ballot. Another face-off pits two newcomers in a nearby district that was recently created to amplify the voices of Asian voters. But for most New Yorkers, it will be a relatively quiet Election Day, with no presidential, governor or mayoral races on the ballot this year. Your ballot might include races for the City Council, district attorney, judges and two statewide ballot measures.

Organizations: New York City, Republican, City Council Locations: New York, Brooklyn

☆ In a Democratic District, Can a Party Defector Get Elected?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | More About Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At a public housing complex in Coney Island, Brooklyn, a powerful Democratic councilman sought to quickly make the case for why voters should reject his opponent. “He was elected as a Democrat,” the councilman, Justin Brannan, said to a resident. “But he sold us out and became a Trump Republican.”Until recently, that simple argument would have been persuasive enough to convince most voters in this part of New York. Mr. Brannan’s opponent is Ari Kagan, a councilman who was elected as a Democrat to represent Coney Island, but is now a Republican. Because of redistricting, Mr. Brannan and Mr. Kagan have wound up contesting the same district.

Persons: “, Justin Brannan, ”, Ari Kagan, Brannan, Kagan Organizations: Democratic, Trump Republican, Republicans, Republican Locations: Coney Island , Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn, Coney

CNN —Flooding closed roads, disrupted subway service and flooded basements in the New York City area as “dangerous and life-threatening” rainfall overwhelmed the concrete expanse during the Friday morning commute. “This is a dangerous weather condition and it is not over,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a Friday morning news briefing. “I don’t want those gaps in heavy rain to give the appearance that it is over, it is not.”Happening now:New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley Friday morning. A torrent of water surged into basements in New York City Friday morning, according to New York City emergency management.

Persons: Eric Adams, “, Kathy Hochul, ” Hochul, John F, Lieber, Zach Iscol, orth Organizations: CNN, New, New York, ”, York City, New York Gov, Weather Service, LaGuardia International, WNBC, Metro, Air, Yorkers, Kennedy International Airport, National Weather Service, MTA, Emergency Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Manhattan, York, New York, Metro, Long, Hudson, Brooklyn , Manhattan, Queens, Hoboken , New Jersey, New, LaGuardia, New Jersey, Connecticut, Southern Brooklyn

☆ In N.Y. Primaries, Democrats Face a Swell of Challengers From the Right
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Melinda Katz ran for Queens district attorney in 2019, her principal opponent in the Democratic primary was a public defender and democratic socialist with a platform of ending cash bail and eventually abolishing the police. With endorsements from progressive prosecutors around the country — as well as from Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Tiffany Cabán, a first-time candidate, lost by fewer than 60 votes after painting Ms. Katz as a regressive Democrat. Four years later, the strongest challenge to Ms. Katz is coming from George Grasso, an opponent running to her right who has accused her of being soft on crime. It’s not the only contest in the city where moderate Democrats are facing opponents on the right in primaries on Tuesday. In several City Council races, from the Bronx to southern Brooklyn, moderate Democrats are being challenged over public safety, affordable housing and education by more conservative members of their own party.

Persons: Melinda Katz, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez — Tiffany Cabán, Katz, George Grasso, It’s Organizations: Queens, Democratic, Council Locations: Bronx, Brooklyn

Police officers involved in the deaths have become an intense focus of investigation, protest, and media coverage. Despite being at the heart of some of the most defining incidents in modern policing, most of the officers involved continue to live their lives under the radar. Insider's review of 72 cops involved in two dozen of the most notorious police killings of the past 30 years shows the many different paths officers have taken. There's no nationwide view into what happens to officers involved in egregious incidents of violence. In rare cases, cops involved in these killings have tried to publicly rehabilitate their image rather than seek out anonymity.

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