Former New York City Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, announced her endorsement, on Monday, Feb. 22, of Jessica Haller, City Council candidate in the 11th District special election, which will be held on Tuesday, March 23. “Jessica has the skills to lead our City toward a more just and equitable future, and help ensure that […]
Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY13), the nation’s first Dominican American elected to Congress, announced on Feb. 18, his endorsement of Oswald Feliz in the upcoming City Council special election for the 15th District in the Bronx. Feliz, a tenant lawyer and Hostos Community College adjunct professor, previously profiled by the Norwood News, served as a campaign aide to […]
Mino Lora, an educator and executive director of the People’s Theatre Project, who is one of six candidates running for City Council in the 11th District in The Bronx, has recently been endorsed by Run for Something, CWA District 1, Jewish Vote, and NYIC Action. A special election is being held on March 23 to […]
The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, named for legendary gay rights pioneer, Jim Owles, a citywide activist club with a mission to secure human rights, dignity, and freedom for all people since 2004, announced on Monday, Feb. 15, their endorsement of Jessica Haller, City Council candidate in the 11th District race, for which a special […]
This week, we asked readers how they planned to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I do have plans with a special guy this year for Valentine’s Day. We talked about the possibility of going out to a restaurant for this day, and we both decided it’s best to just stay at […]
Eric Dinowitz, teacher and Democratic male district leader for the 81st Assembly District, who is running for City Council in the 11th City Council District, was endorsed, on Feb. 3, by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDSU, described Dinowitz as a proud union member and dedicated […]
New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) announced on Friday, Feb. 12, their endorsement of Jessica Haller, City Council candidate in the 11th District race, for which a special election will be held on March 23. Julie Tighe, president of NYLCV said Haller has spent decades as a dedicated climate activist. “She is committed to […]
The challenge of representing multiple diverse communities across District 11 was evident during the televised debate between the five candidates running in the March 23rd District 11 special election, which aired on BronxNet on Feb. 2. Each is seeking to replace former Councilman Andrew Cohen, who was elected as a judge to the Bronx Supreme […]
Editor’s Pick Black History Month Lecture Series Presented by the Lehman College Art Gallery, the program covers two of the most important authors to contribute to the North American slave narrative genre: Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass. Collective Black Fugitive Practices in Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl will take place onThursday, Feb. 4, at […]
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