#Letters to the Editor — July 11, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 11, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 11, 2021” Donovan downerDonovan Richards’ disgraceful “victory” statement identified the real racist in the Queens Borough President race, and it wasn’t his opponent, Elizabeth Crowley (“Donovan Richards: Sore Winner,” Editorial, July 8).Now don’t get me wrong, I am not a fan of Crowley, but compared to Donovan, she would…

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#NYC elections officials seek state, federal probes into suspected ballot-harvesting

#NYC elections officials seek state, federal probes into suspected ballot-harvesting

“#NYC elections officials seek state, federal probes into suspected ballot-harvesting” The city’s Board of Elections has asked the US Department of Justice and the state Attorney General’s office to investigate whether a candidate for a City Council seat on Staten Island ran an illegal ballot-harvesting and forgery operation in last month’s primary – including registering…

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#Lefty DSA-backed candidates lose most City Council races

#Lefty DSA-backed candidates lose most City Council races

“#Lefty DSA-backed candidates lose most City Council races” City Council candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America lost in four of six races as the makeup of the city’s lawmaking chamber was further reshaped by the ouster of several incumbents, nearly complete primary election results show. The DSA’s losses this cycle come after the…

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#McConaughey says US ‘going through puberty’ on Fourth of July

#McConaughey says US ‘going through puberty’ on Fourth of July

“#McConaughey says US ‘going through puberty’ on Fourth of July” All right, all right, all … wait, what? Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey briefly channeled his signature character Wooderson from “Dazed and Confused” Sunday while delivering Independence Day wishes on social media, saying that America was “basically going through puberty” compared to other nations. “Happy Birthday,…

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#Manhattan’s elected DA Bragg vows to ‘hold police accountable’

#Manhattan’s elected DA Bragg vows to ‘hold police accountable’

“#Manhattan’s elected DA Bragg vows to ‘hold police accountable’” Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor who is now poised to be Manhattan’s next District Attorney, has promised supporters to “hold police accountable” but said nothing about fighting crime. “We are one step closer to making history and transforming the District Attorney’s office,” Bragg said in…

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#Tali Weinstein concedes Manhattan DA race to Alvin Bragg

#Tali Weinstein concedes Manhattan DA race to Alvin Bragg

“#Tali Weinstein concedes Manhattan DA race to Alvin Bragg” Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor, appeared poised to become the next Manhattan District Attorney after his chief opponent, Tali Farhadian Weinstein officially conceded the race Friday. “We have now counted a majority of paper ballots, and though we fought a hard race, it has become…

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#Fix the NYC Board of Elections or face endless mayhem

#Fix the NYC Board of Elections or face endless mayhem

“#Fix the NYC Board of Elections or face endless mayhem” Here’s the silver lining in the latest grand screwup by the city’s Board of Elections: By inadvertently including 135,000 test ballots in Tuesday’s preliminary report on results of the June 22 Democratic primary, the BOE all but ensured it won’t make that same mistake in…

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