#Donovan Richards proves a sore (and arrogant) winner

#Donovan Richards proves a sore (and arrogant) winner

“#Donovan Richards proves a sore (and arrogant) winner” Boy, is Queens Borough President Donovan Richards a sore winner — especially for a guy whose “win” isn’t truly in the bank yet. After updated-but-not-final primary results came down Tuesday night, he issued a disgraceful lambast of his opponent Elizabeth Crowley as a racist, tweeting: “We beat…

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#Eric Adams has the ingredients of a great NYC mayor

#Eric Adams has the ingredients of a great NYC mayor

“#Eric Adams has the ingredients of a great NYC mayor” When all the votes are finally certified by the Board of Elections on July 14, Eric Adams will have decisively won the Democratic mayoral primary and thus, effectively, clinched City Hall. Voters chose Adams because they believe he can end the violence plaguing Gotham. That’s…

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#Eric Adams has the ingredients of a great NYC mayor

#The tasks that lie ahead for Eric Adams after winning Democratic mayoral primary

“#The tasks that lie ahead for Eric Adams after winning Democratic mayoral primary” Eric Adams’ much-deserved victory in the Democratic primary for mayor came because he understood what his opponents didn’t: If city residents don’t feel safe, nothing else matters. Now, with a victory in November’s general election anticipated, he must put those words into action…

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#Kathryn Garcia concedes NYC mayoral primary to Eric Adams

#Kathryn Garcia concedes NYC mayoral primary to Eric Adams

“#Kathryn Garcia concedes NYC mayoral primary to Eric Adams” Former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia formally ended her quest to become New York City’s 110th mayor Wednesday, conceding the hard-fought Democratic primary to the race’s winner, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Garcia ended her campaign after the latest figures from the Board of Elections showed her…

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#Incumbent Donovan Richards declares Queens borough president victory.

#Incumbent Donovan Richards declares Queens borough president victory.

“#Incumbent Donovan Richards declares Queens borough president victory.” Incumbent Donovan Richards declared victory in the tight Democratic primary contest for Queens borough president and immediately accused rival Elizabeth Crowley of racism. “We won!!!!,” Richards said in a tweet. Richards led Crowley by 1,044 votes — with 92,149 votes or 50.3 percent to91,105 votes or 49.7…

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#Stringer sues de Blasio over emergency spending contracts

#Stringer sues de Blasio over emergency spending contracts

“#Stringer sues de Blasio over emergency spending contracts” City Comptroller Scott Stringer decried Mayor Bill de Blasio’s spending of $6.9 billion worth of fast-tracked city contracts, while announcing Tuesday he’d taken the mayor to court to put a stop to the “unacceptable” practice enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The comptroller’s lawsuit, filed in…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2021” The Issue: The Board of Election’s admission that it miscounted votes in the Democratic mayoral primary. What a surprise that the Board of Elections in New York City has botched the mayoral primary (“Mayor race mayhem,” June 30. Wasn’t it so much simpler when on Election Day,…

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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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