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The Issues That Matter Most
What’s the most important issue for you in this election—and why? Scores of NYCity News Service reporters are reaching out across the city—and beyond—to ask voters that key question about their 2020...
View ArticleAll Bets Are Off
With the 2020 presidential election still unresolved, we look at the stories you’re not hearing about this cycle, from betting on the results to a Brazilian journalist’s take on the similarities...
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A Unique Thanksgiving
Smaller holiday gatherings have led to lower turkey sales. (Photo by Aimee Ashley Myers) With Thanksgiving just ahead, Ashley Rodriguez reports on how Native Americans across the country are pushing...
View ArticleThe Value of the Vote
On this edition of 219West, we discuss the impact of voting and the record number of Americans who cast ballots in this year’s presidential election. In addition, we explore how the formerly...
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Her Representative Voice
Jessica González-Rojas, the first Latina elected to represent a markedly diverse state Assembly district in Queens, laughed as she adjusted her earphones during a phone call. She had just completed a...
View ArticleA Never-Ending Council Race
Darma Diaz won the latest battle for Brooklyn’s 37th City Council District. Yet her hold on the position will be tested quite soon. The Democrat was elected last month to represent East New York,...
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Kweku Brew’s Higher Goal
“I love it because it’s inclusive, you know, no matter your background, whatever your gender, your race, whatever—everybody comes together for soccer,” Kweku Brew said of the sport that provided a path...
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Fresh Start for New Way to Vote
The first New York election to go into a ranked-choice voting count is under way in a City Council district where better access to healthy food is a key issue. Selvena Brooks-Powers In the Feb. 23...
View ArticlePublic Fears About Privatization
In City Council District 15, where 10 candidates are running for office in a March 23 special election, thousands of people live in New York City Housing Authority apartments. For residents of north...
View ArticleWhat a Food Pantry Sees
The nonprofit Part of the Solution, a community center in the Fordham section, provides a close look at food insecurity in City Council District 15, where 10 candidates are vying to replace Ritchie...
View ArticleCharter Schools: The Choice
The great public-versus-charter school debate is front and center in the crowded race for the City Council seat in District 15. More money is being spent on pro-charter John Sanchez and charter-skeptic...
View ArticleA Rail Difference
The hilly terrain of City Council District 11 poses mobility challenges for its large aging population and those with disabilities. Northwest Bronx residents must rely on the flawed Access-A-Ride...
View ArticleSuper PAC in Spotlight
A super PAC funded by hedge-fund managers and the Walton family has spent more than $75,000 on mailers and ads supporting John Sanchez’s City Council bid in District 15. The March 23 special election...
View ArticleTwo Run as One
On a warm autumn day, Mino Lora and Jessica Haller, two of the six candidates in the March 23 special election to fill the City Council seat in the District 11, met for the first time. They...
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Tangled Up in Brazil
NOTHING EASY: Whether Jair Bolsonaro remains in office or is succeeded by a rival in next year’s presidential election, Brazil’s leadership will pose challenges for Joe Biden’s global agenda....
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Adams’ Globetrotting Paid Off
In December 2018, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams visited Tashkent Supermarket, a large grocery store in the heart of Brighton Beach that caters to the local Uzbeki community. The...
View ArticleAt His Doorstep
Advocates who say Chuck Schumer and his Senate Democratic caucus have not made immigration reform a priority organized a sleep out in front of his Park Slope apartment house. The majority leader...
View ArticleFaces of Change
Sculptures depicting John Lewis, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd are on exhibit in Union Square as prominent markers of the Black Lives Matter movement. Created by Chris Carnabuci of the Confront Art...
View ArticleA Stark Choice
The second and final debate of the 2021 New York City mayoral election gave viewers a stark choice. Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa differed on major issues and exchanged personal barbs...
View ArticleReady for Office
Jennifer Gutiérrez, 35, the Democratic candidate in a City Council district that includes parts of Bushwick, Williamsburg and Ridgewood, is expected to win election on Nov. 2. The one-time chief of...
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