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Governor Andrew Cuomo will soon be in the rearview mirror for New Yorkers as a result of his announced resignation on August 10, 2021, effective 14 days later. A fresh start will be a welcome relief for all New Yorkers. That is because, as we face 2022, everyone who seeks a government that strives for…
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Here are the New York Congressional District Populations from the Census https://bit.ly/3g0BVXC . Thanks to @Mike Conlow for extracting this info. Although some districts either blend into NYC or blend out to the suburbs, Long Island is CDs 1-4, New York City is CDs 5-16. New York will have to lose one seat, going to…
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My wife and I opened our mail ballots in May 2021, several weeks before the Democratic primaries for offices in New York City, to see the amazing cornucopia of choices before us, for both candidates and candidate rankings. The first set of choices were a bounty of candidates. There were 13 candidates for Mayor, 10…
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The United States reached 69.6% of adults 18+ having at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine dose as of July 29th, 2021. 60.4% of adults are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC COVID Data Tracker, shown in this CDC table: The number of new vaccinations is increasing. This Washington Post graph, drawn from CDC…
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The New York City Board of Elections has reported 798,000 in person votes in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, with about 97% of the scanners from the voting machines recorded as of June 23rd, the day after the primary. The Board is also providing a daily update of mail ballots. As of Thursday…
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The Democratic primaries for New York City public office will be over on Tuesday, June 22nd, but it will likely be at least several weeks before the public knows who won them, according to press reports. It’s not clear if we will get an in-person turnout number on election night, even though we won’t have…
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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that New York City would launch COVID-19 vaccination sites at select schools across the city for 12 to 17-year-olds. The program started at four schools in the Bronx on Friday, June 4, and will move to additional locations in the five boroughs, trying to vaccinate large numbers of…
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In today’s blog post, I am going to offer some guidance on ranked choice voting so you’ll be sure your vote truly counts, including enabling you to see a ranked choice pathway to an election outcome. The New York Post reported the release of a NYC Democratic primary mayoral poll on May 12th which included…
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Blacks have the lowest vaccination rates in the City, at 31% with one dose, followed by Latinos at 38%, whites at 49%, and Asians at 69%.
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Source: NYC DOH vaccine tracker May 7,2021