More on the battle of the bike lanes. After City Council member Alan Gerson's rally yesterday to protest the configuration of the Grand Street bike lanes, CD1 candidate Margaret Chin released a statement sharply critical of the event. Chin...
The "good government" group, Citizens Union, has decided to endorse PJ Kim in the District 1 City Council Primary: In the race to challenge incumbent Councilmember Alan Gerson, Citizens Union prefers Jin (P.J.) Kim because of his energy,...
The five candidates competing to represent District 1 (including the LES) on the City Council debated the issues Monday night at a forum sponsored by The Villager and Downtown Express newspapers. The evening was marked by an aggressive...
All five candidates competing to represent District 1 on the New York City Council debated the issues at Pace University last night. We'll have a complete recap later today. But if you just can't wait until then, here's...
City Council candidate Pete Gleason had been expected to appeal last week's decision by State Supreme Court Judge Edward Lehner, allowing City Council member Alan Gerson back on the ballot. But according to Paul Newell, Gleason campaign communications...
Even though a State Supreme Court judge ordered the NYC Board of Elections to put City Council member Alan Gerson back on the ballot, his name does not appear on the absentee ballots that have been sent out...
We now have a response from Pete Gleason's campaign regarding yesterday's court ruling, putting City Council member Alan Gerson back on the ballot. We have updated our story on the hearing with comments from Gleason's attorney, Ray Dowd....
More news in the First District City Council campaign this afternoon. City Council member Alan Gerson has won the endorsements of two unions: the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. In a statement, the PBA commended...
The New York Metro Area Postal Union announced it is endorsing Pete Gleason in the First District City Council race. Gleason is one of four candidates trying to knock off two-term City Council member Alan Gerson in next...
A State Supreme Court judge ordered the Board of Elections to put City Council member Alan Gerson back on the ballot this afternoon - and he dismissed a ballot challenge filed against candidate PJ Kim. Perhaps the biggest...
