The next City Council election isn't scheduled until 2017, however, one Lower East Side contender took an initial, but important, step toward running over the weekend. Carlina Rivera sought and received the endorsement of CoDA, the progressive political club...
This past weekend, two candidates vying to represent the Lower East Side in the City Council made back-to-back appearances before one of the neighborhood's more influential political clubs. Members of CoDA (Coalition for a District Alternative) heard from first-term...
Liberal groups hoping to narrow the "enthusiasm gap" with the Tea Party and other conservative organizations before Election Day are mobilizing for a big rally in Washington D.C. on Saturday. Donna Elleby, president of CoDA (Coalition for a District...
In the past week we've linked to a couple of items about State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's lawsuit aimed at keeping his Republican opponent in the 64th Assembly District race off the September Primary ballot. Comically, the New York...