The Democratic Primary is coming up on September 10. In Lower Manhattan, City Council member Margaret Chin faces a challenge from Jenifer Rajkumar, a district leader. You can watch a debate between the candidates here...
The debate was hosted...
In the past few weeks, Lower Manhattan's political clubs have been weighing which candidates to support for citywide office. The Democratic Primary takes place September 10. Members of Downtown Independent Democrats (DID) made their choice last night, choosing...
The City Council campaign downtown is starting to heat up. With a little more than three months to go before the September 10 Democratic Primary, District 1 Council member Margaret Chin and challenger Jenifer Rajkumar are collecting more endorsements...
Jenifer Rajkumar gathered with supporters on the steps of City Hall yesterday, officially announcing her candidacy for the District 1 City Council seat. She's the only announced challenger against Margaret Chin, the first-term Council member representing the Lower East...
This coming weekend, Jenifer Rajkumar will announce she's running against District 1 City Council member Margaret Chin in the upcoming Democratic Primary. A Facebook invite popped up earlier today, promoting a Sunday afternoon kickoff on the steps of City...
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...
Editor's note: The following opinion piece was submitted to The Lo-Down by Jenifer Rajkumar, the Democratic District Leader for the 65th Assembly District and a prospective candidate for City Council in District 1.
We have waited 48 years to develop...
The 2012 election season is barely behind us, but next year's City Council races are already starting to heat up. This week City Council member Margaret Chin kicked off a series of casual fundraising events at neighborhood restaurants. We...
