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Here's an update on the campaign in the 7th Congressional District, in which U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez is facing a rare challenge from three opponents. The Democratic Primary will be held June 26th; the newly constituted district includes sections...

Nydia Velazquez has represented the Lower East Side in Congress for the past 20 years.  But this spring, as she campaigns for the Democratic Primary to be held June 26th, Rep. Velazquez is getting to know quite a few...

U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez and City Council member Margaret Chin visited the Project Open Door Senior Center in Chinatown on Friday.  Velazquez faces a challenge from three opponents, including Brooklyn City Council member Erik Dilan and newcomer Dan O'Connor,...

New York's dysfunctional redistricting process came to an end several days ago, when a panel of federal judges ordered the state to implement new Congressional boundaries based on the 2010 Census.  The new lines are not dramatically different on...

Around five-thousand people marched through the streets of Chinatown yesterday in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit. It was a beautiful day for Manhattan's Chinese Lunar New Year Parade. We walked with the lion dancers, marching bands and...

A 16% spike in bike/car accidents -- a new opportunity for the Post to rail against "arrogant riders." (Post) Census Bureau figures released today will reveal how many seats New York stands to lose in the U.S. House; Rep. Carolyn...

Election night wasn't exactly a nail-biter for the Lower East Side's elected representatives. In Downtown Manhattan, there's not much for Democratic candidates to fear once they prevail in their party's primary.  But for the record, here are the results: Daniel...

If you've walked past the bar Aces and Eights, 34 Avenue A, in the last couple of days, you might have noticed those tell-tale yellow signs indicating the business has been closed by "order of the Health Department." Lo-Down...

What does it take to fix a sidewalk in New York City? Quite a lot, it seems. For the past several years, local residents have been complaining about large holes in the crumbling sidewalk on Columbia Street, in front...