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Jessica Haller collected signatures and spoke to voters below the West 231st Street 1 train station in Kingsbridge Monday. Haller was one of the city council candidates calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to lower the signature threshold to get on the special election ballot amid the coronavirus pandemic, which he finally did over the weekend.
City council candidates get some respite from COVID
Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally heeded calls to lower the petition signature threshold allowing city council candidates to qualify for special election ballot access — well sort of. more
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Jessica Haller had a strong second half of 2020, taking over the fundraising lead as we near the March 23 special election for the city council seat formerly held by Andrew Cohen.
Haller now out-raising Dinowitz in council race, Lora starts strong
As the March 23 special election race heats up for the city council seat once held by Andrew Cohen, environmental activist Jessica Haller is an early winner among the five candidates in the race — at least when it comes to fundraising. more
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City council candidates Eric Dinowitz and Dan Padernacht took to Johnson Avenue and West 235th Street seeking petition signatures within hours of Mayor Bill de Blasio setting March 23 as the special election date to replace Bronx Supreme Court judge Andrew Cohen on the city council.
Cuomo won’t suspend signature gathering
Collecting hundreds of signatures is probably one of the last things anyone wants to do during a global pandemic. Yet that’s exactly what the five remaining candidates seeking to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council must do now that Mayor Bill de Blasio has set March 23 for their special election. more
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reduced the number of petition signatures city council candidates will need to get on the March 23 special election ballot. But instead of reducing it to 30 percent of the total number like he did for primary races last summer, he reduced the threshold by only 30 percent.
Cuomo reduces petition signatures, but is it enough?
Petitioning to get on the ballot for the March 23 city council special election is well under way, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo has stepped in to reduce some of that burden in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Just not by a lot. more
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BronxNet and The Riverdale Press have partnered together to host a debate between the five current candidates seeking to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council. Hosted by Michael Hinman and Sonyi Lopez, it airs Feb. 2.
BronxNet, Press hosting February city council debate
Now that Mayor Bill de Blasio has made the special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the council official, two Bronx-based media outlets are creating a forum allowing the five candidates a chance to debate. more
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Mino Lora is not getting the fast start toward the March 23 city council special election she would like after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Council candidate Mino Lora tests positive for COVID-19
The five remaining city council candidates hoping to succeed new Bronx Supreme Court judge Andrew Cohen through a March 23 special election, are off to the races to collect the 450 signatures needed to get on the ballot. more
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Abigail Martin and Marcos Sierra drop out of the city council special election race to succeed Andrew Cohen, citing concerns about collecting petition signatures to get on the ballot in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
Abigail Martin, Marcos Sierra drop out of city council race
The special election race to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council has now narrowed its field to five. Both Abigail Martin and Marcos Sierra have bowed out of the March 23 race, but vow they aren't fully out of the running yet. more
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Now that Andrew Cohen is a Bronx Supreme Court judge, Mayor Bill de Blasio has set a March 23 special election to replace him.
de Blasio sets council special election for March 23
Mayor Bill de Blasio interrupted his own press briefing over a new surge of coronavirus cases Monday to announce the special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council is set for March 23. more
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City council candidate Dan Padernacht has joined the growing call to suspend petitioning requirements to get on the ballot, since fulfilling that obligation could unnecessarily expose thousands of people — including the candidates themselves — to the coronavirus.
City council candidates say election laws put them in COVID danger
Dan Padernacht — joined by others seeking to succeed Councilman Andrew Cohen — called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio to suspend the need to collect petition signatures in order to get on the ballot. None of them feel the middle of a pandemic is the best time to fulfill that requirement. more
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It’s a battle to control the Democratic Party here in the Bronx, with sides seemingly led by Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club president Michael Heller, left, and city council candidate Dan Padernacht — at least according to Heller. But then again, many observers say the man really in control is Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, center, whose son also is running for city council.
Candidates band together versus Ben Franklin Club
Just a few weeks ago, all seven candidates looking to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council visited with members of the Ben Franklin Club — virtually — in the hopes to get that endorsement. But as of Monday, only one is left seeking it — the one many felt was going to get it anyway, thanks to his strong family connections. more
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