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Barring some near-impossible upset in the ranked-choice ballot voting, Eric Dinowitz — son of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, right — is set to become the area's newest councilman.

Counting continues, but Dinowitz inches closer to city council win

Three candidates from the March 23 city council special election race have been eliminated, but the city's elections board is not yet ready to declare a successor to Andrew Cohen. But it is now a mathematical certainty the community's next city councilman is Eric Dinowitz. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 4/12/21

Mino Lora wasn’t happy turnout in the special city council election to replace Andrew Cohen was low, but she also wasn’t surprised. Through the ranked-choice counting and elimination process, Lora still has a slight chance to overtake Eric Dinowitz, who led early returns.

Lora has special election hopes, but they’re thin

Voters — at least the fewer than 10 percent who came out — have made their voices heard, but the special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council is far from over. And non-profit executive director Mino Lora remains optimistic about her chances of upsetting former schoolteacher Eric Dinowitz, who has a 17-point lead from early and live votes. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 4/4/21

Jessica Haller and Dan Padernacht talk to an early voter outside of P.S. 81 Robert J. Christen on Tuesday afternoon in an election where fewer than 10 percent of eligible voters showed up. Haller and Padernacht both finished behind Eric Dinowitz and Mino Lora in the first round of tabulation in the ranked-choice special election to see who will fill Andrew Cohen’s final year on the city council.

Dinowitz grabs early lead, but fate up to rankings

It’s now Eric Dinowitz’s race to lose, although he’ll have to wait three weeks or so to find out if he’s going to be the area’s next city councilman. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/29/21

Eric Dinowitz is in the driver's seat to become the area's next city councilman, succeeding Andrew Cohen, through the end of the year.

Eric Dinowitz grabs significant lead in city council race

It’s now Eric Dinowitz’s race to lose, although he’ll have to wait three weeks or so to find out if he’s going to be the area’s next city councilman. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/23/21

Your guide to the March 23 city council special election

This part of the Bronx has been without representation on the city council since Andrew Cohen resigned at the end of last year so he could become a Bronx Supreme Court judge. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/17/21

To get the most out of the new ranked-choice voting system, voters should rank as many choices as they can, says Sean Dugar of Rank the Vote. The March 23 special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council — along with another special for a seat once held by new congressman Ritchie Torres — will only be the third test case of ranked-choice voting in the city so far.

Can’t pick just one candidate? Now you don’t have to

The special election to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council is less than two weeks away. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 3/14/21

Mino Lora is spending more campaign money in the Bronx than any other candidate, although Dan Padernacht is not far behind. Early voting for the March 23 special election city council race begins Saturday.

Council candidates spend $220,000 in a month, but mostly skip the Bronx

Among the four top-spending candidates fighting for votes in the March 23 city council special election race, Mino Lora has shelled out the least amount of money. But when she does spend it, she's the best at making sure it stays right here in the Bronx. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/13/21

Alessandra Biaggi sits on the panel at a nonpartisan candidates forum held by the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition in 2018 after then-state Sen. Jeffrey Klein was a no-show. Biaggi is backing Mino Lora and Jessica Haller in the upcoming city council special election race, blasting Eric Dinowitz for supporting Klein, and thus block the Democrats from taking the majority in the upper chamber.

Biaggi backs Lora, Haller in council race; blasts Dinowitz

With just two weeks to go before voters will decide a special election city council race for the seat formerly held by Andrew Cohen, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi is now backing a candidate. In fact, two. And as she made clear on Twitter late Tuesday night, neither of them are Eric Dinowitz. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/10/21

Racking up all the endorsements

With the March 23 city council special election race just around the corner, it seems just about everybody is looking to get their voice in on which candidate they’re supporting. So it should be no surprise that there have been a flood of endorsements in recent weeks. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 2/28/21

The six candidates for the March 23 city council special election appeared at SAR High School’s town hall last week. Hosted by the school’s new elections, politics and governance club, the town hall gave some insight into the candidates’ positions on education, the economy and ranked-choice voting, among other subjects.

They’re too young to vote, but they’re old enough to care

Too young to vote, but certainly ready to ask the tough questions among a group of people looking to become the area’s next member of the city council. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 2/28/21

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