Mayor Joe Ganim and Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa, fresh off another election as party leader, are poised for today’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Downtown
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Testa Chairmanship Vote Set For Thursday
Thursday night, at his Madison Avenue restaurant, Mario Testa will seek another two-year term to lead the Democratic Town Committee. Will he have a challenge?
Read moreOh, What A Ride–10 Years Of OIB–And Still Going
Happy anniversary to our loyal and growing audience. Ten years ago March 12, 2008 OIB launched its first independent post after spending the prior year
Read moreTown Committee Recounts Set For Monday
Following Tuesday’s primary results, recounts will take place in three Democratic Town Committee Districts on Monday, 10 a.m. in conference rooms A&B of the Margaret
Read moreOn Tuesday It Was Personal, The Machinations Of Town Committee Elections
Standing outside her home precinct Hooker School on the Upper East Side, multi-layered clothing protecting the day-long chill of campaigning, political warrior Maria Pereira who
Read moreBig Night For Testa And Ganim–Pereira’s Insurgent Slate Loses, Black Rock Challengers Fall
Insurgents came up well short Tuesday trying to take out seasoned campaigners in Democratic Town Committee primaries. A slate led by 138th District Leader Maria Pereira
Read moreDragging Out Voters In Town Committee Wars, Flexing ABs In The Rock
Voters have been identified. Now it’s time to place last-minute calls, door knocks, lit drops and social media blasts. And oh, remind voters to send
Read moreGuerrilla Warfare, Absentee Ballot Push In Town Committee Primaries
More than 1,000 requests for absentee ballots and counting. Just days from Tuesday’s Democratic Town Committee primaries in six districts, candidates and political operatives are
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