High-profile pols generally don’t avail themselves to local, insider political skirmishes, but they will sometimes step up for neighborhood leaders who’ve been there for them
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Drum Roll: Absentee Ballots Available For Town Committee Races
Three weeks left to Democratic Town Committee primaries. It can mean only one thing. Absentee ballots become available on Tuesday. The Town Clerk’s Office is
Read moreThe State Of The DTC Slates
It’s now official, primaries will take place March 6th in 6 of 10 districts for Democratic Town Committee seats. Within a week or so after
Read moreBarr The Door, A Piranha Political War In Upper East Side
This battle will definitely bare teeth and, perhaps, lose a few. School board member and 138th Democratic District Leader Maria Pereira, the self-styled piranha of
Read moreThe Race For Tuesday’s Cricket Vote
By the time polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m. for Democratic Town Committee primaries in three districts, about 700 electors will have cast votes by
Read moreTown Committee Wars–The I, Me, Mine Of Politics (Absentee Ballots Too)
More than 1,000 absentee ballots have been mailed by elections officials in three of 10 Democratic Town Committee districts competing in Tuesday’s primary with 27
Read moreWho Done It? Pereira Slate Walk Piece Altered In Democratic Town Committee Battle
Two years ago when Maria Pereira had a falling-out with three members of a Democratic Town Committee primary slate she had supported she literally crossed
Read morePolitical Slates Set For March 1 Dem Primaries
And the battle is officially on. Three of ten Democratic Town Committee Districts will face off in March 1 primaries covering the West Side, East
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