America’s newest celebrity politician Cynthia Nixon has gotten a big boost from the Working Families Party
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Were Nonpartisan Elections Behind Florida Libertarian’s Local Win?
The win demonstrates the potential benefits of nonpartisan elections for independents and third party candidates
New York State Sues Trump to Stop Census Citizenship Question
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman formally announced that the state would be suing the Trump administration
New York State Moves to Regulate Political Spending Online
Democracy Protection Act updates campaign finance laws to bring internet political ads under existing transparency rules
Sarah Jessica Parker Endorses Friend Cynthia Nixon as Governor
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker provided her full support Thursday for her friend and former Sex and the City castmate
My Coverage of the NYC March for Our Lives Protests
Thousands of people turned out in New York City to March for Our Lives in solidarity with the students from Parkland, Florida and others who know someone killed by gun violence yesterday, meeting near 72nd Street and Central Park West.
New York City Primaries May Use Ranked Choice Voting
Five bills in the New York legislature would implement ranked choice voting in New York city primaries
At a Manhattan Rally for Early Voting in New York State
At least 100 demonstrators turned out today in Manhattan’s Foley Square amid bright sun and cold temperatures to rally for the introduction of at least 14 days of early voting. New York is one of the 11 states that do not offer any early voting.
My New Poetry Collection: A Box of Crazy Toys
Is it possible that anything you can conceive, with any combination of words, can, in the fullness of time, manifest itself materially? Some such thought will be prompted by the reading of any of the 100 liquid landscapes in my surreal collection.
Photos From the Black Minds Matter Rally for a Black History Bill
I was there taking photographs and doing interviews as New York State Senator Jesse Hamilton joined in a march supporting a new Black History Class bill that would make teaching black history mandatory in schools in New York State.