NY Elections, Census, and Redistricting Update 05/27/25

This week- Newburgh VRA Case Action Stayed, NYC Mayoral Case May be Discontinued, Appellate Divsion to Hear Appeal in Voting Machines challenge, State Senate & Assembly to Consider Election Law Bills, Around The Nation: Louisiana, Upcoming Events

IN MEMORY OF CHARLES B. RANGEL, A MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM NEW YORK (1971-2017)- LONGTIME DEAN OF THE NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND THE “LION OF LENOX AVENUE”

by Jeff Wice, Jarret Berg, and Alexis Marking


Democratic Mayoral Candidates Talk Parks Priorities

By Mark Chiusano

New York City’s parks are touchstones for all residents – including candidates for mayor. 

Among those 30,000 acres are “where my kids learned to walk,” said Comptroller Brad Lander, and where State Senator Zellnor Myrie biked and got a “reprieve” from his asthma. Former comptroller Scott Stringer’s children practically “live in the parks,” he said, summing up the prevailing view: “The way our parks will go will define how our city goes.”<Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update Week of 3/31/25

This week: More on Census Data & New York Growth; VRA Preclearance Submissions; Who Votes in New York City?; Illinois State Legislative Map Challenge

by Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

CENSUS DATA

More on How New Census Data Reveals Growth in New York State

April 1 marks the halfway point between Census 2020 and Census 2030. We thought we’d take a deeper dive into recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week.

The … <Read More>


Outdoor Dining, Open Streets, & Trash Containerization: Where Democratic Mayoral Candidates Stand on Public Space Issues

By Mark Chiusano

With the 2025 New York City mayoral race in full swing, CityLand sent a brief, initial list of questions to major contenders for the Democratic nomination to get an idea of where the candidates stand on several key public space issues that have been the source of policy shifts and public debate over the last several years: outdoor dining, Open Streets, and trash containerization. The next mayor’s stance on these — and <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 1/27/25

 

 

By Jeff Wice, Jarret Berg, Alexis Marking & Alexis Lanzilotti

This week: New Nassau County Legislative Map, More on the Census Citizenship Question, Assembly to Consier Voting Bills, Report On Hispanic Children in the Census, Around the Nation- North Carolina & Louisiana,  Register Now for January 28th Census Conference

N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIGITATION

Landmark Settlement in Coads et al. v. Nassau County & NY Communities for Change (NYCC) v. Nassau
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