In Washington Heights, 4 Mayoral Candidates Woo Hispanics | NY Times
By KATE TAYLOR Bill de Blasio, the public advocate, ventured a few sentences of Spanish. Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, called on Congress to pass immigration legislation. William C. Thompson Jr., a former comptroller, reminded the audience that his grandparents immigrated from the Caribbean. Adolfo Carrión Jr., a former Bronx borough president, simply [...]
Politicking With The People: Vince Morgan – NYC Council 9th District
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) If you take a look around at the political landscape around the country today, especially at the local level, what is immediately obvious is the marked leadership deficit that exists. Trustworthy, intelligent and accountable leaders are always needed but especially in these tough economic and uncertain times. This pronounced leadership deficit [...]
Espaillat Says Race With Rangel Too Close to Call, May Ask for A Do-Over | DNAinfo
By Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT — State Sen. Adriano Espaillat all but revoked his concession to Rep. Charlie Rangel Monday, saying his contentious race to unseat the long-time Congressman is now too close to call. Hours later, his lawyers opened the door to a possible do-over primary if evidence of [...]
Espaillat Will Beat Rangel Once All Votes Are Counted, Councilman Says | DNAinfo
By Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer HARLEM — Could it be another Bush v. Gore? Thousands of votes for State Sen. Adriano Espaillat have yet to be counted in his bid to unseat longtime Rep. Charlie Rangel, according to Upper Manhattan City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who said that once they are counted, Espaillat will emerge the [...]
Uptown Politics: Q&A With Clyde Williams
BY Dominican Pie (@DominicanPie) Today is June 26, 2012 and the day for the Democratic Primary for the Congressional race of the newly formed 13th District, which stretches from El Barrio to West Harlem, to Washington Heights, Inwood, and the northwest Bronx. The race has been a heated one, with every candidate dedicating a lot [...]
Op-Led: The Winds of Change are blowing through Uptown!
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) It is time for a change people! Charles Rangel has served in Congress with distinction for the last 42 years. Mr. Rangel is now 82-years-old and the deep shadows cast by the recent ethics violations have not only diminished his effectiveness but have put in jeopardy the progressive agenda of President [...]
State Senator Adriano Espaillat Runs for the House on Pride and Energy | NY Times
By JOHN ELIGON Adriano Espaillat strode across the light blue linoleum floor of his campaign office with a FedEx box tucked under his arm, his tie as neat and step as perky as they were when his day began 15 hours earlier. Tired? “Nah, I’m feeling good,” he said. “I just had a Power Bar.” [...]
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Junot Díaz Endorses Adriano Espaillat for Congress
Like I have said on many occasions, outside of the Presidential election, the race for the 13th Congressional district is shaping up to be one of the most interesting in all of the nation. This is what the incomparable Junot Diaz had to say about State Senator Adrian Espaillat. “We need a leader who will [...]
Candidate Forum @ the Church of the Intercession Tonight
The forum will be moderated by Uptown’s very own Carla Zanoni of DNAinfo.
New York Lawmaker Seeks to Unseat Charles Rangel and Become America’s First Dominican Congressman | PRI’s The World
By Jason Margolis Charles Rangel has represented Harlem in Congress since 1971. For Rangel, re-election is normally a mere formality – the African-American Congressman wins with more than 90 percent of the vote. But it won’t be so easy this year. This is Rangel’s first election since the House voted to censure him for ethics [...]
Challenging Mr. Rangel | NY Times
By JOHN ELIGON Adam Clayton Powell Jr. knew what his priorities were when he campaigned to become the first congressman to represent a new district centered in Harlem. “I will represent the Negro people first,” he said during the campaign in 1944. “I will represent, after that, all the other American people.” In the decades [...]
Oscar de la Renta Endorses Adriano Espaillat’s Historic Run for Congress
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Global fashion icon and proud Dominican, Oscar de la Renta, has endorsed Adriano Espaillat. This is what De la Renta has to say, “I am proud to endorse Adriano Espaillat for Congress and I call on all Democrats, particularly the Latino and Dominican communities, to join me in rallying behind Adriano’s [...]
Espaillat Hopes to Seize on Demographic Shifts in Rangel Challenge | WNYC
By Colby Hamilton Members of the Barack Obama Democratic Club packed into a room in Manhattan’s Church of the Intercession last week. The church, located on West 155 Street, is almost directly in-between the northern Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Harlem. It’s a perfect middle ground for a political club that draws its members [...]
The Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan Endorses Adriano Espaillat
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Senator Adriano Espaillat Will Challenge Rangel | NYTimes
By JOHN ELIGON Adriano Espaillat, a Democratic state senator who represents Washington Heights, announced on Monday that he would run against Representative Charles B. Rangel, ending months of speculation over his potential candidacy and setting the stage for a campaign that could test the strength of Latino influence in the district. Mr. Espaillat, the first [...]
Prayer, history and politics: a call for a Latino – and local – Congressional district | Manhattan Times
By Debralee Santos and Sandra E. García With a powerful mix of prayer and politics, a rally held this past Fri., Feb. 10th at the United Palace Cathedral in Washington Heights, gathered over a hundred community residents, civic leaders, and local elected officials to push for the state to draw a majority-Latino Congressional district. Just [...]
Rally for Fair Representation & the Creation of A New Congressional District Today @ Noon
Friday, February 10 at Noon Corner of 175th and Broadway (United Palace Theater) Latino community leaders will hold a rally on Friday, February 10, at Noon, to call for fair representation in the redistricting process, including a Congressional district that captures communities of common interest in Northern Manhattan, the West Bronx, and Corona and Jackson [...]
Jackson ready to climb to the top as Manhattan Borough President | NY Daily News
By Michael J. Feeney Uptown Councilman Robert Jackson has run three city marathons, walked to Albany and climbed Africa’s highest mountain. Now, he’s ready for his biggest race yet – an uphill battle to become Manhattan Borough President. “In this race for borough president, I’m in it for the long haul,” he told the Daily [...]
Washington Heights politician Mark Levine wants to change the face of uptown politics | NY Daily News
BY Frank Lombardi Don’t try telling Washington Heights politician Mark Levine that white officeholders have become extinct in northern Manhattan. He might take it personally. Currently, none of its 11 legislators is white. But it’s not for want of trying by Levine. He’s run twice in 10 years without success, and is thinking of trying [...]
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