Ken Mitchell edged out Debi Rose by just 34 votes in the Staten Island City Council special election yesterday, according to the unofficial results from the Board of Elections.
The B.O.E. counted 4,130 votes for Mitchell and 4,096 for Rose.
Mitchell is the former chief of staff to former councilman and now-Representative Mike McMahon. Rose, Read More
More fun drama from last night’s Council-race debate in Howard Beach:
In this clip, candidate and businessman Mike Ricatto reminds the audience that one of his opponents, Eric Ulrich, is a “Republican Party official” and asks what experience he has “in these fiscally challenging times.” (The debate, like the Feb. 24 special election, was Read More
City Council candidate Francisco Moya is really hitching his wagon to Barack Obama's success.
“Yes We Can” is the name of Moya’s party, according to the petitions he handed in to the Board of Elections. (Like all special elections, the February 24 contest is nonpartisan, and requires candidates to make up party names). Read More
Five City Council candidates filed petitions with the city Board of Elections to appear on the ballot for the special elections taking place on February 24.
Since special elections are nonpartisan, candidates also had to create a party name on which to run. Here they are so far:
In the 49th District on the North Read More
Michael Bloomberg announced that Feb. 24 will be the date for special elections for the City Council seats being vacated by Hiram Monserrate, Joseph Addabbo and Mike McMahon.
Monserrate and Addabbo, both of Queens, were elected to the State Senate. McMahon, of Staten Island, was elected to Congress.
The races will be nonpartisan and the Read More
