Hanif Wins Re-election in Council Contest Defined by Israel and Gaza

Shahana Hanif defeated Maya Kornberg, a first-time candidate, in an acrimonious race for a City Council seat in Brooklyn.

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Anthony Weiner Hopes Voters Have Forgiven or Forgotten

Mr. Weiner returned from a prison term to launch an unlikely campaign for the City Council. Outside a polling place on Tuesday, it was hot, mostly friendly and a little awkward.

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Primary Day, by the Numbers

Here’s what to know about the primary election for mayor and a number of other posts, which will take place on the hottest day of the year so far.

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Big Names, Bigger Money and Global Themes Color the N.Y.C. Council Races

All 51 seats are up for election this year, and the Democratic primary battles feature crowded fields, moneyed interests and some recognizable figures.

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Raymond Santana of ‘Central Park Five’ Will Run for Office in New York

Raymond Santana was wrongly imprisoned. Now, he wants to join Yusef Salaam, also wrongfully accused in the rape of a Central Park jogger, on the City Council.

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