Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Candidate Interviews

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Ben Kallos, District 5

By Stephen Miller | Aug 22, 2013 | 4 Comments

We continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with government transparency advocate Ben Kallos, who’s running to represent District 5 in Yorkville, Roosevelt Island, and the Upper East Side. Yesterday, we ran a Q&A with Republican candidate David Garland. Streetsblog did not receive questionnaire responses from Democrats Edward Hartzog and Micah Kellner. Streetsblog: The East River Greenway could […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: David Garland, District 5

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2013 | 1 Comment

Streetsblog continues our series on City Council candidates with a look at the race for District 5 in Manhattan, covering Yorkville, Roosevelt Island, and the Upper East Side. The seat has been held by Jessica Lappin, who is now running for Manhattan borough president, for two terms. There are four candidates vying for the seat. Republican David Garland, […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: John Ciafone, District 22

By Stephen Miller | Aug 16, 2013 | 6 Comments

We have an update to our series on City Council candidates with questionnaire responses from two additional candidates in District 22, which covers Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and northern Jackson Heights. In April, we ran responses from Democratic District Leader Costa Constantinides and former New York Young Republican Club President Daniel Peterson. This week, we add responses from candidates who announced […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Lynne Serpe, District 22

By Stephen Miller | Aug 15, 2013 | No Comments

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Mel Wymore, District 6

By Stephen Miller | Jun 7, 2013 | 5 Comments

We continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with former Community Board 7 chair Mel Wymore, who’s running to represent District 6 on the Upper West Side. Earlier this week, we ran responses from real estate executive Ken Biberaj, Democratic Party District Leader Marc Landis, former Community Board 7 chair Helen Rosenthal, and Green Party candidate Tom […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Tom Siracuse, District 6

By Stephen Miller | Jun 6, 2013 | 20 Comments

We continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with Green Party candidate Tom Siracuse, who’s running to represent District 6 on the Upper West Side. Earlier this week, we ran responses from real estate executive Ken Biberaj, Democratic Party District Leader Marc Landis, and former Community Board 7 chair Helen Rosenthal. We will continue later this week with […]

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