RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Island insights that go beyond the tram.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

New York Elections

Poll: Voters don’t want Cuomo to run

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/July 2nd, 2021 (The Center Square) – More New York voters are showing signs they’re ready to move on from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A poll released Thursday by Siena College found 56% of voters would…

Garcia Closes in on Adams After Preliminary Mayoral Count Re-Do — But Race is Far from Over

Josefa Velasquez and Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jun 30 at 6:54pm EDTby THE CITY A day after the Board of Elections bungled its initial ranked choice voting tabulations, new numbers showed Eric Adams leading Kathryn…

BOE Promises Do-Over After Pulling Preliminary Mayoral Results Over Vote ‘Discrepancy’

Samantha Maldonado and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jun 29 at 11:55pm EDTby THE CITY The Board of Elections withdrew the first ranked choice voting tabulation of the crucial primary contest after more than 140,000 extra…

See the Early City Council Vote Results

THE CITY, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jun 24 at 6:01pm EDTby THE CITY We’ll have to wait for absentee ballots and ranked choice counts to know the winners. But this map shows who’s in the lead in…

Your Guide to NYC Primary Results — From Mayor to City Council

Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jun 23 at 6:50pm EDTby THE CITY The in-person votes are in. Candidates made their speeches, danced into the night and are officially off the campaign trail. Now they await final…

Early voting for Roosevelt Island opens, thanks to Seawright, RIOC and the BOE

Early voting for Roosevelt Island is now ongoing at Sportspark, right around the corner from the Tram and an easy Red Bus stop. State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright pushed for approval, RIOC president/CEO Shelton Haynes provided the site, and the…

Listen up, New Yorkers! Ranked Choice Early Voting Starts June 12th

Matt Richards has something serious to say about ranked choice early voting. And he’s got a captive audience. We thank reader Sylvan Klein for the heads up. Also from the Roosevelt Island Daily

Watch the First New York City Mayoral Debate Thursday Night Here

Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 12 at 8:34pm EDTby THE CITY THE CITY is co-hosting the candidate face-off with NY1 and WNYC/Gothamist. Adams, Donovan, Garcia, McGuire, Morales, Stringer, Wiley and Yang are set to appear…