Tag Archives: Adriano Espaillat

Uptown Games at New Balance Track & Field Center

games22u-1-webMore than 500 children will put their best foot forward this Saturday at the Armory, where they’ll do their most sincere imitations of Olympians in this year’s installment of the Uptown Games. Continue reading

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Harlem Assembly Candidates Square Off on Transit Issues

Three candidates vying for the 72nd State Assembly District seat, representing parts of Washington Heights and Inwood, discussed transit issues and the state of MTA service last night at a forum sponsored by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Transport Workers Union Local 100. Continue reading

Reggie Van Lee Is He Harlem’s Key?

For someone who doesn’t actually live in the community, Reggie Van Lee has built quite a reputation as the go-to investor for all things Harlem. Continue reading

Rep. Charles Rangel Melting Victory (cartoon)

The Democratic legend — who thought he had a 22nd term locked up when The Associated Press called last Tuesday’s primary, with him up by 6% of the vote — fired off an SOS email Monday, asking supporters for $10 donations. Continue reading

Supreme Court To Hear Rangel-Espaillat Re-Count

From the voting booth to the courtroom. A Manhattan judge will hear claims that votes were tallied improperly in Tuesday’s Democratic primary pitting Rep. Charles Rangel against state Sen. Adriano Espaillat in the race for the newly-formed 13th Congressional District. Continue reading

Rep. Charles Rangel wins primary election

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., survived a hard fought primary to secure his party’s nomination to seek a 22ndterm this November. Continue reading

Vote in the Primary, Tuesday, June 26

Due to redistricting, most Bronxites in Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Norwood, and Bedford Park will no longer be in the 17th Congressional District, represented by Eliot Engel. Continue reading

Harlem Icon Faces ‘Perfect Storm’ In Re-Election Bid

In Harlem, a legendary congressman — one of the most influential black politicians in modern history — faced a difficult re-election as allies backed his younger opponent in demanding a changing of the guard. Continue reading

Rep. Rangel and Opponent hit By PAC attack

ANOTHER FOE is jumping into the race against Rep. Charlie Rangel — a political action committee that’s pledging to spend big bucks to oust the veteran Harlem Democrat. Continue reading

Espaillat Hopes to Seize on Demographic Shifts in Rangel Challenge

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 from the diverse communities that call these neighborhoods home.

The club and the church are also located in the heart of the congressional district represented by Congressman Charles Rangel, who was first elected in 1971, during the Nixon administration. Continue reading