Tag: Elections

How Mamdani’s Message Trumped The Establishment In NYC Primary

Back To the Future: "Affordability" Wins On The Lower East Side and Elsewhere by John McNamara Down on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Grand Street the words of Sidney Hillman are inscribed in stone outside the coop complex named for the legendary labor leader. “We want a better America," the quote goes, “an … Continue reading How Mamdani’s Message Trumped The Establishment In NYC Primary

Sen. Murphy: “Look for the Helpers”

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), re-elected to a third term Tuesday, carried on his day-after ritual Wednesday at New Britain’s famed Capitol Lunch (est. 1929) a mile down the road from the soon to be demolished Mt. Pleasant public housing project where his mother grew up and in a 5th Congressional District stronghold for Democrats. Talking … Continue reading Sen. Murphy: “Look for the Helpers”

Republican Candidate For 26th District Stirred Social Media Controversy in 2015

"Racially Divisive" Posts Sunk Ceglarz' Council Candidacy In The '15 Municipal By John McNamara The New Britain Republican Town Committee's (NBRTC) slate of legislative candidates for the November 3rd Election includes a nominee who stirred controversy in 2015 that forced his withdrawal from the Councillor-At-Large race that year. Piotr (Peter) Ceglarz, a member of the … Continue reading Republican Candidate For 26th District Stirred Social Media Controversy in 2015