Queens Leaves Its Mark on Feverish Race For Advocate
/The borough is home to the two most ideologically opposed candidates and two others who fall somewhere in between.
Read MoreThe borough is home to the two most ideologically opposed candidates and two others who fall somewhere in between.
Read MoreThe Eagle asked public advocate candidates what steps they would take to balance community character with the need for new housing.
Read More“This could have been a game changer if done the right way,” Blake said.
Read MoreNone of the candidates at the forum called on the city to eliminate the Specialized High School Admission Test.
Read More“The public advocate needs decentralization.”
Read MoreEach public advocate candidate except for Queens Councilmember Eric Ulrich said they support congestion pricing at two separate forums.
Read MoreAmazon — or, in the parlance of several candidates, #Scamazon — has been a frequent punching bag in the race for public advocate.
Read MoreUnder the City Charter, the public advocate’s role is to serve as a watchdog over city government and an ombudsman on behalf of city residents.
Read MoreAs a candidate for public advocate, Kim said he plans to reshape the office, focusing on private sector abuse — but one city watchdog is questioning that.
Read MoreKim has advocated to eliminate student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and has opposed corporate welfare.
Read MoreUlrich, the lone Republican in Queens’ City Council delegation, positioned himself as a counterweight to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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