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Vol. 14, Iss. 44
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DeBlasio is 1st Dem to Win Mayoral Re-Election Since Koch; Deutsch & Yeger Prevail in CC Races
Mayor Bill DeBlasio becomes the first Democratic candidate for mayor to win re-election since the days of Ed Koch
Letitia James wins re-election as public advocate
Melinda Katz wins re-election as Queens BP
Scott Stringer will serve as NYC comptroller for another term
Ruben Diaz, Jr is Bronx Borough president
Eric Adams wins re-election as Brooklyn Borough president
Kalman Yeger prevails in city council race for Bklyn’s 44th district
Chaim Deutsch wins re-election as city council member in Bklyn’s district 48
By: Fern Sidman
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n an exciting and often rancorous New York City election season that was replete with a extra heavy dose of political mudslinging, it appears that incumbent Mayor Bill DeBlasio has prevailed at the polls as he delivers his victory speech at 10:23 pm on Tuesday night. Despite the maelstrom of controversy that swirled around him and numerous charges of corruption that were incessantly hurled at him throughout the campaign, New Yorkers pulled the lever for “hizzoner” with hopes that his next
term will see vast improvements in the lives of the city’s residents.
"You can't take on New York values and win, Mr. President," DeBlasio said. "If you turn against the values of your hometown, your hometown will fight back. And so we have some fights ahead. We will fight, and we will win." And on that note, the elections in the Big Apple and its suburbs indicat-
ed that it is “the year of the Democratic incumbent.” Many of those currently holding offic as Democrats are often viewed by an otherwise liberal electorate as a bulwark of sorts against what they perceive as the “onslaught of Trumpism” and all the alleged divisiveness and fear that they believe his policies engender. With 80% of the precincts reporting, the Democrat head honcho at City Hall has garnered 65% of the vote, while Republican challenger and political neophyte Nicole Malliotakis fought a courageous campaign. With the Democratic machine all geared
up to defeat her with their significant coffers, Malliotakis still took 30 % of the vote. Other candidates such as Sal Albanese walked off with 2% of the vote while Akeem Browder, Michael Tolkin and Bo Dietl received only 1% of the vote. According to an ABC News report, deBlasio addressed supporters at an election night party at the Brooklyn Museum and pledged to make New York the "fairest city in America," promising to increase investments in pre-kindergarten and affordable housing, to put body cameras on all police
offic s and to fi ht for more money to fix the subway system. "We've got to become a fairer city. We've got to do it soon, and we've got to do it fast," he said. "You've seen some important changes in the last four years, but you ain't seen nothing yet." First elected four years ago, de Blasio emerged as a national leader in progressive politics. But his administration often found itself bogged down in feuds with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a
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