Get more information about this special election, and who's running, here and here.
As far as I can tell, this is the first city-wide special election since, I jest not, 1950 -- when Acting Mayor Vincent Impelliteri was elected to complete recently resigned Mayor O'Dwyer's term.
It's rather amazing to realize that, for almost 70 years, NYC has not had a vacant city-wide office (Mayor, Comptroller, City Council President/Public Advocate) requiring such an election. In those decades, New York State had had (at least) two governors, two Attorney Generals, and two Comptrollers resign. We've also had one U.S. President die and one resign (and, hopefully soon, a second). And in NYC ... stability.
So this election is a historic moment, and I can't wait to be a part of it.
As far as I can tell, this is the first city-wide special election since, I jest not, 1950 -- when Acting Mayor Vincent Impelliteri was elected to complete recently resigned Mayor O'Dwyer's term.
It's rather amazing to realize that, for almost 70 years, NYC has not had a vacant city-wide office (Mayor, Comptroller, City Council President/Public Advocate) requiring such an election. In those decades, New York State had had (at least) two governors, two Attorney Generals, and two Comptrollers resign. We've also had one U.S. President die and one resign (and, hopefully soon, a second). And in NYC ... stability.
So this election is a historic moment, and I can't wait to be a part of it.
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