Commission proposes changes to Port Morris, Longwood City Council districts
City Council districts in the South Bronx are likely to change, according to newly drafted maps of the city’s 51 Council districts drawn up by the New York City Districting…
Republican candidates face long odds in local City Council races
Even though no Bronx Republican has won a seat on the New York City Council in two decades, the party’s candidates in the 8th and 17th Council districts are not…
Salamanca easily wins Democratic primary
Incumbent Rafael Salamanca Jr. cruised to victory in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary, defeating retired health care administrator Helen Hines, his only opponent, to continue representing Hunts Point, Longwood and Melrose…
Councilman looks to defend his seat in Sept. 12 primary
“Every couple of weeks, there’s a different pressing issue,” says City Councilman Rafael Salamanca, 37, who will run in a Sept. 12 primary to protect his seat in the 17th…
2017 runner-up makes another run at City Council seat
Helen Hines hopes to pull off an upset, as incumbent Rafael Salamanca’s only opponent in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary for the 17th City Council District seat.
Pabon remains defiant in concession speech
Julio Pabon, who campaigned as a political outsider and called for a revolution in the South Bronx, finished a distant third in the Feb. 23 special election for the 17th…
Rafael Salamanca voted to City Council
Community Board 2’s district manager wins special election to replace Maria del Carmen Arroyo Rafael Salamanca, the candidate endorsed by the Bronx County Democratic Committee and the district manager of…
Candidates go head to head
Six council hopefuls tell viewers ‘I’m your best bet’ A candidate debate for the vacant City Council seat in District 17, taped for BronxNet on Feb. 12, frequently came back to…