Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK — In a city of 8.5 million, only a few hundred thousand have really been calling the shots. For years now, the city has had a voter turnout problem specifically when it comes to primary local elections. For a city as populous as New York, voter turn out tends to be abysmally low.But advocates and organizers who work to increase voter education and engagement say there is some evidence New Yorkers may be becoming more engaged in local politics. They point to the...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK — In a city of 8.5 million, only a few hundred thousand have really been calling the shots. For years now, the city has had a voter turnout problem specifically when it comes to primary local elections. For a city as populous as New York, voter turn out tends to be abysmally low.But advocates and organizers who work to increase voter education and engagement say there is some evidence New Yorkers may be becoming more engaged in local politics. They point to the...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK — After weeks of weighing a candidacy, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced on Wednesday night that he is entering the race for mayor.Yang’s campaign released a video showing him in iconic locations across the five boroughs. He plays the piano near the Coney Island boardwalk, rides the subway near Yankee Stadium, watches a skateboarder, and then takes a spin on it at Grand Army Plaza, and walks across the Brooklyn Bridge alongside his wife, Evelyn."I ran for...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK — After weeks of weighing a candidacy, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced on Wednesday night that he is entering the race for mayor.Yang’s campaign released a video showing him in iconic locations across the five boroughs. He plays the piano near the Coney Island boardwalk, rides the subway near Yankee Stadium, watches a skateboarder, and then takes a spin on it at Grand Army Plaza, and walks across the Brooklyn Bridge alongside his wife, Evelyn."I ran for...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREIt was overwhelmingly approved by voters at the ballot last year, but now there is a push to to delay ranked-choice voting.Once it is implemented, it will mean voters will no longer have to fill out the bubble next to a candidate's name on the ballot. Instead, they will have to rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate gets a majority, the worst performing candidate is eliminated and his or her votes are redistributed. That process continues until someone gets more than...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREIt was overwhelmingly approved by voters at the ballot last year, but now there is a push to to delay ranked-choice voting.Once it is implemented, it will mean voters will no longer have to fill out the bubble next to a candidate's name on the ballot. Instead, they will have to rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate gets a majority, the worst performing candidate is eliminated and his or her votes are redistributed. That process continues until someone gets more than...WW…

SHARETiffany Cabán, a former public defender who ran as an insurgent candidate and came within 60 votes of clinching the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney last year, will launch her campaign for the City Council on Thursday. Cabán, 33, is running to represent the City Council's 22nd District, which includes parts of Astoria, East Elmhurst, and Rikers Island in Queens.The seat is currently held by Councilman Costa Constantinides, who will be term-limited out of office at the end of next year. The former public defender is expected to make the announcement in her home...…SHARETiffany Cabán, a former public defender who ran as an insurgent candidate and came within 60 votes of clinching the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney last year, will launch her campaign for the City Council on Thursday. Cabán, 33, is running to represent the City Council's 22nd District, which includes parts of Astoria, East Elmhurst, and Rikers Island in Queens.The seat is currently held by Councilman Costa Constantinides, who will be term-limited out of office at the end of next year. The former public defender is expected to make the announcement in her home...WW…