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NYC imams endorse
McGuire for mayor
A group of over 60 Muslim
Imams endorsed Ray McGuire for
mayor of New York City in a letter
citing his ability to lead in crisis,
negotiate large budgets, and unify
people as reasons for their support.
The group stated: “Ray McGuire
is a unifi er with a detailed plan to
revive New York City.”
McGuire said he was honored to
have their support.
“I’ve heard their concerns, especially
with regards to their small
businesses, and I’m committed to
including Muslim leaders in my
administration to help shape the
policy priorities for their community,”
McGuire said.
Velázquez endorses
Lander for comptroller
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez
announced her support
for Brad Lander in the race for
New York City’s next comptroller.
Velázquez praised Lander’s commitment
to fi ghting for vulnerable
New Yorkers.
“Whether it’s fi ghting against
freezing conditions for people in
prison in Sunset Park or marching
in the streets to defend immigrants
from racist attacks, I know I can
always count on Brad to show up for
New Yorkers. The Comptroller’s offi
ce is a perfect job for him -- he’s a
progressive who sweats the details,
isn’t afraid of a righteous fi ght, and
will put the needs of New Yorkers
before everything,” said Velázquez.
Lander welcomed the congresswoman’s
endorsement.
“I’m so grateful to have her
as champion on our team,” said
Lander. “She is a powerful voice
as we work to secure a just recovery
from the pandemic, and
to rebuild a more resilient and
equitable city.”
Compiled by Clarissa Sosin
BY ARIAMA C. LONG
The Campaign Finance Board (CFB)
on April 15 doled out a whopping
$23.3 million in public matching
funds to candidates running for offi ce
this year, tacking onto the already historic
$72.2 million they’ve given out in funds in
these and any other races for the last 32
years, said the CFB.
More candidates are registered to run
in the 2021 elections than in any previous
New York City election cycle, and more
than 71% of the individual contributions
raised are from New York City residents,
said CFB.
To qualify for public funds, candidates
must meet fundraising thresholds demonstrating
support from within their communities,
in City Council races that means
candidates must raise at least $5,000 from
city residents and at least 75 contributions
from residents of the district where they are
running, said CFB.
The CFB then provides matching funds
to qualifying candidates, $8 for every $1
they raise, up to the fi rst $175 for donations
to City Council and Borough President
candidates.
Overall, 20 candidates for borough
president, and 206 City Council candidates
have qualifi ed for public funds payments
MAP OF MANHATTAN FROM BARUCH COLLEGE/CUNY
with 103 receiving a maximum public
funds payment today, April 15,said CFB.
Here’s a breakdown of what Manhattan
candidates received in the borough
president’s race and by city council district:
Borough President
Lindsey Boylan $92,796
Elizabeth Caputo $109,579
Brad Hoylman $201,522
Benjamin Kallos $126,499
Mark Levine $9,221
City Council
DISTRICT 1
Susan Lee $43,814
Gigi Li $166
DISTRICT 3
Leslie Boghosian Murphy $21,014
Phelan-Dante Fitzpatrick $23,264
Marni Halasa $5,753
Aleta LaFargue $17,100
Arthur Schwartz $36,267
DISTRICT 5
Rebecca Lamorte $37,084
Christopher Sosa $8,793
DISTRICT 6
Gale Brewer $160,444
Maria Danzilo $160,444
David Gold $16,948
DISTRICT 7
Shaun Abreu $95,000
Stacy Lynch $48,853
Lena Melendez $5,130
Corey Ortega $10,925
Raymond Sanchez $129,078
Luis Tejada $4,788
DISTRICT 9
Cordell Cleare $42,484
Joshua Clennon $26,494
Billy Council $41,306
Ruth McDaniels $46,413
Athena Moore $99,552
Keith Taylor $23,651
DISTRICT 10
Josue Perez $33,820
De Niro makes campaign video pitch for Menin
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
One of New York’s most iconic actors,
Robert De Niro, has thrown
his support to Julie Menin in her
bid to become a member of the City Council.
The Menin campaign announced on April
15 that the Oscar-winning actor produced a
video supporting the city’s former census director’s
campaign for the 5th Council District
seat. The district, which has been represented
for the last eight years by Ben Kallos, covers
the Upper East Side’s Yorkville, Lenox Hill,
Carnegie Hill, Roosevelt Island, Midtown East,
Sutton Place and El Barrio in East Harlem.
In the 30-second video, De Niro talked
up Menin’s experience in helping to rebuild
Lower Manhattan following the Sept. 11,
2001 terrorist attacks as chair of Community
Board 1 and founder of the nonprofi t
Wall Street Rising. That experience, he told
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Robert De Niro
viewers, makes her uniquely qualifi ed to help
New York bounce back from the COVID-19
pandemic.
De Niro, a life-long New Yorker, is also
among the city’s most outspoken champions.
He helped create the Tribeca Film Festival
following 9/11 to help in the rebuilding effort,
and owns several businesses in Lower
Manhattan.
Menin went on to serve in the Bloomberg
and de Blasio Administrations, most recently
as head of the NYC 2020 Census campaign
to get as many New Yorkers to participate
in the national population count.
“Julie Menin is a New Yorker through
and through, raised by Holocaust survivors
who has the experience to make this city
shine again,” De Niro said in the video.
“Julie helped rebuild lower Manhattan after
9/11 so she knows about rebounding from
the ashes of despair and as a three time city
commissioner she fought for working families
by enacting living wage and paid family leave
laws. And even in the face of challenges from
the Trump administration, Julie delivered billions
of dollars for education, housing, and
transportation as the head of the Census for
New York City.”
The Menin campaign said it is running the
video across its digital platforms.
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