Kevin O’Keefe, the president of the St. Vartan Park Conservancy, was one of the first candidates to declare for the downtown Assembly seat that Harvey Epstein is vacating now that he has been elected to the City Council. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Special Election Assembly Race Downtown Draws Big Field of Candidates The dust has not settled on the 2025 election and already at least eight candidates have declared, or are on brink of declaring,... News 07 Nov 2025 | 04:20
Harvey Epstein (center) shortly after he was the projected winner of the CD2 race, with supporters at Linen Hall in the East Village on Election Night, Nov. 4. He pulled in nearly 80 percent of the vote. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Epstein Wins Big, Racks Up Nearly 80% of Vote in CD2 Race Harvey Epstein pulled nearly 80 percent of the vote against three challengers in City Council District 2, which takes in... News 07 Nov 2025 | 01:45
While it appears that Virginia Maloney is marveling at the sunbeam from the heavens alighting on top of the cranium of Harvey Epstein, it was actually the setting on the morning of Sept. 30 for the two Democratic candidates for City Council to announce they are cross-endorsing each other in their respective races. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Maloney and Epstein Cross- Endorse Each Other in Their Respective CD Races Two Democratic City Council members on the East Side have decided to give a little extra pop to their candidacies by cross-endorsing... News 03 Oct 2025 | 02:53
