Keith Powers at a press conference earlier this year, has secured the Democratic nomination for the Assembly seat vacated by Harvey Epstein when he ran and was elected to the City Council. Powers had the backing of 61 percent of the New York County Democratic club members who voted on Dec. 10. ( Photo: John McCartney/NYC Council Media Unit) Keith Powers Wins Dem Party Backing in Downtown Assembly Race City council member Keith Powers, whose term ends at the close of the year, will be the official Democratic party nominee... News 11 Dec 2025 | 07:19
Harvey Epstein is sworn in to the City Council in a ceremony at City Hall on Dec. 4. Because the seat was vacant following the resignation of his predecessor, Carlina Rivera, in late August, Epstein takes office immediately. ( Photo: NYC Council Media Unit) Epstein Sworn into Council Seat, Endorses Powers in 4-Way Race for Assembly The race among four candidates seeking to land the Democratic party endorsement in a special election for the 74th Assembly... News 05 Dec 2025 | 03:57
Clockwise from top left: Assembly District 74 candidates Sarah Batchu, Kevin O’Keefe, Marquis Jenkins, Keith Powers. ( Photos: Candidates’ Instagram) Four Assembly Race Candidates To Learn Democratic Party Pick Soon The votes of fewer than 200 people on Dec. 10 may decide who the next downtown Assembly member will be. The Democratic nominee... News 01 Dec 2025 | 03:54
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
Kevin O’Keefe (center), at the kickoff party at Hill and Bay on Sept. 16, is the third Democrat to enter the race for what is expected to be a vacant Assembly seat in the 74th District on the East Side now held by Harvey Epstein, who is running for City Council. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) State Assembly Race Heats Up as 3 Dems Vie for Epstein’s Seat Three Democratic candidates are vying to fill the seat now held by State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, who is running for... News 19 Sep 2025 | 08:06
Council Member Keith Powers at St. Vartan Park with constituents. Photo courtesy of Office of Council Member Powers Powers Announces New East Side Dog Run Council Member Keith Powers announced a new temporary dog run in Murray Hill. The dog run will be sited at New Wave Pier,... News 07 Oct 2022 | 10:24
