The Trump Organization sued New York City on Monday for cancelling its contract to run a golf course in the Bronx earlier this year, a move it said was politically motivated and should be reversed. The lawsuit, filed in state court, says nothing in the 566-page contract gave New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio the right to terminate the deal after the president’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier this year. The company is demanding that it be allowed to continue to run the course, which has dramatic views of the Manhattan skyline, or that the city pay millions of dollars to buy them out.

Voters are heading to the polls today in NYC, and in Flatbush, they will decide who will be the next Councilman in the 48th Council District to replace Chaim Deutsch. Heshy Tischler has been campaigning alot and even has videos and promotional articles on YWN the past few weeks. Those videos portray Tischler as a quasi-refined individual. We won’t discuss the fact that Tischler lives in Boro Park and is running for a seat that represents Flatbush. But before you think about voting for this man, remember who the real Tischler is. While Tischler claims to “stand up for the community”, this walking Chillul Hashem has done nothing of the sort.

Thirteen Democrats and two Republicans are running in the New York City mayoral primaries on June 22. But because of the “ranked-choice” voting process – where voters rate their top five choices in order of preference instead of picking just one – there won’t be a winner for at least a few weeks. HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: If no candidate receives more than 50% of the first-choice votes, tabulation will be conducted in rounds. The candidate with fewest votes after the initial count is eliminated and all ballots for that candidate will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked candidate selected. That process will continue until two candidates are left, with the winner determined by who has the most votes in that final round.

Frontrunner Eric Adams visited the Orthodox Jewish communities of Flatbush, Boro Park and Crown Heights the night before the NYC Mayoral Primary Election. Adams told YWN that he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support he received from the Jewish community, and would be forever grateful, and felt he owed it to the community to make it his final stop on the campaign trail. Adams continues to lead in the polls, as crime is the single most important issue facing voters in this election. But despite consistently leading in the polls, voters should make sure to go vote. Due to “rank choice voting”, nothing can be for certain. As an NYPD Captain for many years, Adams has vowed to put “Anti-Crime” cops back on the streets of NYC.

Haven’t we had ENOUGH? The Flatbush community has an opportunity to send a new councilmember to City Hall today. The 48th Council District is poised to select a replacement for Chaim Deutsch and political pundits and analysts are watching to see if Flatbush is a neighborhood desiring serious representation or a community willing to be duped by a candidate who resides in neighboring Boro Park. Yes, it’s a very complicated race with multiple candidates. Despite rheotic by some instigators to the contrary, I’m told by our Rov that trusted community Askonim faithfully followed Daas Torah and did not endorse any candidate for this seat. What the FJCC did do is ask voters to carefully “do their own research” and choose a serious candidate from among the pool of candidates.

With Election Day on Tuesday, the Democratic New York City mayoral primary is coming to an end, but not with some last minute drama between two candidates. On Monday, Candidate Andrew Yang – who is polling in 4th place – had some nasty things to say to frontrunner Eric Adams. Yang was taking questions from reporters and said “The last thing New York City needs is a mayor who uses race-baiting anytime he is criticized.” Yang was also asked by veteran Hamodia reporter By Reuvain Borchardt “Is there any candidate that you don’t want your voters to rank at all?” “Eric Adams”, Yang shot back. Eric Adams apparently wasn’t pleased with the Yang remarks.

The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York’s party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators will be on the ballot, along with other municipal offices. The contests include one likely to decide who becomes the district attorney in Manhattan and inherits an ongoing investigation of former President Donald Trump. New York City’s mayoral primary is using ranked-choice voting, a system that lets voters rank up to five candidates instead of choosing just one. Voters are also deciding whether to stick with Rochester’s incumbent mayor, who has been buffeted by personal and political scandals.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is leading the field of Democrats vying to become New York City’s next mayor ahead of Tuesday’s primary, but ranked-choice voting means the race is far from decided. A new Ipsos poll released on Monday found Adams as the top choice for 28% of New Yorkers, while former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang comes in second place with 20% support. They are followed by NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia with 15% and former City Hall lawyer Maya Wiley in fourth with 13%. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Ranked choice voting makes its debut in New York City’s mayoral primary Tuesday in one of the most high-profile tests yet for a system gaining use in pockets across the U.S. The system is based on a simple premise: Democracy works better if people aren’t forced to make an all-or-nothing choice with their vote. Rather than pick just one candidate, voters get to rank several in order of preference. Even if a voter’s top choice doesn’t have enough support to win, their rankings of other candidates still play a role in determining the victor. But the system is more complex than a traditional election, making it tough to forecast a winner. It could take longer to get results. HOW DOES IT WORK?

It was a year ago that mobs of looters roamed the streets of New York City following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. From the month of May to June mobs would walk the streets of New York City smashing and looting storefronts, with videos of the incident going viral. Despite the lawlessness, the NYPD – who were vastly outnumbered during these unexpected events – made hundreds of arrests, with most taking place in Manhattan and the Bronx. Data reviewed by NBC New York showed that at one point, up to 118 arrests were made in the Bronx during the worst of the looting in early June. Despite the heroic actions by the police, many, if not all of these criminals are still roaming the streets – despite their arrests at the time.