Council District 34: A crowd of approximately seventy residents, community leaders and reporters from nine newspapers gathered in the basement of 1st Spanish Presbyterian Church recently expecting a raucous debate among candidates running for the 34th Council District seat. Comment.

Brooklyn: In Democratic Party circles, names like Roland Rogers may not ring many bells, but he has made it on the ballot to run in the Democratic primary for mayor. Comment.

Council District 19: The six Democratic candidates vying to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) vowed to fight overdevelopment and explore a variety of options for alleviating overcrowding at district schools during a debate hosted by TimesLedger Newspapers last week. But tempers flared when the contenders were given an opportunity to question their opponents. Comment.

Council District 25: Attack, defend, repeat. Comment.

Brooklyn: From protesters outside depicting President Obama as Hitler to catcalls and shouting from audience members, Rep. Anthony Weiner‘s latest health care reform town hall meeting was marked by decidedly uncivil behavior. Comments (2).

Brooklyn: With just over a week to go, candidates are taking off the gloves in the ongoing war of words with their challengers. Read about all the latest dust ups here! Comment.

Council District 29: The six Democrats running in a packed race for City Councilwoman Melinda Katz’s (D-Forest Hills) seat called for better health care and more schools in the district at a TimesLedger Newspapers debate last week during which the candidates also tackled the Cord Meyer rezoning, ethnic tensions and term limits in the run-up to the Sept. 15 primary. Comments (3).

Council District 45: The newsletter in which City Councilmember Kendall Stewart printed the now-infamous list of false endorsements may itself be a violation of state election law. Comment.

Public Advocate: City councilman and public advocate candidate Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) and close to 100 Queens residents rallied outside City Hall Saturday in support of a pillar of the Woodside community who is facing what elected officials are calling an unjust deportation. Comment.

Council District 26: The four candidates seeking to replace City Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) told the TimesLedger Newspapers staff in a debate last week that affordable housing, education, the oil spill at Newtown Creek and a dispute between tenants and landlord Vantage Properties were among the key issues leading up to the Sept. 15 Democratic primary. Comment.

Council District 33: In the tenth official debate among the candidates for the 33rd City Council District, sponsored by Transportation Alternatives, the theme of transportation naturally dominated discussions. Comment.

Mayor: Caribbean Life, a 101,000 circulation newspaper published by Community Newspaper Group, today endorsed — in the Democratic primary election — William Thompson for mayor, John Liu for comptroller, and Bill de Blasio for public advocate Comment.

Mayor: The Bronx Times and Bronx Times-Reporter today endorsed William Thompson for the Democratic nomination for Mayor, Melinda Katz for Comptroller, and Bill deBlasio for Public Advocate. Comments (1).

Mayor: TimesLedger Newspapers of Queens — a chain of 14 newspapers with a circulation of 73,500 copies — today endorsed candidates in the citywide Democratic Primary election. Comment.

Mayor: Courier-Life Publications, Brooklyn’s largest-circulation newspaper chain, today endorsed candidates in the upcoming Democratic primary election. Comment.

Council District 29: The former deputy press secretary to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer who resigned after writing inflammatory racial statements on her Facebook profile has been fired from her position as a campaign photographer for Democratic Council candidate Heidi Harrison Chain. Comment.

Council District 19: City Council contender Jerry Iannece said he did not violate any city laws by acting as Community Board 11’s chairman at a June meeting during which a Bayside developer who contributed to Iannece’s campaign discussed plans to expand its operations. Comment.

Comptroller: Who should be our next comptroller? Decide for yourself by watching our exclusive debate featuring all four hopefuls. With video … Comments (1).

Queens: U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) opened his ears and took input from both sides of the aisle on President Barack Obama’s bold, health care reform bill last week as he pitched the plan to southeast Queens residents and offered additional solutions to make sure it benefits the borough. Comment.

Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and key administration members Tuesday rolled out the city’s battle plan against a probable H1N1 flu outbreak that includes keeping schools open but the mayor said it was uncertain when a new flu vaccine would be available. Comment.

Council District 29: Six Democratic hopefuls came together for a lively but cordial debate in the race to succeed Melinda Katz in the District 29 council seat. See the whole thing right here. With video … Comments (6).

Council District 25: Challengers Danny Dromm and Stanley Kalathara went on the attack against Helen Sears at our City Council debate last week. Watch the whole thing here. With video … Comment.

Council District 23: A trio of Democrats talked about the issues facing Council District 23 at our debate as each seeks to be the successor to David Weprin. See the whole thing right here. With video … Comment.

Mayor: Click on the links below to read — and watch — our exclusive sit-down interviews with Democratic mayoral aspirants Bill Thompson and Tony Avella.

Council District 11: Tony Perez Cassino sleeps in Riverdale. But the 11th Council District candidate is headed east. Cassino recently opened a campaign office on Gun Hill Road. He plans to woo, then represent, the residents of Norwood, Wakefield, Woodlawn and Bedford Park. Comment.

The Bronx: Thanks to the 2008 term limits amendment, eight City Council incumbents from the Bronx are up for re-election. Four are opposed by at least one legitimate primary candidate. Who are the incumbents? Let’s check the City Hall legislation rolls. Comment.

Council District 11: 11th Council District incumbent Oliver Koppell drives a red ‘93 Ford Probe. 11th Council District candidate Tony Perez Cassino drives a red ‘90 Nissan 240SX. Comment.

Council District 26: David Rosasco’s write-in campaign may be over before it began. Comment.

Council District 33: In the grueling slug-fest to replace David Yassky as Councilman for the 33rd District, there are more challengers than weeks left to the September 15 primary. To make sure everyone gets their say, we’ll be pulling double duty, kicking off this week with candidate Evan Thies. Comment.

Brooklyn: Brooklyn’s City Council candidates entering the stretch run of their exhausting campaigns received a welcome pick-me-up last week: matching funds. Comment.

Council District 19: The candidate who has raised the most funds in the race to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) picked up a key endorsement from a major government watchdog group that promotes good government last week, while the race’s sole Republican received a nod from one of the city’s largest unions. Comment.