Council District 12: On Thursday, September 10, 12th Council District incumbent Larry Seabrook took the same stage as opponents Andy King and Jerome Rice for the first time in the Democratic primary campaign. Comment.

Council District 14: News magnet minister Al Sharpton endorsed 14th Council District candidate Fernando Cabrera on Thursday, September 8. Comment.

Council District 12: In an interview with the Bronx Times at the Boston Secor Houses on Bivona Street, 12th Council District candidate Jerome Rice questioned opponent Andy King’s resume. On Thursday, September 10, King responded. Comment.

The Bronx: Days before the Democratic primary, City Council candidates responded to a Bronx Times questionnaire. Comment.

Council District 12: Opponents contend that Seabrook has been in the public eye more than usual lately, a savvy pol on campaign. Not so, Seabrook responds. Ask the incumbent why he belongs at City Hall and expect an eight-digit answer. Comments (1).

Council District 12: Jerome Rice refers to the Boston Secor Houses as a “forgotten community.” The Bivona Street public housing development, subject to disrepair and gangs, is a north Bronx toehold for the Co-op City resident and 12th Council District candidate. Comment.

Council District 11: There are 101 reasons to re-elect 11th Council District incumbent Oliver Koppell, shouts a campaign brochure. The two-term councilman funded a new playground at P.S. 81 on Riverdale Avenue. He had a traffic light installed at Bainbridge Avenue and East Gun Hill Road. He sponsored St. Stephen’s Meals at the Lutheran Church of the Epiphany in Norwood. Comments (1).

Council District 14: Fernando Cabrera enters a 14th Council District courtyard. He heads to the mothers seated on lawn chairs, planted on concrete - arms loose - as if he means to hug the 14th Council District tight. Comment.

Council District 14: Maria Baez has cut ribbons to new parks and playgrounds, new clinics and cafeterias. Baez’ latest endeavor, the Bronx Family Justice Center on E. 161st Street, is scheduled to open in October. The 14th Council District incumbent is proud of her two terms on the City Council. So proud Baez is set on another four years. Comment.

Mayor: Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson huddled with reporters at the downtown Brooklyn headquarters of the Community Newspaper Group on Monday, September 31 to discuss his five-borough plan. Comment.

Council District 12: Former 12th Council District candidate Johnnie Goff has endorsed 12th Council District incumbent Larry Seabrook…in an effort to better public education in the northeast Bronx, a Seabrook campaign press release announced on Thursday, September 3. Comment.

Council District 14: Maria Baez chose to pound the pavement for votes rather than participate in the Bronx Times / BRONXNET debate on Wednesday, August 26. Although the 14th Council District incumbent has lost the support of the Bronx County Democratic Party, Baez is a legend of sorts in Mount Hope and Morris Heights. Comment.

Council District 16: City Council pugilists Mark Escoffery-Bey and Jose A. Padilla Jr. are down for the count. Bronx County Democratic Party lawyer Stanley Schlein KO’ed Escoffery-Bey, the 16th Council District candidate said. Schlein had Padilla pulverized, the 15th Council District candidate reported. Comment.