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Candidate: Borough President / Manhattan Borough President

Keith Powers (D)

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City Council Member Keith Powers is a lifelong resident of Manhattan, born and raised in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village – where he lives today. He has been serving the East Side of Manhattan since 2018.

 

During his time in the City Council, Keith has authored and passed legislation to convert the city vehicle fleet to electric vehicles, protect animal welfare against cruel conditions, prevent housing discrimination, strengthen the noise code, tackle e-bike fires, expand mental health beds in the five boroughs, and end the scourge of scaffolding in Manhattan.

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Manhattan

Harvey Epstein, Virginia Maloney win City Council Democratic nominations in Manhattan districts 2 and 4

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Opinion

Op-Ed | 50 ideas in 50 days – For a better Manhattan

By Council Member Keith Powers
Candidates for Manhattan Borough President: From left, State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, City Council Member Keith Powers, and Dr. Calvin Sun are competing in the June 24 Democratic primary to succeed outgoing Borough President Mark Levine.
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City Council passes long-awaited legislation to tackle sidewalk scaffolding issues

By Shane O’Brien
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Queens

Elected officials denounce contractor’s treatment of cleaning staff in Queens and Manhattan

By Shane O’Brien
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Mayhem in the East Village: Murder suspect booked as pols denounce conditions of ‘open air drug market’

By Dean Moses
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Farías makes history as first Latina majority leader in women-majority City Council

By Camille Botello
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City puts a bow on 5th Avenue Open Streets for the holiday season, as mayor touts boon for businesses

By Gabriele Holtermann
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City Council approves noise camera bill to fine loud mufflers, drag racers

By Ben Brachfeld
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Council GOP notches one major win in Bronx election, fails to make net gain

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Manhattan election roundup: Few surprises, but history made with Yusef Salaam clinching City Council seat

By Mac Sorensen
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In the Community with Council Member Keith Powers

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EXCLUSIVE | Package of new City Council bills would strengthen freelance worker protections

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Housing & Homelessness

Council bill aims to improve housing of TGNCNBI people in city custody

By Matt Tracy
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‘No words can describe the trauma’: Pressure mounts on city to fix Rikers Island crisis

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Manhattan

2021 Elections: Q&A with Keith Powers, who’s running unopposed for re-election to 4th City Council District seat

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Interviews

Watch Keith Powers: Incumbent NYC Councilmember, District 4 (Manhattan) 

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2020 Bills and Legislation That Changed NYC

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