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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Watch the Democratic comptroller debate in Spanish, Mandarin
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Democratic candidates vying to be the city's next comptroller will face off in a debate on PIX11 News Thursday night. Starting at 7 p.m., Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and City Council Member Justin Brannan will answer key questions about the future of the city. More Local News The debate, moderated by PIX11's Dan Mannarino and Henry Rosoff, will air live on PIX11, and PIX11+. Here's how to watch the debate in other languages: Starting at 7 p.m., you can watch the debate live in Spanish in a video player below. A Mandarin translation of the debate will be livestreamed to the Chinese-American Planning Council's Facebook page. You can also watch the Mandarin livestream in a video player below starting at 7 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
How to watch the comptroller debate: Levine vs. Brannan
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Democratic candidates for the New York City comptroller primary will face off in a 60-minute debate on PIX11 News Thursday night. The debate between Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and Councilmember Justin Brannan will be hosted by PIX11's Dan Mannarino and Henry Rosoff. The two candidates will fight for the Democratic nomination for November's general election. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the debate: More Local News The debate starts at 7 p.m. EST on Thursday, May 29. The debate will air live on PIX11, and PIX11+ starting at 7 p.m. The debate will stream live on and the PIX11+ app on Roku, Amazon FireTV, Apple TV, and Samsung Smart TVs. For more information on the PIX11+ app, click here. Yes, the debate will be livestreamed in Mandarin and Spanish. To watch the debate in Mandarin or Spanish, click here. A Mandarin translation of the debate will also be livestreamed to the Chinese-American Planning Council's Facebook page. Make your voice heard! Submit questions for the candidates by commenting on PIX11's social media accounts, including X, Facebook and Instagram. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Submit your question for NYC comptroller debate on PIX11
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – With the primary election just weeks away, Democratic candidates vying to become New York City's comptroller will come head-to-head in a debate on PIX11 News. Viewers can submit questions for the candidates by commenting on PIX11's social media accounts, including X, Facebook and Instagram. Submit your questions by Thursday, May 29, to be included in the upcoming forum. More Local News Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and City Council Member Justin Brannan are both fighting for the important seat, which oversees the city's fiscal management. The city's current comptroller, Brad Lander, is running for mayor, leaving his seat open. Watch the forum by tuning in or streaming online starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 29. Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
As Manhattan BP Mark Levine rails against speeding, his drivers put pedal to metal
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine's city-issued car has racked up dozens of violations — including a handful that might run afoul of a measure he's pushing for in Albany to deter speeding. In a one year period from 2023 to 2024, the beep's car racked up six speeding in school zone violations, per data from How's My Driving — a stat that means his vehicle could be required to have intelligent speed assistance technology installed under a bill he's advocated for that would crack down on 'super speeders.' 'Reckless drivers are killing New Yorkers,' Levine wrote on social media in April. '… This legislation would mandate speed limiter technology for the most dangerous drivers on our streets. Albany must act now!' A spokesperson for Levine blamed the beep's drivers, saying that the speeding violations were done on their commutes, when Levine wasn't in the car. A side-by-side comparison revealed many of the after-hours violations occurred, for example in Brooklyn at times when where Levine is marked down as being in Manhattan or at the office. After the Daily News asked about the violations, a spokesperson said that 'disciplinary actions' were taken with the relevant staffers. 'The Borough President is committed to traffic safety, which is why he supports laws like the Stop Super Speeder bill and efforts to crack down on ghost plates, and advocated for the passage of Sammy's Law, among other priorities,' a spokesperson for Levine said. 'In fact, he has already requested a speed limiter for the MBPO vehicle, so that staff cannot continue this pattern of behavior.' The law to crack down on drivers with the most violations would require a speed-limiting device to be installed in the cars of motorists with six or more camera-issued speeding tickets in 12 months. The beep's city-issued car has racked up a total of 28 violations since he started in the post in 2022, including 10 for speeding in school zones. Manhattan accounted for just 16 of those total violations, with Brooklyn seeing 10 violations and Queens and the Bronx recording one each. In an interview with the New York Editorial Board last week, Levine, said he prefers to take the subway and said he has 'rarely left the island for the most part' during his tenure. 'It's more fun and usually faster,' he said of the subway. 'But there's times where there's just no way to make the schedule work and in those cases it's helpful to have that option.' Levine is running for City Comptroller against current Councilmember Justin Brannan. Sitting Comptroller Brad Lander is running for mayor. The 'Super Speeder' bill advanced in a state Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday.
New York Post
21-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
NYC comptroller race ‘up for grabs' with Manhattan BP Mark Levine in lead with whopping 60% of Dems undecided
The Democratic primary race for city comptroller remains up for grabs with a majority of voters still undecided, even though Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine holds a wide lead, a new poll shows. Levine looks to be the clear front-runner in the primary race capturing 25% of the Democratic voters polled, the survey conducted for the five-borough Chambers of Commerce by the Honan Strategy Group found. Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan ran a distant second with 10%, followed by Brooklyn state Sen. Kevin Parker's 5%. 4 Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine holds a wide lead, a new poll shows. Paul Martinka But a whooping 60% of voters sampled said they still weren't sure who they planned to vote for in June. 'It's a wide open race. It's up for grabs,' said pollster Bradley Honan. 'Democrats are focused on the mayor's race and how the city is managed.' Still, Honan said Levine is in a strong position with a better than 2-to-1 one lead among the 823 likely Democratic primary voters questioned on April 16-17. Time is running short, however, for Brannan and Parker to make up ground with the primary scheduled for June 24 and early voting set to begin on June 14. 4 Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan ran a distant second with 10%. Stephen Yang 4 The Democratic primary race for city comptroller remains up for grabs with a majority of voters still undecided, the poll shows. Donna Grace/NY Post Design The survey marked the first independent poll in the race, which has been largely overshadowed by the contentious Dem primary for New York City mayor and the re-emergence of Andrew Cuomo, as the ex-governor attempts to reboot his political career. The city comptroller seat is set to open with current Comptroller Brad Lander running for mayor instead of re-election. Meanwhile, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams doesn't appear to have much to worry about in his re-election bid. 4 Brooklyn state Sen. Kevin Parker followed Levine and Brannan in the poll. William C Lopez/New York Post The poll also found that Williams has the backing of 51% of Democrats surveyed, compared to 6% apiece for Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar and businessman Marty Dolan. About one-third of Democrats are still undecided in that race.
