Voting in the Dark

This week on “Strong Reception,” New York City Council candidate Chris Durosinmi sits down to talk about sanitation inequity, fusion voting and support for those coming home from prison.

This week on “Strong Reception,” New York City Council candidate Misba Abdin sits down to talk about about his strong ties to the district, and the need to break the cycle of Brooklyn’s political dynasties.

This week on “Strong Reception,” New York City Council candidate Sandy Nurse sits down to talk about the rollout of ranked-choice voting, preventing leadership gaps in City Council, and many other issues affecting residents of the underserved 37th Council District in Brooklyn.

This week on “Strong Reception,” New York City Council candidate Rick Echevarria sits down to talk about about curtailing housing corruption in his native Bushwick, and expanding voting equity for all New Yorkers.

L. Joy Williams, president of the Brooklyn NAACP, stopped by the podcast to talk about voting changes coming to New York, and to offer up simple ways of practicing everyday civic engagement.

I am joined by Boston Globe columnist Renée Graham to discuss some of the music legends we lost this year.

A Walk Through History With the 20th Century's Most Pop-Friendly War Ballad

Check out the first episode, A Brooklyn Bereft, in which I cover what went down in the canceled race for New York’s 37th City Council District.

COVID played a role. But New York machine politics was the star.

New York State has moved its presidential primary from April to June, but there’s still a lot more that needs to be done to protect people — and protect their votes.