Assignment #2:The current NYC councilKeith powers(City Council) Due: Week 6 Worth 10% of final grade UsingtheNew York Times coverageof the last New York City Council elections,identify your City...

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Assignment #2:The current NYC councilKeith powers(City Council)



Due:
Week 6
Worth 10% of final grade


UsingtheNew York Times coverageof the last New York City Council elections,identify your City Council Representative (if you live outside of New York City,pick a NYC zip code to use for this assignment.Once you've done so, write a short essay of 500-600 words that includes:



  1. A summary of your city councilor's media exposure, including their main areas of interest when possible.You can use the biographies oncouncil.nyc.govas a starting point for your research. Consider:

    • The Council Representative's name

    • How long they have been in office

    • Their recent major policy initiative

    • Whether or not there was a successful outcome for their initiative and why



  2. An overview of your district's voting record, including the last council elections and the lastpresidential primariesandgeneral election.

  3. A thesis and supporting argument answering the question, "does the city councilorreallyrepresent the interests of their constituents?"



Assignment 2 link outdated


Usehttps://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york-general-elections
orhttps://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-and-elections/new-york-city-2017-general-election-results.htmlorhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/05/us/elections/results-new-york-general-elections.htmlany reliable results for 2017.


There were a few in 2019https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_New_York,_New_York_(2019)





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Answer To: Assignment #2:The current NYC councilKeith powers(City Council) Due: Week 6 Worth 10% of final grade...

Tanmoy answered on Mar 31 2021
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The Current NYC Council – Keith Powers (City Council)
My city is New York City Council and it is Keith Powers elected as the District 4 representative from Democratic Party. It is the first term that Keith Powers has own the general elections on 7th November, 2017. Keith Powers defeated Rebecca Harary from Republican and Rachel Honig from Liberal in the District 4 New York City Council general elections. Keith Powers achieved 57.20% of votes while Rebecca and Rachel got 30.83% and 11.87% of votes respectively.
The main initiatives of Keith Powers for the campaign of New York City council elections were providing public education and affordable housing facilities for all. Edification of the New York City to make it more vibrant and making various reforms in the city government (Ballotpedia, 2017).
Some of the major successes achieved by Keith Powers with respect to the promises made during the 2017 New York City Council election campaigns were with respect to providing affordable housing facilities. He was able to negotiate the housing deal between Waterside Plaza and New York Council Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Through this initiative he was able to preserve the affordable units of the Water Plaza till the year 2098. He was also able...
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