Mayor Bloomberg during the 2010 Census campaign. He is now formally challenging the bureau's findings.

Afghan leaders in Queens are questioning Census numbers that claim that there are about 6,600 Afghans in the borough. Mayor Bloomberg has challenged the Census numbers for undercounting several communities in the city, including Astoria and Jackson Heights, by reporting housing units as vacant when they are fully occupied. For original click here more>

Justin Wax Jacobs shows the signatures the city said were invalid. Photo by Anna Gustafson

 Justin Wax Jacobs, a 22-year-old, who hoped to be a representative for his district through a special election, has collected over a thousand signatures. However, his attempt at being a candidate were stifled when the Board of Elections ruled that Jacobs' signatures were invalid due to a minor technicality, exposing New York's tedious election laws.

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Although a state judge ruled last week that city officials have to phase out low performing schools, area legislators and union officials have vowed to continue to fight Department of Education plans, which they claim favor charter schools over traditional public schools.

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If Gov. Cuomo does not call for a special election to pick the candidates to run for departing congressman Anthony Weiner's seat, the decision will be left up to party leadership, robbing citizens of the right to choose their representative. more>

Rose Marie Poveromo, left, apologized for remarks made before numerous public officials at a town hall meeting last Thursday night. more>