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New Yorkers get to cast ballots this month for borough president, mayor and other local offices. Patch is profiling each candidate.

New Yorkers get to cast ballots this month for borough president, mayor and other local offices. Patch is profiling each candidate.
New Yorkers get to cast ballots this month for borough president, mayor and other local offices. Patch is profiling each candidate.
New Yorkers get to cast ballots this month for borough president, mayor and other local offices. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Wednesday, June 16.
Elected officials held a press conference Wednesday at the UWS location where actor Lisa Banes was hit and killed by an electric scooter.
The 70-year-old UWS diner closed in the fall of 2020. After fears it was gone forever, a former employee is bringing it back.
Rates of COVID-19 across the Upper West Side have reached record lows as the neighborhood continues to get vaccinated, data shows.
The Washington Heights native and "In The Heights" creator took to Twitter to address casting criticisms of the film version.
Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick is running for the West Village city council seat, and he's got big plans for marijuana in the district.
Bhavik Bhandari was last seen leaving his apartment at 461 Fort Washington Avenue on June 10. His family is frantically searching for him.
Police are looking for a man who stole a chain off the neck of a four-year-old in Washington Heights.
New Yorkers get to cast ballots this month for City Council, mayor and other local offices. Patch is profiling each candidate.
New Yorkers get to cast their ballots this month for City Council, mayor and other local offices. Patch is profiling each candidate.
The only animal spotted with rabies in Manhattan in 2021 so far was a raccoon in Inwood. The city is taking action.
City departments and The NY Public Library recently announced updated plans for The Eliza building, which will house the new Inwood Library.
Two ice cream shops in Greenwich Village were named among the 41 best scoops in the country, according to a recent ranking.
Banes died 10 days after getting struck by a scooter on the Upper West Side, police announced Tuesday morning.
The Boat Basin will be emptied and closed in November 2021 in preparation for the $90 million restoration project beginning in 2023.
New Yorkers get to cast ballots this month for City Council, mayor and other local offices. Patch is profiling each candidate.