Good government groups say the conflict between the housing court judge and chair of the State Senate Judiciary Committee "raises questions that nobody wants to have raised about the independence of our judiciary system."
Fernando Cabrera, who was widely criticized for his anti-gay views, wants to unseat Councilmember Pierina Ana Sanchez, a key member of the Progressive Caucus.
The NYPD cleared the path for ICE's vans, despite pledges from the mayor and the police commissioner that the City doesn't assist in civil immigration enforcement.
Corona swung considerably towards Donald Trump in the November election, and has been at the center of a casino fight and a crackdown on immigrant street vendors.