Haidee Chu

New York

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Articles

How Your Neighborhood Voted in the NYC Mayoral Election

3 days ago | thecity.nyc | Haidee Chu |Mia Hollie

Eleven candidates ran in the Democratic primary for mayor, with former Governor Andrew Cuomo and state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani leading the pack in pre-election polls. With 81% of the vote in, Mamdani leads Cuomo 44% to 36%.
How Your Neighborhood Voted in the NYC Mayoral Election

3 days ago | buff.ly | Haidee Chu |Mia Hollie

Eleven candidates ran in the Democratic primary for mayor, with former Governor Andrew Cuomo and state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani leading the pack in pre-election polls. With 93% of the vote in as of 10 p.m., Mamdani leads Cuomo 44% to 36%. Under ranked choice voting, New Yorkers selected up to five candidates. If their top pick has the fewest first-choice votes, that candidate will be eliminated, and all of those votes are redistributed to second-choice picks.
Joy, Shrugs, Heat and Caffeine as Voters Hit Polls

3 days ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez |Haidee Chu |Anna Oakes |Jonathan Custodio

A blistering heat wave couldn’t stop the New Yorkers who trudged to their polling places on Primary Day to thin out a packed pool of mayoral wannabes. “It’s a hot day!” newly minted voter Charlie Qucik, 23, said after voting at Public School 17 in Astoria, Queens.
Tax Lien Sale Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst

3 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Haidee Chu

Dogged by unpaid taxes and water bills, indebted Brooklynites describe their struggles — and say new exemptions don’t help them.
First Lien Sale in Years Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst

3 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Haidee Chu

When Petal Sandiford stepped into the Flatbush YMCA several weeks ago, the 63-year-old home care worker had just one thing in mind: To get her late uncle’s house in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, where she and six of her relatives live, off the list for the property lien sale happening this Tuesday.
Asian Neighborhoods Sat Out the Presidential Election - and Democratic Candidates for Mayor Are Paying Attention

3 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Samantha Maldonado |Haidee Chu |Katie Honan

In the race to become the next mayor of New York City, Democratic candidates in this month’s primary face a challenge and an opportunity: winning over Asian voters in their party who sat out last year’s presidential election.
Silver Linings for Rain on NYC Dance Parade: Pride, Direction, Rebirth

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Haidee Chu

Every May, the New York City Dance Parade throngs the streets of Lower Manhattan with flamboyant costumes, dynamic music and expressive movements. But ahead of this year’s extravaganza on Saturday — where more than 100 dance styles from West Africa Kuku and Bolivian Caporales to Dancehall and Vogue will be performed — participants from kids to young adults to seniors are all having to find ways to prepare for rain on their parade.
The Dog Ate My Birth Certificate and Other Tales From the Real ID Rush

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Haidee Chu

Days before the long-delayed national deadline for travelers to show “REAL ID compliant” identification to board a domestic flight, people lined up outside Room 133 at a city building on Lafayette Street just north of City Hall, anxious to enter the Office of Vital Records. “What are you purchasing today?” a staffer asked Chris Morrissey, 60, who was nearing the top of the line, in front of a new mother and her 2-month-old daughter in a stroller.
11 City Council Races to Watch in NYC's June Election

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Gwynne Hogan |Haidee Chu |Rachel Holliday Smith |Samantha Maldonado

It’s not just the mayor on the ballot in New York City this year. Many other offices are up for grabs, including all 51 seats in the City Council — including nine Councilmembers who are term-limited and cannot run again.
Vending Enforcement Slams Poor Minorities in White Neighborhoods, New Report Finds

2 months ago | thecity.nyc | Haidee Chu

Waleed Salama spent two years studying vending regulations before setting up his own Halal cart along Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in 2002, where he travels from his home in Coney Island six days a week to work. But the 59-year-old said his preparations have rarely helped him fend off tickets, especially in the last two years as enforcement has intensified. “The police will come every day and write a ticket.