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NYC City Council Elections: Everything You Need To Know In District 1
Here's Patch's guide to voting for your next City Council rep for District 1.

Ciara McCarthy is a reporter for Patch in New York City, covering lower Manhattan. You can reach her at ciara.m@patch.com.
Here's Patch's guide to voting for your next City Council rep for District 1.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio will face off against Republican Nicole Malliotakis is November.
The local coffee chain is opening in the space previously occupied by the beloved St. Mark's Bookshop.
The city will pay for lunch for every child that wants it.
Police are hunting two men wanted for a string of robberies in the subway.
The "pharma bro" is reselling the unreleased rap album which he famously purchased for millions of dollars.
A driver who injured a pedestrian on Tuesday and then drove away from the scene was arrested on Tuesday, police said.
An Everlane pop-up shop will open for four days in SoHo on Thursday.
A building manager of two East Village properties that were destroyed in a 2015 gas explosion has died while awaiting trial.
The annual West Indian American Day Parade had a noticeable increase in police security in the wake of safety concerns.
A pilot program that provides ways for police officers to communicate with the deaf is expanding.
The man allegedly grabbed the girl by the arm and said "you're coming with me."
Security at the predawn festival has been increased this year.
Hundreds of firefighters fought a giant fire at Murray and Church for hours Friday. "Our city's collective history is burning," local says.
Police are searching for a man who grabbed a girl's arm in a Queens parking lot on Thursday, authorities said.
The annual Governors Island Art Fair starts on Saturday. Here's everything you need to know.
The Flea is opening in a brand new theater.
The popular food hall is opening a second level with additional food vendors and a grocery store.
Two teenagers were arrested on Thursday after they allegedly kicked a woman to the ground and stole her purse, police said.