Six City Council members are suing to get ranked-choice voting delayed, making the case that the new system, if executed right now, will hurt non-white voters and cause voter disenfranchisement. NY1’s Zack Fink, Juan Manuel Benitez and Courtney Gross explain the controversy around the voter-approved ranked-choice system and discuss if New York is ready to implement the new system. They also weigh in on Shaun Donovan’s official launch of his mayoral campaign.
And they talk about an alarming new report that shows a surge in homelessness in the city, as the debate continues over relocating hundreds of homeless New Yorkers out of an Upper West Side hotel.
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