There's an election today, people

And Gotham Gazette has a good rundown.

I'm still deciding on the three ballot initiatives (see these pieces on community board term limits, which are opposed by the real estate industry), all of which have their pros/cons, but Politico has an interesting piece on the three 2021 mayoral frontrunners and how they'd avoid the campaign finance limits since 2021 compliance is voluntary and they're already raised numerous contributions above the limits.

Will any of the elections make a difference to Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park? I doubt it, since the key elected official is Governor Andrew Cuomo, who seems cruising to re-election, and he controls Empire State Development, the state authority that oversees/shepherds Atlantic Yards. 

Democratic Attorney General nominee Letitia James, the frontrunner, could look into the project, especially given her history as an opponent of Atlantic Yards while on City Council, but I can't imagine it'll be at the top of her list, given other challenges in Albany and the presidency of Donald Trump.