THE EARLY VOTING STARTS JUNE 12 — ELECTION DAY JUNE 22 INDYPENDENT #264: JUNE 2021 { 2021 NYC } ELECTION » GUIDE« THE MAYOR’S RACE IS A HOT MESS, BUT THE LEFT CAN STILL WIN BIG IN OTHER DOWNBALLOT RACES {P8–15} LEIA DORAN LEIA 2 EVENT CALENDAR THE INDYPENDENT THE INDYPENDENT, INC. 388 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11217 212-904-1282 www.indypendent.org Twitter: @TheIndypendent facebook.com/TheIndypendent SUE BRISK BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ellen Davidson, Anna Gold, Alina Mogilyanskaya, Ann tions of films that and call-in Instructions, or BRYANT PARK SPIRIT OF STONEWALL: The Schneider, John Tarleton include political, questions. RSVP by June 14. 41 W. 40th St., third annual Queer Liberation March will be pathbreaking and VIRTUAL Manhattan held Sunday June 27. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JUNE visually inspir- John Tarleton ing selections. 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