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Newspaper Article
Peekskill Artists Spawn a Political Revolt
1999
Overview
For nearly 10 years, the all-Republican City Council here tried to spark a downtown renaissance by luring artists to settle in the large empty storefronts along its once busy main streets. In the spring, a few artists and activists stirred up trouble at City Council meetings. They videotaped their antics at the meetings and broadcast them on local public access television. The city retaliated, first by restricting their time to speak, then by having them arrested. On Tuesday, a group of renegade Republicans were swept into office in an election crowded with candidates. The dissident Republican candidate for mayor, John J. Kelly 3rd, won with 50 percent of the vote. Eileen R. Yajure, a Democrat, followed with 38 percent, a surprising showing for a party that couldn't even field a candidate in other years. Councilwoman Catherine E. Pisani, an incumbent who in a normal election season would have had an edge in her bid for mayor, trailed with only 9 percent.
Publisher
New York Times Company
