The two main candidates are Chinese American. The so-called Asian opportunity district has no incumbent. The city’s redistricting commission, seeking to reflect the growth in the city’s Asian population, created a City Council district in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, which has a majority of Asian residents. Why is there a new City Council district? Ms Marmorato is hoping to replicate her party’s showing in 2021, when Curtis Sliwa, a Republican, narrowly won the district in the mayoral race over Eric Adams, a Democrat whose fund-raising practices are now under federal scrutiny. In the Bronx, Marjorie Velázquez, a Democratic council member, has had strong union support as she runs against a Republican challenger, Kristy Marmorato, an X-ray technician.

In Queens, Vickie Paladino, a Republican council member, is facing a challenge from Tony Avella, a Democratic former state senator.

The two have quarreled over the city’s handling of the migrant crisis, abortion and other issues.Īnother council member, Inna Vernikov, a Republican, is running for re-election in Southern Brooklyn after being charged with openly carrying a gun at a pro-Palestinian rally - an event that she opposed and was observing. Kagan, a former radio and television show host from Belarus. Brannan, a former punk rock guitarist, is running in a swing district against Mr. It pits Justin Brannan, a Democrat and chair of the Council’s Finance Committee, and Ari Kagan, a council member who recently left the Democratic Party for the Republican Party.

One of the most interesting races features two sitting council members who are fighting bitterly over a redrawn district in southern Brooklyn. The two statewide ballot measures involve a debt limit for small city school districts and the construction of sewage facilities. There are district attorney races in the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, but only Melinda Katz, the Queens district attorney, faces a challenger.

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