In the race to represent Harlem’s 9th City Council district, political newcomer Yusef Salaam received just below 50% of the vote before the city released ranked-choice tallies. After the city posted the new results, Salaam received 64% of the vote.
. Salaam, who is one of the exonerated Central Park Five, served nearly seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan had opted not to run for re-election in the district.Keith Wright, a former assemblymember and the current Manhattan Democratic party chair
“This is a victory for justice, dignity and decency for the Harlem community we love. It’s a victory in support of not turning our backs on those in need, for saying we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers and for saying the only way for all of us to thrive is to believe in the promise we all have,” Salaam said in a statement after the results were posted. “We are going to have a new Harlem Renaissance.
Marmorato also won the Conservative Party nomination, so she'll be on the November ballot no matter what and will face incumbent Democrat Marjorie Velázquez.
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