Yusef Salaam, one of the 5 teenagers railroaded into prison in the Central Park 5 rape and assault case, has won the Democratic Party primary for city council district 9.
He may not have won outright, though it seems likely, it might have to go to instant runoff calculations.
A bit of history, at the time, Donald Trump spent thousands of dollars on ads in the major City newspapers calling for these children to be executed. (Surprise, he never apologized)
And now he's almost certain to be on the City Council.
Yusef Salaam, a political novice known for being wrongfully convicted in the “Central Park 5” rape case over three decades ago, declared victory late Tuesday in Harlem’s high-stakes City Council primary election, triumphing over two longtime lawmakers from the storied neighborhood.
With more than 97% of votes counted, Salaam was leading his top contender, Assemblywoman Inez Dickens, by more than 2,500 ballots in the Democratic primary for the neighborhood’s 9th Council District, according to unofficial tallies released by the city Board of Elections. The third contender in the race, Assemblyman Al Taylor, trailed behind Dickens by more than 1,000 ballots, the tallies show, putting Salaam in the lead with just over 50% of the vote share.
If Salaam’s lead stays above the 50% threshold when all is said and done, he’ll secure victory without having to go through the ranked-choice process, in which voters’ secondary choices are added to the mix until a candidate nets a simple majority and is crowned the victor.
No official call had been made in the 9th District race as of shortly before 11 p.m.
Hopefully, he will make Mayor Adams' life miserable.
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