Residents want to ensure the development around Broadway Junction results in good jobs and amenities for local residents without exacerbating displacement.
Stanley Fritz, who leads New York City campaigns for Citizen Action, says the Cynthia Nixon race is critical for the Working Families Party and the future of issues like bail reform, reducing wage inequality and strengthening unions.
‘We are demanding fair wages, benefits, and working conditions from those who develop the luxury apartments where we could never afford to live—and the high-end commercial space where we will never occupy a window office.’
The races for three Assembly seats and one Senate district drew between 2 percent and 6 percent of active registered voters.