2021 City Council Races
In Brooklyn Political Launching Pad, Another Highly Competitive Council Race
Kira Silbergeld/Gotham Gazette and Laura Glesby/Gotham Gazette |
The competition is especially hot, if civil, in Brooklyn’s 39th City Council District, one of the most politically-active areas in the city, with some of the highest voter turnout rates, and the home district of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who represented the district before being elected Public Advocate then mayor.