William Alatriste
Council Member Ritchie Torres seen at a 2014 press conference on affordable housing. Torres has the highest national profile of anyone running for Council speaker.
Much of Torres’ legislative record fits easily with his profile as a millennial progressive. But on public housing, his bread-and-butter issue, Torres has departed from some progressive allies in supporting controversial elements of Next Generation NYCHA.
Each challenger entered the day’s contest trailing deBlasio by double-digits, according to polls.
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