On Tuesday, the entire city council is up for re-election in party primary races.
Only a few districts enjoy robustly contested races — and one of them is Lower Manhattan, from Wall Street to Chinatown.
It’s a rare opportunity to assess whether moderates can wrest control of local politics from far-left progressives.
Usually, council members are elected every four years, along with the mayor. This time, thanks to redistricting, council members face the voters just two years after their recent election.
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Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal. Follow her on Twitter here.
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