Women Lose Ground In The New York City Council, Even If Chin And Ayala Win
A day after the primary election, two women are holding on to razor-thin leads for New York City Council seats. But even if they both survive, next year’s City Council will have fewer women, down from 13 seats to 12 in the 51-member body.
In one of the races, Diana Ayala has a narrow lead over Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for the East Harlem and South Bronx district held by outgoing Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. In the other, New York City Councilwoman Margaret Chin is barely ahead of Christopher Marte, a little-known challenger who came close to completing an upset in lower Manhattan. The races are the only two primary matchups in the City Council that have yet to produce a clear winner. . .