In Central Harlem, a small group gathered outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building to raise the African flag in celebration of Juneteenth.
Kristin Richardson Jordan, who represents Harlem's 9th Council District, announced that she would be dropping out of the race following a turbulent first few years in office., a small group gathered outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building to raise the African flag in celebration of Juneteenth.
Front and center were three candidates all running against each other for the District 9 Council seat- one of the most competitive contests this primary season. Assemblywoman Inez Dickens, Assemblyman Al Taylor and Yusef Salaam – one of the exonerated Central Park Five. All three candidates shook hands on Monday, but just a few days earlier there was tension brewing between the challengers.Dickens formerly held this council seat for 10 years before running for the State Assembly.Mayor Eric Adams"I don't want their endorsement because their endorsement doesn't mean anything," Dickens said referring to Taylor and Salaam. — Inez DickensBut Taylor says this is nothing against Dickens, it’s just how ranked choice voting works.
"I've told people very, very clearly look, we have two powerful seats that represent Harlem in the Assembly," Salaam explained. — Yusef SalaamWhen we asked what that meant, he pointed at the trash littering the sidewalk around where we were standing. "I'm sure if you go into other districts where there are government buildings, there's somebody cleaning up the place," Salaam said. "I've been fighting for justice for 34 years since I was 15 years old. And more importantly, the next person to assume the seat of city councilmember in Central Harlem is going to be the person who determines what the future of Harlem looks like.
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