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Indian American Activist Neeta Jain Eyeing NYC D24 City Council Seat in February Special Election

Indian American Neeta Jain is hoping to win the New York City Council seat in the District 24 special election on Feb. 2. Jain is looking to win the seat which represents the Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Electchester, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, Briarwood, Parkway Village, Jamaica Hills and Jamaica neighborhoods. According to her campaign site, Jain says the city is struggling under the pandemic, recession and racist politics from former President Donald Trump. She says her unique combination of progressive activism and real world leadership give her the experience we need in City Hall right now.Â Â The activist is New Yorkâs first Indian American woman Democratic district leader, an elected DNC Delegate for Biden-Harris, an accomplished educator, and founder and president of the International Ahimsa Foundation, according to her profile.

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Queens Special Election Becomes Ranked-Choice Voting Testing Ground

arrow Ranked-choice voting makes its New York City debut this weekend in a special election to fill a City Council seat in eastern Queens. It’s the first of several elections this spring leading up to the democratic primary for mayor in June, that will introduce voters to an entirely new way of selecting their political leaders. While the ranking system of voting has been used in other municipalities, including San Francisco and Minneapolis, this special election will be the first time voters see how it plays out in New York, with skeptics ready to spotlight any perceived failings and those outside the district ready to apply lessons to their own communities and campaigns.

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South Asian City Council Candidates Look for Representation

By Gloria Pazmino Queens SHARE NEW YORK Along the Hillside Avenue stretch of the Jamaica Hills section of Queens, Moumita Ahmed, a first-time political candidate, is stopped and greeted by her first name. It helps that she speaks Bengali. The local grocer who knows her father wants her know she s got his vote. No one represents us, so this is an opportunity so we have come out and vote, Ahmed told NY1 on a recent afternoon as she went door to door campaigning ahead of her special election, scheduled for next month. What You Need To Know The South Asian community is more than 500,000 strong in NYC

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Unauthorized pit crew charged with theft: DA

Unauthorized pit crew charged with theft: DA
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