Yusuf Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five, is on the verge of winning the Democratic nomination for the 9th Council District seat covering Harlem. He
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Meanwhile, first-time candidate Chris Banks is ahead of City Council Member Charles Barron in the Democratic primary for Brooklyn’s 42nd Council District.