Assemblywoman Inez Dickens, a Democrat and longtime fixture in Harlem politics, said Monday that she intends to retire, capping a political career that included a stint in the leadership of the New York City Council. Last year, Dickens sought a return to the Council, but came up short in a primary election campaign against Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated “Central Park Five” who went .
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