Fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict spilled over into a contentious City Council race in south Brooklyn's newly drawn 47th District following a pro-Palestinian rally in Bay Ridge Saturday.
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The borough’s political players hoped the Assemblymember would unite the party. Instead, as Democrats head into a vulnerable midterm election, New York’s biggest local political organization is in free fall.
A number of barriers contribute to the shortage of Latinos in the state legislature, including low voter turnout, difficulty fundraising, scandals and factions splintering the vote.