NYC-CC02: The candidates (D) running in Manhattan's competitive City Council District 2 primary race

An Assembly Member for Manhattan’s East Side since 2018, Harvey Epstein resides in the East Village with his wife and two children. He is now eying the City Council seat because “we must act locally to tackle the urgent challenges affecting our daily lives.”......

When Anthony Weiner announced his return to politics last year, he said he wasn’t asking for support despite his controversial past—but because of it. His political reentry comes more than a decade after his mayoral bid collapsed amid a second sexting scandal that ended his career and led to an 18-month prison sentence for sending explicit messages to a minor........

Leader of a Lower East Side non-profit focused on wellbeing and former vice chair of Community Board 3, Sarah Batchu began her career in city government at City Hall, where she worked on housing issues, pandemic response efforts, and social service delivery under the de Blasio administration.........

Andrea Gordillo is the chair of Community Board 3 and Director of a Puerto Rican/Latinx multi-arts cultural institution on the Lower East Side. She’s running to represent the district where she resides as a “fresh voice with real experience who knows how to bring bold, community-driven leadership to City Hall.”.......

Allie Ryan is a long-time East Village resident, community activist, and documentary film producer. She previously ran for the same council seat in the 2023 primary, earning 38% of the vote against outgoing Council Member Rivera. She says she’s back again “with real solutions.”






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