Yusef Salaam, a first-time candidate, was wrongfully convicted in a notorious case.
, Salaam received about 64 percent of the vote, a significant margin over veteran assemblymember Inez Dickens, who took home 36 percent. Assemblymember Al Taylor was eliminated in the third round of counting.
Dickens, who previously represented the district for a decade before heading to Albany, had a significant amount of institutional support. She was backed by Representative Adriano Espaillat and former representative Charles Rangel, a heavyweight in Harlem politics. Dickens also received an endorsement from Mayor Eric Adams. It was the sole City Council race that Adams weighed in on during the primary.
In 1989, Salaam was one of five Black and Brown teenagers convicted in the assault and rape of a woman jogging in Central Park in a case that captivated New York City. He was released in 1997 after serving nearly seven years behind bars. The five would be exonerated in 2002 after DNA testing linked an imprisoned man to the crime.infamous full-page ads
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