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expected to be the first Muslim
woman elected to the Council
in its history. Ms. Hanif, who
is Bangladeshi-American, will
also be one of the first members
of South Asian descent, along
with Shekar Krishnan, who won
his primary in Jackson Heights
and Elmhurst, in Queens.
Krishnan, a civil rights law-
yer, told the New York Times
that the lack of diversity on the
Council was part of what mo-
tivated him to run, especially
after seeing the pandemic dev-
astate his neighborhood. “Com-
munities like mine, we’ve never
had representation in our City
Council,” Krishnan said. “And
what that means is the voices
of our South Asian communi-
ties aren’t being heard,” he was
quoted in the Times.
For South Asians, Eric Ad-
ams as the new mayor will mean tory by dominating in Black, and Kathryn Garcia, a tech- up under hardscrabble circum-
a lot. Though the election is still Latino and working-class white nocrat who won more affluent stances, was beaten by cops and
months away, his victory is con- neighborhoods outside of Man- neighborhoods. went on to join the police depart-
sidered certain. hattan, defeating both Maya Adams has a unique biog- ment himself where he became
Adams won his narrow vic- Wiley, the progressive favorite, raphy, as a politician who grew a prominent voice for reform.

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