NYC Primary 2023: Chi Ossé Keeps Bed-Stuy Seat In Uncontested Race

BED-STUY, NY — Chi Ossé secured his City Council seat early in an uncontested primary race as polls close on Tuesday's quiet primary election.

Polls closed in NYC at 9 p.m. for the primary race that put all 51 City Council seats up for grabs thanks to last year's redistricting process. Without a contender, Ossé is up for another two-year term.

Ossé's race did not appear on the primary ballot.

For election results and other New York City news, sign up for Patch's newsletters and breaking news alerts.

Many of Brooklyn's races were uncontested, including: Crystal Hudson's Central Brooklyn seat, Rita Joseph's Flatbush sesat, Farah Louis's East Flatbush seat and Jennifer Gutiérrez's Williamsburg seat.

Ossé was elected in 2021 as the council's youngest member, and has since focused on housing and tenants rights, criminal justice, workers' rights and more. He decided to run after the police murder of George Floy catapulted him into New York City organizing against police brutality, he told Politico in 2022.

"I'm here to build," Ossé told Politico.

Tuesday's primary proved relatively tame for NYC voters citywide, short a district attorneys races in Queens and the Bronx and one heated council race in Harlem.

Thanks to the city's recent redistricting process, council member hopefuls are vying for a two-year rather than the normal four-year term, meaning New York City is slated for another city council election come 2025.

Find citywide race results here.