Forest Hills Primary: Lynn Schulman Apparent Victor, Report Says

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Lynn Schulman looks to have defeated two other Democrats with eyes on her seat as the Council Member representing Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, and Richmond Hill, according to NY1.

Schulman seemed to be taking the lead as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, defending her seat after just two years in office. She faced a strong line-up of familiar faces in the district: Democrats Ethan Felder and Sukhjinder Nijjar.

To learn more about the candidates, Patch profiled the three Democrats looking to occupy the District 29 seat, as well as Republican Danniel Maio.

Here is the breakdown of votes as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Board of Election website's unofficial results.

Lynn C. Schulman : 53.9 percent (3,317 votes)

Ethan Felder: 34.6 percent (2,128 votes)

Sukhi Singh: 10.7 percent (659 votes)

Schulman currently chairs the Health Committee in the City Council. The 65-year-old served as Vice-Chair of Forest Hills Community Board 6, and she was a former member of the 112th Precinct Community Council and the Board of Directors of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce.

Schulman graduated from Brooklyn Law School, and later served as an appointed member of the Community Education Council for District 28.

Felder, a labor lawyer, served as a Democracy Party District Leader and a Community Board 6 member. He's organized several rallies, including the Queens Unity Rally against anti-Semitism in 2020 and a protest after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

He graduated from Townsend Harris High School and holds a degree in Government from Cornell University and Law from Washington University in Saint Louis.

Nijjar is a Sikh community leader who immigrated from Punjab when he was 14. He lives in Richmond Hills and he's been a small business owner in the district for over 30 years.

If elected, Nijjar said he would promote full language access in all city agencies and support the QueensLink project to increase transit accessibility for Queens residents.