Politics & Government
Hoylman Vs. Danzilo In Race To Represent West Village To UWS
Brad Hoylman is taking on Maria Danzilo in the Democratic primary to represent the newly drawn District 47 on Manhattan's west side.
MANHATTAN, NY — After the smoke cleared from the topsy-turvy redistricting that happened in New York earlier this year, a new district emerged on the west side of Manhattan — State Senate District 47.
The new district stretches from the north end of the West Village through around West 101st Street on the Upper West Side, and also includes Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Hell's Kitchen.
The Democratic primary is a matchup between Sen. Brad Hoylman, who has represented Lower Manhattan's District 27 since 2012, and Danzilo — who ran last year in the Upper West Side City Council race, where she finished an impressive, but distant second to Gale Brewer over five other candidates.
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While Hoylman has represented a portion of the West Village that will be in District 47, along with the entirety of the Chelsea and only parts of Hell's Kitchen and the Upper West Side, he is a newcomer to chunks of the new district — particularly a large section of the Upper West Side.
He also ran for Manhattan Borough President in 2021, in which he lost a competitive primary to Mark Levine.
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"As a State Senator for Manhattan, Brad Hoylman has championed a wide range of progressive issues, such as housing, mass transit and safe streets, public education, LGBTQ rights, the environment and seniors," reads a section of Hoylman's website.
Hoylman has passed more than 100 bills during his years in the senate, highlighted ones include the Child Victims Act, which allows adult survivors of child sexual abuse to revive legal claims against their abusers, and the TRUST Act, which allowed Congress to review the state taxes of elected officials.
Danzilo is a lawyer and nonprofit director whose platform is based on safety, safe schools, and an end to homelessness.
"We cannot wait any longer to address these issues," reads a section on her website. "I am a third generation New Yorker committed to this City. I understand hardworking New Yorkers and I have the experience and skill set to bring us back to health and vibrancy."
Danzilo first rose to community prominence within a Facebook group erected by Upper West Siders looking to push back against the city's decision to move temporary homeless shelters into the neighborhood during the pandemic, particularly to The Lucerne.
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