NYC-CC39: Shahana Hanif prevails in tough City Council primary fight
Campaign volunteers burst into cheers at a packed bar in Park Slope when the news flashed across their phones that Shahana Hanif was the projected winner in the primary race for Brooklyn’s 39th City Council District.
Less than an hour after polls closed, it was clear that the progressive incumbent would cruise to an easy victory over a well-funded challenge from Maya Kornberg in the district that stretches from Park Slope to the Columbia Street waterfront, and includes Windsor Terrace, Kensington and part of Borough Park.
At the end of the night, with more than 90% of first-choice votes counted, Hanif led Kornberg by about 44 points.
The chair of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus was greeted like a conquering hero as she walked into the pub, making her way through a sea of hands holding slices of pizza to get to a microphone at the back of the room.
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