Redistricting in Jewish Neighborhoods

The Jewish Week has a rundown how “Redistricting Shakes Up Jewish Map.” In essence, it says, that “communities shifted to new house districts, but voting power seen intact.”

Here is a brief of what it says about Jewish communities that we’re following.

Borough Park Flatbush: Jerrold Nadler loses some Jewish voters in the southern part of his Brooklyn turf, but he gains a wider swath of central Brooklyn, keeping Borough Park and gaining more of Flatbush in what is likely the nation’s most Jewish district.

Rep. Michael Grimm of Staten Island is another winner will be pushing deeper into Brooklyn, picking up parts of Sheepshead Bay and Midwood, which have more conservative voters.

Much of the Brooklyn end of the current 9th District, spanning from Manhattan Beach northward to Park Slope and Crown Heights, is in the district Rep. Yvette Clarke now hopes to represent.

Williamsburg: Rep. Nydia Velazquez may need a crash course on the warring factions of the Satmar Chasidic sect in Williamsburg that will be included in her new district. OP: she knows them for a while, but now she will feel it…

Michael Tobman, a well known Jewish political operative says that Valezquezcould be vulnerable to a challenge by Councilman Erik Martin Dilan of Bushwick, who is a close ally of Brooklyn Democratic chairman Vito Lopez. (OP made that point how many time?)

Rep. Edolphus Towns, now representing most of Williamsburg, will likely need a Russian-speaking liaison to reach out to what he hopes will be new constituents in Brighton Beach, who are currently in Jerrold Nadler’s district.

David Pollock of the JCRC is satisfied that they kept the Williamsburg community in was district , in order not to dilute its power. “Seven thousand voters are important in a low-turnout election,” said Pollock.

Rockland County: Rep. Nita Lowey will need to start spending some time in Monsey and New Square, now that she has picked up Rockland County from neighbor Eliot Engel    

Other areas: Queens-based Rep. Gregory Meeks will pick up one of the Five Towns, Inwood, and Valley Stream. He’ll also get the Rockaways from Turner’s 9th. Rego Park and Forest Hills will be in the district to be vacated by Rep. Gary Ackerman - where Rory lancman will oppose the aisan front runner Gace Meng, and republican councilman Dan Halloran will be on the republican line in November. And Republican Pete King, a strident right-wing Israel supporter, will lose out on some of the North Shore Jewish communities where he might be most popular.

See the full article in the Jewish Week.

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