Campaign Finance Board names City Council debate sponsors
There are two City Council elections in November in which the incumbents are not running for re-election. Councilmembers Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) and Darlene Mealy (D-Bedford-Stuyvestant-Oceanhill-Brownsville) are both term-limited and cannot seek reelection.
The fact that Gentile and Mealy are coming to the end of their Council tenures means that their districts will have new representation starting on Jan. 1, 2018.
With that in mind, the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) is seeking to engage voters by launching a new program of candidate forums in council districts with open seats. There are eight such district across the city, including the two in Brooklyn.
The dates and times for the forums in Gentile’s and Mealy’s districts haven’t been set, but CFB recently announced the sponsoring organizations for the sessions.