Assembly members talk about new district lines
There are different ways to tell how the boundary lines have changed in the districts of state legislators in the aftermath of the re-apportionment process. You can look at a map, of course. Or you could go to a community board meeting and see which elected officials show up to ask for speaking time.
Two assembly members, Peter Abbate (D-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) and Felix Oritz came to the Community Board 10 meeting on Sept. 24 and both had news for members of the Bay Ridge board. Their respective assembly districts will now take in more of the neighborhood the board represents.
“I did pick up a bigger portion of Community Board 10,” Abbate said. Due to re-apportionment, his district will now extend as far west as Seventh Avenue in Bay Ridge. “Board 10 is not a stranger to me,” he said, adding that he has worked with the board on issues in the past.