Nelson endorses Lisyanskiy for council seat next door
City Councilman Michael Nelson, who is term-limited and cannot run for re-election, has made an endorsement in a council race – not the contest in his district, but in a neighboring community.
Nelson (D-Sheepshead Bay) recently announced that he is backing John Lisyanskiy in the Democratic Primary for the seat in the 47th Council District covering Coney Island, Gravesend, and parts of Bensonhurst. The district is located next door to Nelson’s.
Lisyanskiy, an aide to Council Speaker Christine Quinn, is one of four candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for the seat currently held by Democrat Domenic Recchia who, like Nelson, is term-limited.