Could you see the NYC GOP doing well in the 2025 city council elections, bronz?
They currently have 5 seats in the city council, that isn't like the watershed 7 seats they had under Mayor Giuliani but they could add more, especially in the Canarsie area or Elmhurst with Latino voters...
I don't see another Republican mayor soon......however.....they would have to win Democrats and Independents...
I am surprised the NYGOP base did not move to FL or PA yet....they're still in the neighborhoods
I agree they could add more, but def not from the Canarsie area..
They already have the few Staten Island and South Brooklyn seats, their next targets should be Asian areas such as Flushing where Zeldin came in striking distance.
In addition to their current seats, some of their best targets imo are:
District 30, Biden + 14, based around Middle Village which is basically like "white flight" within the city itself. It's a realtively transit desert, pretty white, and notably less dense than the surrounding areas. Zeldin def won this district.
District 43, Biden + 12, heavily Asian district, usually very low turnout, and def voted for Zeldin in 2022. These are some of the more culturally conservative Asian communities in Bensonhurst.
District 44, Trump + 64, basically represented by a conservaDem rn with ties to the Orthodox Jewish community.
Honestly though, outside of these, any other possibilities require some huge re-alignment. I think the Asian seats out in Queens could be possible down the road if they put in the work to actually appeal to these communities.
True. Canarsie is now African American/Caribbean, although they are still some Italians there.
Yeah, Canarsie is what most NYers point to as *the* "hood".
That's a little surprising. Yes, it's about 80% black and only about 5% white, but the rate of homeownership is a bit higher than the city-wide median, and the crime rate and poverty rate are both a bit lower than average. All at least according to Wikipedia
