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2018 Midterm Election Day Recap: Voting In And Around Bushwick & Local Results

Nydia Velazquez is till reping the district, Julia Salazar is getting started and national high stakes.

By Angely Mercado

Nov. 9, 2018 · 3 min read

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2018 Midterm Election Day Recap: Voting In And Around Bushwick & Local Results

Nydia Velazquez is till reping the district, Julia Salazar is getting started and national high stakes.

Angely Mercado November 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018 · 3 min read

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This year’s midterm elections made a lot of Bushwick (and Ridgewood and East Williamsburg) residents hit the polls.

The national and citywide buildup to this year’s midterms were emotional, there were calls…

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