In the upcoming elections, Bushwick residents will see several familiar faces on the ballot as local incumbents run largely unopposed. However, the race for New York’s 7th Congressional District presents a contest for Bushwick voters, with long-time incumbent Nydia Velázquez facing Republican challenger William Kregler.
Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.
Espinal joins the race with fellow councilmembers Robert Corgeny, Antonio Reynoso and Crown Heights-based, formerly incarcerated bishop Lamor Whitehead.