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Latest redistricting drama could knock out NYC’s only congressional Republican
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis could be in trouble if New York’s 11th Congressional District is redrawn.
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A state judge in Manhattan officially reopened the Pandora’s Box of redistricting, ruling that New York’s 11th Congressional District, currently represented by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, is unconstitutional and must be redrawn.
Four Staten Island residents filed a lawsuit in October, arguing that New York City’s only Republican-held congressional seat diluted the voting power of Black and Latino residents in the district, in violation of the state constitution. “Today's decision is a victory for every voter in New York’s 11th Congressional District who has been denied an equal voice,” said Aria Branch, a partner with Elias Law Group, which represented the plaintiffs. The judge ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to draw a new district by Feb. 6. An illustrative map included in court documents suggest what new lines may look like, with the 11th District excising southern Brooklyn in favor of Lower Manhattan and the 10th District taking those parts of Brooklyn while only keeping a small part of Lower Manhattan.
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Judge orders state commission to redraw Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional district
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A state judge in Manhattan ruled Wednesday that the boundaries of one of New York City’s U.S. House districts are unconstitutional, potentially kicking off a process in which a state panel redraws the state’s congressional map.
State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman sided with Democratic lawyers who said the lines of U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ district unlawfully diluted the voices of Black and Latino voters in Staten Island.
He ordered the New York Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the district boundary lines by Feb. 6. He also barred any election from taking effect until the lines are redrawn.
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