NY Dirt: Primary winner Northrup backs UWS church over housing

One of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s primary picks forayed into a thorny housing debate before even starting his term as the Upper West Side’s new Assembly member. Assembly nominee Eli Northrup handily won the district spanning parts of the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights and Harlem over primary challenger Stephanie Ruskay last month, despite strong support for her campaign from real estate donors. Now the public defender and progressive has already entered the fray, throwing his newfound influence behind a contentious neighborhood battle over the future of West-Park Presbyterian Church. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is expected to decide soon whether to […]

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