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The newest revised district map, which shapes council members’ districts and can dramatically alter elections, was released.
The New York City Districting Commission, in charge of tweaking district lines every 10 years, may withdraw lines already approved because of allegations that some lines were drawn based on backroom deals.
The city’s Districting Commission released its preliminary redrawn map, adjusted based on population changes within the five boroughs, using information from the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
Redistricting has become a civil rights matter, according to a group of 20 to 30 African-American community members and elected officials gathered at the federal courthouse at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn on Thursday.
