""I'm rooting for redistricting because as many problems as I have with Dan Goldman, he's a lot better than Nicole Malliotakis," Lander told City & State New York on the sidelines of an Albany political event over the weekend. "I look forward to the court letting us know what the district is." Lander said Goldman is going "no holds barred against me, but I am holds barred against him.""
"A Manhattan judge opened the door for Democrats to flip the seat held by Malliotakis when he ruled last month that the district violates the state's voting rights act by lumping Staten Island, where minority voters have traditionally faced steep hurdles gaining representation, with a GOP-friendly slice of south Brooklyn. The successful suit claimed the NY-11 district should instead include part of deep blue lower Manhattan, a switch that would instantly transform Malliotakis from a likely winner to a longshot for reelection."
Brad Lander says he is tempering criticism of Rep. Dan Goldman because an ongoing redistricting court case could redraw district lines and place Goldman in Nicole Malliotakis's Staten Island-based territory. Lander prefers a potential redrawn district that would include lower Manhattan, arguing Malliotakis is a worse option for his priorities. Goldman's team accused Lander of seeking a congressional off-ramp after missing a role in the mayoral administration. A Manhattan judge ruled that the current NY-11 map may violate the state's voting rights act and that the district should instead include parts of lower Manhattan, which would change electoral dynamics.
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