Exonerated Central Park 5 Member Yusef Salaam Wins Primary For New York City Council Seat

Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 28, 2023

On Tuesday night, Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam declared victory in the high stakes Democratic primary race for the Harlem-based seat in the New York City Council.

Salaam’s win was a huge blow to Mayor Adams’ administration, since Salam beat out “two sitting state Assembly members, including Inez Dickens, who was backed by Mayor Eric Adams,” receiving over

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