Tricia Shimamura is running for NYC Council District 5 in Manhattan, a seat currently held by term-limited Councilmember Ben Kallos (who is running for Manhattan Borough President). Council District 5 encompasses Upper East Side’s Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, Roosevelt Island, Midtown East, Sutton Place, El Barrio in East Harlem.
PoliticsNY asked Shimamura three questions in three minutes as part of our meet the candidate series on the road to the June 22 citywide primaries.
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