Clarisa Alayeto, who currently chairs Bronx Community Board 1, announced Wednesday that she is running for City Council District 8, which covers East Harlem and the South Bronx.
Alayeto, who made the announcement on Instagram, aims to take the seat currently held by Diana Ayala, who has been in office since 2018 and is term limited. Alveto recently left a leadership position at DREAM Charter School to work on her campaign. She was born in East Harlem—into a family with deep roots in the neighborhood—and grew up in the NYCHA Patterson Houses in Mott Haven.
