NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates for Brooklyn’s City Council District 38

As New York City’s June primary approaches, the race for City Council District 38 — Red Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights and Borough Park — is shaping up to be a closely watched contest.

Incumbent Alexa Avilés, a progressive Democrat and chair of the Council’s Committee on Immigration, is seeking re-election after a first term focused on housing, education and immigrant rights.  She faces a primary challenge from Democrat Ling Ye, a longtime public servant and community organizer, and a general election opponent in Republican Luis Quero, a banking executive and community advocate running on a platform of public safety and economic reform.