The race for City Council District 41 – encompassing Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East Flatbush and Crown Heights – is shaping up as one of the city’s most crowded and competitive contests in the upcoming primary election.
Incumbent Council Member Darlene Mealy is seeking re-election after a tenure focused on contract reform, MWBE expansion and constituent services. She faces a wide field of Democratic challengers, including Lawman Lynch, Dante Arnwine, Bianca Cunningham, Jammel Thompson, Jamell Henderson, Clifton A. Hinton and Eli Brown.