Harvey Epstein appears to clinch win for District 2 City Council race in NYC Primary

It had been a fairly short night, but a long day and campaign when Assemblymember Harvey Epstein stepped up in the back of Mary O’s bar on Avenue A in front of a screen showing mostly mayoral race election coverage.

With at least 85 percent of the votes tabulated, Epstein said he was at nearly 40%, significantly ahead of other candidates in the Democratic primary for the Second District City Council race.