Carl Wilson, longtime West Side organizer and chief of staff to Council Member Erik Bottcher, is officially running to take over Manhattan’s District 3, launching his campaign on Tuesday with day-one endorsements from City Hall heavyweights and a roster of tenant and community leaders across Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and the West Village.
The City Council seat is expected to become vacant following Bottcher’s anticipated move to the New York State Senate. Bottcher is running in a Feb. 3 special election for Senate District 47, and recently secured the Democratic line in the race to replace former state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who recently became Manhattan borough president.
