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Yusef Salaam, Exonerated “Central Park Five” Member, Wins Democratic Primary for New York City Council Seat

Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated "Central Park Five," has won the Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City Council, all but assuring him of eventual victory. Salaam ran on a platform of criminal justice reform, affordable housing, and education, and promised to bring a new perspective to the council. He will face Republican candidate Robert C. Rodriguez in the November general election for the 10th District, located in the Bronx.