New controversy surrounds Super Jewish district
The pitfalls of drawing district lines that address the needs and preferences of Brooklyns diverse population are increasingly clear as people alternately applaud and deride aspects of the redistricting proposals drafted by the two legislative bodies in Albany, as well as by a federal judge who stepped in to try to create congressional lines that reflect the needs of residents rather than elected officials.
So on the one hand, there are Asian-Americans in Sunset Park and Bensonhurst celebrating the proposal to create a majority Asian district that would give them their second bite at sending a legislator to Albany
But in Boro Park, the situation is strikingly different, as a group of community leaders along with City Councilmember David Greenfield gathered Tuesday to voice opposition to the so-called Super Jewish district proposed for a broad swath of Brooklyn that includes Boro Park, Midwood, Flatbush and Kensington, which many Orthodox Jews call home. The district would combine portions of six senate districts into one Super Ghetto, according to Greenfield, who contends it is deleterious to the residents.