Chu takes oath as new district’s first senator
Democrat Iwen Chu was sworn in Jan. 4 as the first state senator for the newly created 17th District.
The district includes Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Kensington and Sunset Park.
Chu, who defeated Republican Vito LaBella in November, is the first Asian-American woman in the Senate. She was also appointed as chair of the Libraries Committee.