Hikind is relying on his brand name, which carries weight in Boro Park and parts of Midwood, to overcome the challenges of being a third-party candidate.
A bsent a real race in the November 7 mayoral election the battle for the New York City Council seat vacated by David Greenfield is shaping up to be competitive.
Greenfield whose heavily Jewish 44th district encompasses Boro Park Bensonhurst and parts of Midwood/Flatbush announced in July that he would not seek a third term instead taking the CEO job at the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. Kalman Yeger a political veteran got Greenfield’s place on the Democratic ballot. Yeger who first started working in politics at the age of 19 as a community liaison to former councilman Lloyd Henry has since advised Greenfield and prominent current and former citywide officials.
“I know what it’s like to live work and raise a family in our community because I’ve done that my entire life ” Yeger told Mishpacha in a recent interview. “I know how to fight for our community because I’ve spent my life doing exactly that. I’ll fight every day as a council member to make things easier for people.”
Yeger’s vision includes expanding security services to kids in non-public schools increasing the number of safe parks and exploring changes to traffic patterns and parking rules to make it easier to get around. “I’m grateful and honored by the incredible support I’ve received from our community’s leading askanim — the people who do the day-to-day work of leading our mosdos and chesed organizations. I’m also grateful for the support of elected officials who know and understand our community and know what it takes to serve.”
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