LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A City Council district in Northwest Queens will no longer spill over into Manhattan under a new set of maps released by the city's districting commission, which were revised after public outcry.
The latest maps were approved last week in a 13-1 vote by the city's districting commission, months after an initial proposal to redraw New York's Council districts sparked pushback in several neighborhoods.
Some of the most contentious changes would have affected District 26, currently centered on Long Island City and Sunnyside, which would have jumped across the East River to encompass dozens of blocks on Manhattan's Upper East Side, as well as Roosevelt Island.
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