With four weeks to primary day, Gotham Gazette's in depth coverage of City Council elections kicks off this week with reports on Christine Quinn's quest for re-election, the contest in a transformed district, a 'referendum' on Atlantic Yards and the debate over a neighborhood's gritty past.
Gowanus Canal Looms over District 39 Race
This Brooklyn district includes some of the city's most gentrified blocks -- but a key issue in the City Council campaign harkens back to the area's far grittier past. Douglas A. Hinnant reports:
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