Fight for Congress Control Goes Through NY Court: New York Brief

Is Soho too cool to share a seat with Staten Island? Does anyone commute by car between boroughs? These are among the questions flying through a Manhattan courtroom at a trial, expected to wrap up this week, challenging the boundaries of New York City’s only GOP-held congressional seat.

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