"This campaign has been about those who have been counted out, those who have been forgotten.”

Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated Central Park Five, in his victory speech after winning the Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 27, to represent a Harlem-based seat in the New York City Council. Salaam earned about 50 percent of the vote in his race. (Gothamist — June 27, 2023)