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Inside The So-Called "Commie Corridor": The Neighborhoods Changing New York City Politics


The Democratic Socialists of America are gaining political power in New York City, and much of that support is concentrated in a string of neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. WNYC Senior Politics Reporter Brigid Bergin brings us along on her tour of the so-called “Commie Corridor” to understand who's driving the movement, and why issues of affordability, identity and community are shaping their priorities.


Photo: Rhe Civitello/Gothamist illustration


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• A people’s guide to the ‘Commie Corridor’ of Brooklyn and Queens (gothamist.com/news/a-peoples-guide-to-the-commie-corridor-of-brooklyn-and-queens)


• Michael Lange's Substack (https://www.michaellange.nyc/)







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Tags: New York City politics, Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, Zohran Mamdani, NYC politics, WNYC, Brigid Bergin, Janae Pierre, Michael Lange, housing, renters, affordability, gentrification, tenant rights, progressive politics, left-wing politics, Brooklyn, Queens, Astoria, Bushwick, Greenpoint, Ridgewood, Bed-Stuy, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice, political movements