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	<title>Politicker &#187; New Round of City Council Maps Released</title>
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		<title>New Round of City Council Maps Released</title>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:50:03 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Colin Campbell</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nyopoliticker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/redistricting-new.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-43986" title="redistricting new" alt="" src="http://nyopoliticker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/redistricting-new.png?w=300" height="253" width="300" /></a>Due to this decade's U.S. Census numbers, the New York City Council, like every legislative body the country, was Constitutionally required to adjust its boundaries to reflect population shifts within its jurisdiction. This afternoon, the city's Districting Commission released its second, and likely final, proposal for the new lines.</p>
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<p>Although the commission is technically independent, its lines usually favor the City Council establishment, which appoints many of its members. Accordingly, at an immediate glance, the maps do not appear to be massively different from the <a href="http://politicker.com/2012/09/city-council-redistricting-drafts-released/" target="_blank">draft proposal</a> released earlier this year, which <a href="http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/topics/demographics/2000-proposed-city-council-district-maps-protect-incumbents" target="_blank">protected</a> most existing legislators, with a couple <a href="http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/10/03/mark-viverito-angry-proposed-council-district" target="_blank">exceptions</a>.</p>
<p>View below:</p>
<p>Brooklyn:<br />
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Manhattan:<br />
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Queens:<br />
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The Bronx:<br />
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Staten Island:<br />
<iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/113527688/content?start_page=1&view_mode=&access_key=key-1w87jvks0oyvv7lgvfyq" data-auto-height="true" scrolling="no" id="scribd_113527688" width="100%" height="500" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nyopoliticker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/redistricting-new.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-43986" title="redistricting new" alt="" src="http://nyopoliticker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/redistricting-new.png?w=300" height="253" width="300" /></a>Due to this decade's U.S. Census numbers, the New York City Council, like every legislative body the country, was Constitutionally required to adjust its boundaries to reflect population shifts within its jurisdiction. This afternoon, the city's Districting Commission released its second, and likely final, proposal for the new lines.</p>
<p><!--more--></p>
<p>Although the commission is technically independent, its lines usually favor the City Council establishment, which appoints many of its members. Accordingly, at an immediate glance, the maps do not appear to be massively different from the <a href="http://politicker.com/2012/09/city-council-redistricting-drafts-released/" target="_blank">draft proposal</a> released earlier this year, which <a href="http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/topics/demographics/2000-proposed-city-council-district-maps-protect-incumbents" target="_blank">protected</a> most existing legislators, with a couple <a href="http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/10/03/mark-viverito-angry-proposed-council-district" target="_blank">exceptions</a>.</p>
<p>View below:</p>
<p>Brooklyn:<br />
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Manhattan:<br />
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Queens:<br />
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The Bronx:<br />
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Staten Island:<br />
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