Eli James
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Voting in the Dark

AN NYC BLOG

This blog and my podcast, “Strong Reception,” are here to shed light on New York’s draconian voting system and what we can do to bring it into the 21st century. I also talk about music history because that’s super important too and I love it.

STRONG RECEPTION Ep. 13: Chris Durosinmi and the Race for the 37th District

Chris Durosinmi, Brooklyn native and Democratic candidate for City Council District 37, spoke on “Strong Reception” about how we vote in New York, how sanitation inequity has serious impacts, and how we can better support those returning home from prison. The primary election takes place in New York City on June 22, 2021.

Chris Durosinmi, Brooklyn native and Democratic candidate for City Council District 37, spoke on “Strong Reception” about how we vote in New York, how sanitation inequity has serious impacts, and how we can better support those returning home from prison. The primary election takes place in New York City on June 22, 2021.

This week on my podcast Strong Reception with Eli James, I am pleased to present my conversation with Chris Durosinmi, who is running to be the next City Council Member for the 37th District in Brooklyn. This episode is part of my series of interviews with the candidates in this all-important primary election, which takes place June 22 in New York City, along with the races for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough president and hundreds of City Council seats.

Chris Durosinmi is a Brooklyn native and community organizer who has held several staff jobs in city and state government, and currently works for the Wildlife Conservation Society. He and I discussed some of the urgent issues facing the people of this underserved district, like the decline in trash pickup and sanitation resources, the need for greater support for those coming home from prison, and how New York's voting apparatuses would benefit from greater transparency. (We get into New York's cryptic fusion voting system, for instance. Why are we the only state to use it?)

To find out more about this City Council race, check out my episodes with candidates Misba Abdin, Sandy Nurse and Rick Echevarria.

Subscribe to “Strong Reception” wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a comment for the show on Twitter at @strongpod. Let me know what you think of my convos!

Eli James