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Simcha Felder beats Heshy Tischler in lopsided NY City Council election

JL;DR SUMMARY Simcha Felder, a longstanding political figure in Brooklyn's Orthodox community, decisively won a City Council seat in Borough Park, capturing 80% of the vote against Heshy Tischler. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Orthodox Jewish CommunityElectionNew York State SenateCity CouncilBorough ParkHeshy TischlerSimcha FelderKalman YegerCovid 19 ProtestsRepublican Caucus

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"State Sen. Simcha Felder handily won the election to fill a vacant City Council seat representing Borough Park, Brooklyn, beating the theatrical radio host Heshy Tischler."

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