Photo from March by Stacie Joy
Harvey Epstein will be sworn in today as the new City Council member for District 2.
The ceremony takes place at 9 a.m. inside the City Council Chamber at City Hall.
His resignation from the New York State Assembly — where he has represented the 74th District since 2018 — officially took effect at 11:59 last night.
Epstein, an East Village resident who won the District 2 race with nearly 80% of the vote in a four-person field, has focused his legislative work on affordable and accessible housing, disability rights, and climate issues.
He joins the Council, taking over for the term-limited Carlina Rivera, along with members of the incoming class.
Meanwhile, the race is on to fill Epstein's Assembly seat in a special election in early 2026.
East Village resident Sarah Batchu, a former aide to Mayor de Blasio, was second to Epstein in the final round of ranked-choice voting for the City Council District 2 seat in June.
She will face term-limited City Council Member Keith Powers ... Democratic socialist Josh Arnon ... and Marquis Jenkins, a local district leader and director of advocacy for Housing Works.
On Monday, Epstein endorsed Powers to succeed him.
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