Salaam said he's eager to address those crises and more. His opponents say he doesn’t know enough about how local government works to do so.
"No one should go through what my opponent went through, especially as a child. Years later, after he returns to New York, Harlem is in crisis. We don’t have time for a freshman to learn the job, learn the issues and re-learn the community he left behind for Stockbridge, Georgia," Dickens said, referring to Salaam’s decision to leave the city after his release from prison. He returned to New York in December.
"We all want affordable housing, we all want safe streets, we all want smarter policing, we all want jobs, we all need education," Salaam said of the candidates' common goals. What he offers, he said, is a new voice that can speak about his community's struggles. At a campaign rally for Dickens, Rangel recounted that Salaam had called to say he was entering the race. Rangel then quipped that Salaam had a "foreign name." Salaam responded pointedly on social media.
Rangel and Salaam later talked and resolved the matter, according to a spokesperson for the Dickens campaign.
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