Voters from Staten Island and Brooklyn filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the NY-11 congressional map, targeting Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ seat — the city’s only Republican-held district — and arguing that the current boundaries weaken the political influence of Black and Latino residents “unconstitutionally.”

The lawsuit, filed in state court, claims the district’s current configuration — which includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Fort Hamilton — fails to reflect the borough’s changing demographics. The plaintiffs say the map denies communities of color the opportunity to “routinely and systematically influence elections,” according to the suit.

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