Assemblymember Amanda Septimo (A.D. 84), who broadly represents the South Bronx neighborhoods of Concourse, Port Morris, Mott Haven and Hunts Point, Melrose and Longwood, announced Dec. 11, that she is the sixth candidate to run for Congress in New York’s 15th congressional district, a seat currently held by her Democratic colleague, Rep. Ritchie Torres . Septimo said she is launching a platform built around cost-of-living relief, safe and secure neighborhoods, access to truly affordable housing, and defending essential national programs for working families.

“As actions by the federal government crush family budgets, rents continue to rise, NYCHA repairs go untended, and neighborhood storefronts struggle to survive,” the assembly member said. “We’re living through a five-alarm

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