I like a good gerrymander as much as the next person...

[brooklynite]

...but who decided to move Brooklyn Heights into a State Senate district with Brighton Beach and the north shore of Staten Island?

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[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. Objectively speaking, gerrymandering is a crime against democracy, legalized. Has to stop.

It is literally dividing communities, never mind the nation.

And that’s a lessor of the many crimes.

[brooklynite]

2. And when Republicans stop, I'll ask Democrats to do likewise...

FWIW, all of these neighborhoods are Democratic.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

5. My argument is a principled one, not political.

[FakeNoose]

3. Staten Island votes red, and I'm guessing the Brighton Beach area does too

Not sure about the Park Slope area, but this is mighty suspicious looking.

Yes it's definitely someone trying to carve out a guaranteed seat for re-election. This is why incumbents should have no input in the District mapping process. The maps must be drawn up by people who cannot run for the seat that's being created or maintained. The same thing has been happening in Pennsylvania (where I live) and most other states as well.

There's too much at stake in these District maps, and it's always to the incumbents' advantage. We usually see the R's being sneaky and outright EVIL about it, but the Dems have done it too. We need to recognize that incumbency itself is its own temptation.

[brooklynite]

4. North shore of SI is heavily African American.

The district lines don't go to Park Slope; it's Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook; all heavily Democratic