Socialist House Hopeful Darializa Avila Chevalier, Citing Her ‘Black Queer Feminist Lens,’ Demanded End To Rule Barring Violent Criminals From Public Housing

IRAN-ISRAEL

A socialist candidate for New York’s 13th Congressional District has called for revoking a rule that keeps violent criminals out of New York City public housing. Darializa Avila Chevalier, who is currently locked in a tight and divisive Democratic primary race with incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, has said she supports eliminating the New York City Housing Authority’s "permanent exclusion" policy. The NYCHA regulation, the agency says , allows the city to keep murderers, drug dealers, sex