EditorialNew York City Councilman Justin Brannan, right, with Councilwoman Adrienne Adams at City Hall in New York, Jan. 5, 2022. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)
Editorial New York City Councilman Justin Brannan, a Democrat, gives a victory speech at the Wicked Monk, in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Election Night, Nov. 2, 2021. (Holly Pickett/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York City Councilman Justin Brannan, a front-runner for City Council speaker next year, who was locked in an unexpectedly tight race with his Republican rival, speaks to supporters in Brooklyn on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Holly Pickett/The New York Times)