What happens if your constituents are not overly happy with your work? You can do a few things: One, you can do a better job, simple! Two, don’t run again as Congressman Frank from MA decided recently. Three, cut out the revolting voters and run in a “new” district.

For backers of Congressman Ed Towns (D-NY), the latter seems to be the easiest option.

As the NYDN reported, the NAACP released recently new maps for a few NY Congressional districts, arguing that their suggestions are needed in order to protect the voting rights of Blacks. But notably, the new map for Towns (NY-10) cuts out “Old Williamsburg” from his district. The whole “Hasidic Area” of Kent, Wythe, Bedford, Lee, Marcy, Harrison avenues East of Flushing are cut out. This means that thousands upon thousands Hasidim who would have the option to vote against Towns in the upcoming Primary, will be represented by Nydia M. Velázquez.

On the books, Mr. Towns did not agree nor disagree with the new NAACP map. However, NY State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries who is poised to announce a run against Towns is lining up support within many communities, including among Hasidim. The best way to cut off Jeffries from beating Towns in a Primary is to change the map. However, the new Towns map moves into some Orthodox Jewish areas of Bob Turner’s district. In this case, it perhaps helps the Democrats on two ends: Jeffries in NY-10 has a smaller chance to beat Towns in a Primary thus guaranteeing another term for Towns, and Turner in NY-9 has a reduced chance to win re-election since he won it largely by a massive Jewish base parts of which will be placed in another district.

(Source: Gestetner Updates)