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Yonkers council seeks to redraw districts to favor Democrats

The outside of Yonkers City Hall. (May 15,

Photo credit: Faye Murman | The outside of Yonkers City Hall. (May 15, 2012)

As City Council heavyweights prepare to redraw district boundaries in a once-a-decade exercise that could reshape Yonkers' political landscape, Democrats are openly trying to protect districts where they are vulnerable to challenges.

City Councilman Wilson Terrero, the board's majority leader, said he wants to shift some neighborhoods from his heavily Democratic 2nd District to Councilman...

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