New York City Council, Exonerated Five and Raymond Santana

Exonerated Five member Raymond Santana announces run for NYC Council. Here's why he's doing it.
Exonerated Five member Raymond Santana says he's running for City Council because his neighborhood has deteriorated and he wants to rejuvenate it.
Raymond Santana of Exonerated Five announces bid for New York City Council
Raymond Santana of the Exonerated Five has announced he is running for a seat on the New York City Council, following the success of Yusef Salaam.
Second 'Exonerated 5' Member Announces Run For Office In New York
Raymond Santana, who at 14 was wrongfully convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger rape, is following Yusef Salaam's footsteps in vying for City Council.
Another member of Exonerated Central Park 5 launches an NYC Council campaign
Another member of the Exonerated Five, the group vindicated of a high-profile assault and rape that took place Central Park in 1989, is running for New York City Council — hoping to replicate the momentum that sent Yusef Salaam to City Hall in the 2023 elections.
Another member of the Exonerated Five is running for City Council
Dan Bongino, the radio and podcast host tapped by President Trump to serve as deputy FBI director, has ripped Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) in the past, attacks that will draw more attention to his controversial nomination. Speaking on his program, “The Dan Bongino Show,” in 2021, Bongino slammed Cassidy as…
‘Exonerated Five’ Member Raymond Santana Launches Bid for New York City Council
Raymond Santana, a former wrongful conviction victim, announces candidacy for NYC Council. His campaign focuses on criminal justice reform and community development.
'Exonerated Five' member eyes New York City Council seat
He’s taken on the criminal justice system, Donald Trump, and now, Raymond Santana says he's ready to tackle the city's biggest issues.
A Second ‘Central Park Five’ Member Will Run for Office in New York
Raymond Santana was wrongly imprisoned. Now, he wants to join Yusef Salaam, also wrongfully accused in the rape of a Central ...
Second ‘Central Park Five’ member seeking NYC Council seat
A second member of the “Central Park Five,” men were wrongly convicted and later exonerated of assaulting and raping a white ...
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Santana spent roughly five years in prison before being released on parole. In 2014, New York City agreed to a $41 million settlement with Santana and the other four men—often referred to as the ...
Deal Struck to End N.Y. Corrections Officers’ Strike, Governor Says
The officers union did not authorize the strike, and it was unclear how it would enforce the agreement. The stoppages have ...
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Another ‘Exonerated 5’ member eyeing a Manhattan City Council seat
Raymond Santana of the Exonerated Five is thinking about running for term-limited City Council Member Diana Ayala’s open seat in East Harlem and the South Bronx. If he ends up doing so, he’d be ...
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About the Case
The Central Park Five film explores the story of the miscarriage of justice that engulfed Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise, the black and Latino ...