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Second ‘Central Park Five’ member seeking NYC Council seat

Raymond Santana, 50, announced his Democratic campaign for New York City Council's 8th District, aiming to replicate Yusef Salaam's success in the 2023 elections.
Santana's campaign focuses on public safety, sanitation, mental health, and reforming the criminal justice system, highlighting deteriorating conditions in Harlem.
The Exonerated Five member plans to advocate for affordable housing and target marginalized communities.
Santana emphasizes the importance of community involvement in restoring safety and improving relations with the NYPD.

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WIVB

Darryl Boyd, member of “Buffalo Five” exonerated in 2021, dies

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Darryl Boyd, a member of the "Buffalo Five" who served nearly three decades in prison before being exonerated in 2021 for a wrongful conviction in a 1976 murder, has died. Boyd died on Wednesday, the East Side Collaborative Partnership said. Boyd was wrongfully convicted for the 1976 murder of William Crawford on Buffalo's East Side in 1976, when he was 16 years old. John Walker was the other teen convicted and he ended up…

5 days ago·Buffalo, United States

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PIX 11

'Exonerated Five' member Raymond Santana eyes New York City Council seat

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- 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 member of the "Exonerated Five," Santana hopes to win a seat on the City Council and right the wrongs in East Harlem and the Bronx. Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins City Council race "I just know my community needs resources now," he said. Santana wants to give back to the ci…

5 days ago·New York, United States

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HuffPost

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.

5 days ago·United States

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Gothamist

Another member of Exonerated Central Park 5 launches an NYC Council campaign

Raymond Santana hopes to replicate the success of his peer, Councilmember Yusef Salaam.

6 days ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

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 woman in 1989, is seeking a seat on the New York City Council. Raymond Santana is the second member of the group of five Black and Latino men to seek a seat on the…

6 days ago·Washington, United States

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