Another year, another New York City congressional map?

A judge ruled Thursday that the boundaries of the city’s lone Republican-represented congressional district are unconstitutional, setting the stage for yet another potential redistricting stand-off in state courts that could endanger the party’s hold on the seat and Representative Nicole Malliotakis’s reelection.

In his decision, State Supreme Court justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled in favor of a legal challenge to the 11th Congressional District, concluding that the district as drawn dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino residents in Staten Island by not accounting for population growth in both communities.

Pearlman ordered the state’s independent redistricting commission to reconvene in order to draw new lines for the district by February 6. The ruling is expected to be appealed. While it is currently unclear how the panel would tackle any potential redrawing of the district, any change to the congressional lines likely poses a threat to the Republican Party’s slim representation in the city.

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