NY-12’s frontrunners, Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, are from the West Side and East Side respectively. But, they’ve both been making it a point to campaign on their rivals home turf in recent weeks.
NY-12’s frontrunners, Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, are from the West Side and East Side respectively. But, they’ve both been making it a point to campaign on their rivals home turf in recent weeks. ( Photo: Composite image/campaign photos)

Recently, when Manhattan’s races come down to East versus West, the West has won. However, this crowded race may complicate the pattern.

Will NY-12’s Democratic Primary Be Another Battle of the East vs. the West?
15 Jun 2026 | 11:28
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As the candidates for New York’s 12th Congressional District’s Democratic primary make their final pushes, they are showing up all throughout Manhattan — including in each other’s neighborhoods.

Micah Lasher, an Assemblymember representing the West Side, opened a campaign office across the street from...

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