Avila Chevalier Wins NY-13 Primary

Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat in NY-13, spanning Upper Manhattan and the Bronx.

1. Frame 1NY-13 voters reject five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat, turning a Manhattan-Bronx primary into a public test of incumbent power.
2. Frame 2Espaillat chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, so the loss removes a powerful House incumbent.
3. Frame 3NBC News projected democratic socialist and community organizer Avila Chevalier as winner over the five-term congressman.
4. Frame 4NY-13 covers Upper Manhattan and Bronx neighborhoods where affordability and Israel policy shaped the challenge.
5. Frame 5At 88% counted, Avila Chevalier led Espaillat by less than four points.
6. Frame 6That night, Mamdani-backed Brad Lander also beat Rep. Dan Goldman, widening New York's incumbent backlash.