The Democratic race includes a lone white candidate , Councilman David Yassky , trying to win the seat in central Brooklyn once held by Shirley Chisholm , the first black woman elected to Congress .
Shirley Chisholm /people/person/place_of_birth Brooklyn
David Yassky /people/person/place_lived Brooklyn
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Shirley Chisholm
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Brooklyn
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David Yassky
PERSON
Brooklyn
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