As early voting approaches, Leslie Boghosian Murphy shares her West Side Story — the last in a series with all four candidates ahead of the April 28 special election.
Leslie Boghosian Murphy is a candidate in the April 28 Special Election to replace former council member Erik Bottcher. Photo: Phil O’Brien
So what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?
I am a 3rd generation New Yorker. My grandparents fled Armenian Genocide and landed here in NYC, not knowing a stitch of English. My dad grew up in Queens, the son of a window washer, and is a City College grad. He and my mom opened a small cheese shop in Jersey, where I grew up. I’m now proud to call Hell’s Kitchen home for the past 22 years. My 13-year old daughter was born here and our roots are firm in the district.
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