Former NYPD officer Michael DeCillis enters Democratic primary in NY-11
Malliotakis appealed the ruling that ordered a new district map, and the Supreme Court kept the existing map in place during the appeal.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates amNewYork, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
Brooklyn Paper is a local news outlet with an identified author and a reported local election story. The article offers useful context, though it relies heavily on one candidate’s statements and does not include a response from Malliotakis.
- Source type — Local news outlet covering a district-level congressional race.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
- Editorial standards — The article presents reported details and contextualizes the race, but the available text provides limited sourcing beyond the candidate’s remarks.
- Transparency — The outlet and author are identified; no correction information is present in the article text.
The article gives a clear account of DeCillis’s entry, the primary field and the district-map dispute, with relevant background. Its account of the candidates’ positions is largely based on DeCillis’s statements, and Malliotakis’s perspective is not included.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article supplies background on the district and map ruling, but the candidate’s criticisms are presented without a direct response from Malliotakis or another Republican voice.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Malliotakis to DeCillis’s criticism is included.
- Source diversity — The article includes the candidate’s statements and contextual reporting, but few perspectives from participants or independent sources.
- Loaded language — Most charged language appears in attributed quotations rather than the reporter’s narration.
The article uses mostly straightforward reporting, but gives substantial space to DeCillis’s criticisms of Malliotakis and Republicans without a response from Malliotakis.
- Source selection — DeCillis’s critical statements are quoted at length, with no response from Malliotakis.
- Language tone — The reporter’s narration is generally factual and restrained.
- Framing — The story frames the race through DeCillis’s entry and the district-map dispute.
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Former NYPD officer Michael DeCillis entered the Democratic primary for New York’s 11th Congressional District, where he will face Troy McGhie. The race follows a Supreme Court ruling that keeps the current district map in place while an appeal proceeds.
Michael DeCillis announced he was running on March 2 and criticized Republican incumbent Nicole Malliotakis and congressional Republicans. He cited concerns about democracy, affordability, healthcare, education and housing. DeCillis previously ran two campaigns for the seat, ending both before Election Day.
DeCillis will face longtime teacher Troy McGhie in the June Democratic primary; the winner is set to challenge Malliotakis in November. A state judge had ordered a new district map after finding the existing lines unlawfully diluted Black and Latino residents’ voting power. Malliotakis appealed, and the Supreme Court ruled that the existing map must remain in use while the appeal proceeds.
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SWIPE →Republican incumbent whose appeal kept the current district map in place during litigation
Democratic candidate entering the NY-11 primary
Decillis's version of this story ↗Former representative and past Democratic candidate for NY-11
President criticized by DeCillis
Democratic candidate in the NY-11 primary
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