The commission members faced that choice or eliminating a fourth district in the borough with a Hispanic majority.
Alternative proposals presented by the plaintiffs would create a district with a Hispanic majority, but without an incumbent.
That law has been read as requiring states to create districts with black and Hispanic majorities wherever possible.
Surveys show that a majority of residents, both black and Hispanic, want the supermarket and the 200 or so jobs it will provide.
There are 2 census tracts with a Hispanic majority.
One of the districts in central Queens would have a Hispanic majority.
The plaintiffs argue that it would be possible to create a supervisor's district with a Hispanic majority.
In part, their rationale is based on numbers, since the school system is now majority Hispanic.
New York currently has one district with a Hispanic majority.
Students from 12 different ethnic groups are on campus with the majority white or hispanic.