New Day in New York: Uptown Voices Election Night Live — Darializa Avila Chevalier Defeats Adriano Espaillat in NY-13

This is a live broadcast recorded on the night of the June 23, 2026 New York City primary election. Led Black and Octavio Blanco went live on Instagram at approximately 8:11pm — with 49 minutes left before polls closed — and kept the stream going for over two hours, watching and calling the results of the NY-13 congressional primary in real time alongside their live audience.The race: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a first-time congressional candidate and community organizer, against Adriano Espaillat, a 30-year incumbent who had represented upper Manhattan at the state and federal level since the 1990s. NBC called the race for Darializa at approximately 2:13am with 94% of votes counted: 49.3% to 45.9%, a margin of approximately 2,300 votes.What began as anxious election night commentary evolved into one of the most candid, politically substantive, and emotionally real episodes in Uptown Voices history — a two-hour document of a community wrestling with its identity, its politics, and its future.Chapters:00:00  Cold Open — Led on the La Mega Interview & the Attacks on Darializa  —  Led reacts to the harassment of Darializa on La Mega and the clown behavior of Pacha00:56  Welcome: Election Night Live Begins  —  Led and Octavio open the broadcast at 8:11pm — polls close in 49 minutes, anxiety is real01:58  The Voting Experience  —  Octavio votes at noon; polls are quiet; the humid, rainy day keeping wallflowers home02:09  IG Shoutouts — Curly T, Uptown Soccer, Dela Cruisin  —  The live audience weighs in: 'My anxiety is through the roof'02:33  What's at Stake Tonight  —  Led on why this is more than one race — APAC, the old Democratic Party, the beginning of a new era04:29  The Espaillat Campaign's Dirty Playbook  —  Octavio on thirty years in power and choosing smear campaigns over a record; the video of Espaillat, Torres, and Hakeem Jeffries05:18  Anti-Haitianism and the Dominican Reckoning  —  Led on how quickly the anti-Haitian dog whistle was pulled — and why Dominicans need a serious conversation about who we are07:08  Errol Lewis on NY1 and the Mainstream Media Blind Spot  —  Octavio on how NY1 framed Espaillat as a progressive — and missed the pulse of uptown entirely09:45  The Purity Test vs. Real Change  —  What Team Darializa and Team Mamdani are actually asking for from the Democratic Party10:15  The La Mega Interview Breakdown  —  Both hosts on the barking, the lack of decorum, and how Uptown Voices handled its own Espaillat interview differently12:09  The Ruskin Pimentel Racist Statement  —  City and State's reporting on Espaillat's senior advisor calling Darializa a tool for replacing Dominicans with Muslims and Haitians14:46  Not Both Sides — The Coordination Difference  —  Led on why the harassment is not equal: one side was coordinated from the top16:00  Led Runs into a Brother the Night Before — 'He's Finished Either Way'  —  A candid off-the-record conversation at the mayor's event with Donna Elisa and Locksmith17:10  Oscar Romero and the Vote-Splitting Danger  —  Led on why a vote for Oscar is a vote for Espaillat — and the social media influencer problem20:00  Shoutout to Maria Lizzardo / NMIC  —  Octavio plugs one of the community's great under-the-radar leaders as the live audience grows40:00  The Dominican Population Crisis  —  Led cites the CUNY Graduate Center: Dominican population in NYC down 13% from 2021 to 2024 — under Espaillat's watch43:20  The Mamdani-Darializa Displacement Myth  —  Octavio on the racist trope that Mamdani and Darializa want to replace Dominicans — already happening under Espaillat45:06  OnPoint, de Blasio, and the Midnight Approval  —  How the supervised injection facility was approved at midnight on the last day of de Blasio's term with zero community input46:27  Espaillat's #2 Donor: Real Estate  —  Led connects the dots — gentrification, real estate money, Dominican displacement47:43  Waiting for Results — Board of Elections Deep Dive  —  Led and Octavio navigate the NYCBOE website, City and State, NBC News, and NY1 simultaneously50:06  La Casa del Mofongo: No Food at Espaillat's Party  —  City and State reporter tweets there's no food at Espaillat's election night event. Where the Mofongo at?51:10  Darializa's Party at Sofrito  —  A majestic view. Doors not yet open to the public. Staff taking in the backdrop51:43  Led's Dream Slate  —  Led also pulling for Brad Lander, Raj Goyle, and clean sweeps across the board53:49  FIRST RESULTS IN — She's Ahead  —  9,264 to 9,188 with 12.9% in. Led: 'Let's f***ing go.' Octavio: 'Don't get too excited.'55:03  The Oscar Romero Math  —  With 748 Romero votes and a sub-100 vote gap — Led asks: are you a fool or a tool?56:38  Black and Blanco from Guantanamo  —  A brief detour into absurdist political humor as the results trickle in1:04:43  39% In — She Extends the Lead  —  15,201 to 15,044. Octavio: 'You're gonna have a heart attack.' Led: 'This is Game 4.'1:05:51  Real Knicks Energy  —  Octavio compares the tension to the Knicks' fourth quarter comeback mentality1:06:37  Jalen Brunson's Seven Trophies  —  A brief, joyful Knicks interlude while waiting for votes — Brunson: NBA Cup, EC MVP, Finals, Finals MVP1:07:48  Nayma Silver-Matos Result — District 31  —  Jackson 71.97%, Nayma 27.5% — Led and Octavio give her flowers for running a brave grassroots campaign1:09:38  65% In — She's Pulling Away  —  22,590 to 21,938. Octavio: 'She's more than a nose ahead now.'1:13:08  The Death of Literacy and the Discernment Crisis  —  Led on why people outsource their political opinions to influencers — and why that's dangerous1:15:24  86% In — Darializa 30,533 to Espaillat 28,570  —  The gap is widening. Octavio: 'This is starting to pull away.'1:35:52  86.56% In — The Lead Holds  —  Led nervously refreshing. The math is looking good. The community chat is electric1:36:30  The Smear Campaign ...