Stained by a street fight in the lead up to Election Day, Paterson’s Second Ward is still unresolved.

“As far as the 2nd Ward it’s a real shame that the entire Bangladeshi community will get smeared with the actions of a few,” said Passaic County Freeholder Assad Akhter. “It’s something I always remember Congressman Pascrell telling me – the worst fights in Paterson aren’t between different ethnic groups against each other – it’s factions within the SAME ethnic group pitted against one another.”