Funny, every time I read about this election I get a picture of Archie Bunker sitting in his chair with that “case closed” look on his face.
It’s an odd looking election district, It looks like Gerry Poodle. (Hard G in Gerry. Gerry was governor of Massachusetts at the time he created the Gerrymander.) http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=NY&district=9
It’s mostly Jewish, but includes some Catholic areas, probably to keep them out of “Black” districts. The Catholics in that area tend to be conservatives.