Although Yudelka Tapia came in third in the District 14 City Council primary election behind the incumbent Maria Baez and the projected winner, Fernando Cabrera, she still plans to keep on fighting to improve the Bronx.

“I will do the same thing that I have been doing for 20 years—fighting for better housing, fighting for better education, fighting against domestic violence, fighting for the immigrants and fighting for the young people,” Tapia said.

Tapia’s campaign for District 14 City Council was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, ultimately ending in a drop-off. While Tapia received a last minute endorsement from the New York Daily News, she struggled with many controversies. For one, she fired her former campaign manager, Onix Sosa, who went on to work for the scheming State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr. and was recently exposed as a slumlord.

Right before the primary, another one of Tapia’s former political advisors, Victor Solis, accused Tapia of refusing to pay back a loan of $6,000 to his friend, Carlos Garcia. Tapia declined to comment on the loan scandal, and said, “That is a personal thing that has nothing to do with my campaign.”

Now that the primary election is over, Tapia plans on helping her former opponent, Fernando Cabrera, in his new role as Councilman.

Although she relentlessly attacked Cabrera for being a former Republican and living outside of the district until recently, Tapia said she’s made peace with him. “I called him to let him know that my intentions are for the best of the community,” she said. “I am ready to work with him.”