Shaping Our Future, Right on Your Block
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in All Politics is Local
Do you know who your elected county committee representative is? And yet that is your most accessible representative. I would venture to say that the vast majority of people do not. Along with District Leader, County Committee is a political position that only political insiders know or care about. However, your committee person plays an [...]
Your District Leaders: Pro Bono but Powerful
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in All Politics is Local
District Leader is the person you go to when you need snow and abandoned cars removed, abandoned buildings boarded up, trees pruned and potholes repaired. While an unpaid elected position that only political insiders typically care about, District Leader is an extremely important local office that performs a valuable set of duties on behalf of the [...]
Hakeem Jeffries: Unite the Hill
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Jim Flood in All Politics is Local
Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout are currently served by one community board, one police precinct and one school district. Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout are represented primarily by one City Council member, one State Senator and one Congressman. But when it comes to the New York State Assembly, a jagged line separates the [...]
Tish James: Hill Advocate in City Politics
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Thaddaeus Pera in All Politics is Local
City Councilwoman Letitia James has served Fort Greene and Clinton Hill with tremendous popular support since 2003, winning the most recent election with 92% of the popular vote. In that time she has been a fierce advocate for the common citizen and the progressive agenda in the council chambers. Recently The Hill caught up with [...]
