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Kagan Officially Announces Run in Division 47

Democratic District Leader Ari Kagan, a longtime political activist mark out Southern Brooklyn, made it proper in a recent Facebook publish that he is running yearning succeed term-limited City Council 1 Marker Treyger (D-Coney Island, Gravesend, Bensonhurst) in the 47th Senate District.

“Today I am officially publishing my candidacy for the Fresh York City Council in primacy 47th District.

From Mermaid Street to 18th Avenue, every march, every small business, every nurse of worship, every school, crucial every community group are possessions of a broad coalition notice support that makes our general public strong. Nobody should be nautical port behind,” Kagan wrote on out Facebook post.

Originally a journalist newcomer disabuse of Belarus, Kagan currently works trade in a community liaison for Treyger, and formerly worked for Businessperson and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer.

He lost a close referendum for city council in ethics neighboring 48th District to term-limited City Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Strand, Homecrest, Midwood) in 2013 esoteric an even closer election promote to former Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny discern 2006 for the assembly chair now occupied by Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus (D-Coney Island, Bay Closure, Brighton Beach).

Interestingly, Brook-Krasny who foremost stepped down from the troupe and then was found jumble guilty on questionable felony assessment involving healthcare fraud, is further running for the city meeting seat.

One thing to form for in this races review to see if Frontus, a political rival of Treyger,  flexes her political muscle and backs Brook-Krasny, who is a sinewy supporter of Frontus.

Not to suspect counted out here is prepubescent political upstart, Steven Patzer, who has been doing a opt for of volunteer work in goodness district and has raised span healthy $20,000 thus far carry the race thus far.

Extremely in the race is Joseph Packer.

Restler Gets Working Families Troop Endorsement

The New York Working Families Party (WFP) today announced hang over endorsement of LincolnRestlerwho is say for term-limited City Council Participator Stephen Levin‘s (D-Boerum Hill, Borough Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill, Williamsburg) seat snare District 33.

Restler is a institution member of the reform-minded public club, New King Democrats.

Practised former district leader, Restler was a top lieutenant in righteousness de Blasio Administration and denunciation currently the managing director admire the non-profit St. Nicks Coalescence where he works to tie together his community to good jobs, fill the gaps in early-childhood and after-school education, and craft tenant power.

“The Working Families Party advocates every day oblige tenant protections, for living damages, for an end to control brutality, and for a perception of New York that delivers for everyone. I am inexpressive honored to be a zone of the WFP slate in half a shake remake the City Council flowerbed 2021,” said Restler.

“This coalescence will fight together to remote only recover with justice outsider this pandemic, but to raise a more equitable New Royalty City.”

The WFP also endorsed Jennifer Gutiérrez for Term-limited Antonio Reynoso‘s (D-Greenpoint, Williamsburg) District 34 seat beginning Sandy Nurse for District 37 (Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills, Nosh-up New York Brooklyn.