Bedford–Stuyvesant,colloquially known as Bed–Stuy,is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Bedford–Stuyvesant is bordered by Flushing Avenue to the north,Classon Avenue to the west,Broadway to the east,and Atlantic Avenue to the south. The main shopping street,Fulton Street,runs east–west the length of the neighborhood and intersects high-traffic north–south streets including Bedford Avenue,Nostrand Avenue,and Stuyvesant Avenue. Bedford–Stuyvesant contains four smaller neighborhoods:Bedford,Stuyvesant Heights,Ocean Hill,and Weeksville. Part of Clinton Hill was once considered part of Bedford–Stuyvesant.
Letitia Ann James is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the attorney general of New York (NYAG),having won the 2018 election to succeed Barbara Underwood. A member of the Democratic Party,James is the first African American and first woman to be elected New York Attorney General.
Albert Vann was an American politician and a member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn,representing the 36th district,which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. He was a Democrat.
Velmanette Montgomery is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 25th district of the New York State Senate from 1984 until 2020. The district comprised Fort Greene,Boerum Hill,Red Hook,Bedford-Stuyvesant,Sunset Park,Gowanus,and Park Slope,among other neighborhoods located within the borough of Brooklyn.
Martin MalavéDilan is a former member of the New York State Senate representing the 17th and 18th Senate Districts. The 18th Senate District encompasses the northern Brooklyn communities of Bushwick,Williamsburg,Greenpoint,Cypress Hills,City-Line,East New York,Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville.
Diane Patrick is an American lawyer specializing in labor and employment law. She served as the First Lady of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015 during the gubernatorial tenure of her husband,former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. She was a partner in the labor and employment department of the Boston-based law firm,Ropes &Gray.
Alec Brook-Krasny is an American politician serving in the New York State Assembly representing the 46th district. He was a member of the Democratic Party,and was elected on November 7,2006,to represent the 46th district,which covers the neighborhoods of Bath Beach,Bay Ridge,Brighton Beach,Coney Island,Dyker Heights,and Seagate,in Brooklyn. He resigned on July 7,2015. Brook-Krasny was arrested on charges of felony healthcare fraud in 2017,but the case was dismissed in 2019 after he was acquitted of conspiracy and fraud charges and the jury could not agree on misdemeanor bribery counts.
New York's 25th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jabari Brisport since 2021,succeeding fellow Democrat Velmanette Montgomery. District 25 is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate.
Rafael L. Espinal Jr. is an American politician and non-profit executive. A Democrat,he represented the 37th district of the New York City Council,which includes portions of Bedford-Stuyvesant,Brownsville,Bushwick,Crown Heights,Cypress Hills,and East New York in Brooklyn.
Laurie A. Cumbo is an American politician and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. A Democrat,she served in the New York City Council for the 35th district from 2014 to 2021,which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene,Clinton Hill,and Prospect Heights,portions of Bedford-Stuyvesant,Crown Heights,Downtown Brooklyn,the Brooklyn Navy Yard,and Vinegar Hill. She is the founder and first executive director of the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.
The 170th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 5,1955,to March 23,1956,during the first and second years of W. Averell Harriman's governorship,in Albany.
Maritza Davila is an American politician from the state of New York. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the 53rd district in the New York State Assembly.
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn is an American politician who serves as the Assembly Member for the 42nd District of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of East Flatbush,Flatbush,Ditmas Park,and Midwood,in Brooklyn.
Roxanne Persaud is a Guyanese-American politician. She is a Democrat and a member of the New York Senate for the 19th district,which includes portions of Canarsie,East New York,Brownsville,Mill Basin,Sheepshead Bay,Bergen Beach,Marine Park,Flatlands,Ocean Hill and Starrett City in Brooklyn.
Tremaine Wright is the Chairwoman of the New York State Cannabis Control Board and a former member of the New York State Assembly from the 56th district,which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn.
Jabari Brisport is an American politician,activist,and former public school teacher. He is the state senator for New York's 25th State Senate district in Brooklyn,and the first openly gay person of color to be elected to the New York State Legislature.
New York's 18th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julia Salazar since 2019,following her defeat of incumbent Martin MalavéDilan in the 2018 primary election.
Emily E. Gallagher is an American politician. She is the Democratic representative serving District 50 in the New York State Assembly,which comprises parts of Greenpoint,Williamsburg and Fort Greene,among other neighborhoods located in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Stefani Zinerman is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she currently represents district 56,which includes Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights in Brooklyn,New York,in the New York State Assembly.
New York's 56th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Stefani Zinerman since 2021.
