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.
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.
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 was not convicted.
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.
Robert E. Cornegy Jr. is an American politician. He is a former New York City Council Member for the 36th district,representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and northern Crown Heights in Brooklyn.
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.
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.
Jo Anne Simon is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 52nd District of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Brooklyn Heights,Downtown Brooklyn,Cobble Hill,Carroll Gardens,Gowanus,Park Slope,Boerum Hill and DUMBO in Brooklyn. She was a candidate for Congress in New York's newly redrawn 10th congressional district in 2022.
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.
The 2018 New York Attorney General election took place on November 6,2018. New York City Public Advocate Letitia James,a Democrat,was elected. James is the first woman and the first African-American to be elected New York Attorney General.
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.
Taylor Darling is an American elected official from the state of New York. She is a Democrat,currently representing the 18th District in the New York State Assembly since 2019. Taylor is second generation Nigerian,Trinidadian and English and was reared in the Jewish and Episcopalian faiths.
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.
The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2,2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020.
Stefani Zinerman is an American Democratic Party politician who currently represents New York State Assembly district 56,which includes Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights in Brooklyn,New York.
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.
