Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn,bordered by Greenpoint to the north;Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south;Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east;and the East River to the west. It was an independent city until 1855,when it was annexed by Brooklyn;around that time,the spelling was changed from Williamsburgh to Williamsburg.
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the neighborhood of Ridgewood,Queens,to the northeast;Williamsburg to the northwest;East New York and the cemeteries of Highland Park to the southeast;Brownsville to the south;and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the southwest.
Diana Reyna is an American politician who was the deputy borough president for Brooklyn and a member of the New York City Council from the 34th District,which includes Williamsburg and Bushwick as well as Ridgewood in Queens. Reyna ran for lieutenant governor of New York in the 2022 election as U.S. Representative Thomas Suozzi's running mate.
Vito Joseph Lopez was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly,and chairman of the Democratic Party of Kings County.
Darlene Mealy is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council from the 41st district,which includes Brownsville,Bushwick,Crown Heights,East Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn.
Stephen T. Levin is an American non-profit executive and politician. He is the CEO of Solar One,a green energy advocacy not-for-profit and the former New York City Councilmember for the 33rd district.
RiseBoro Community Partnership,formerly known as Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council,is a non-profit organization in Bushwick,Brooklyn. Founded in 1973 by Vito Lopez,RBSCC offers housing and family services to neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council is a non-profit organization in Bushwick,Brooklyn. RBSCC offers housing,youth,healthcare family and senior services to the residents of Bushwick,Williamsburg,Greenpoint,East New York,Ridgewood,Glendale,and surrounding Brooklyn and Queens communities.
Broadway is an avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that extends from the East River in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in a southeasterly direction to East New York for a length of 4.32 miles (6.95 km). It was named for the Broadway in Manhattan. The East New York terminus is a complicated intersection with East New York Avenue,Fulton Street,Jamaica Avenue,and Alabama Avenue. The BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway runs on elevated tracks over Broadway from the Williamsburg Bridge to East New York on its way to Queens. Broadway forms the boundary between the neighborhoods of Bushwick,which lies above Broadway to the northeast,and Bedford–Stuyvesant,which is to the southwest.
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.
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.
Diana Richardson is an American politician who served as a member of the New York Assembly. She was elected on the Working Families Party line in a 2015 special election to replace Karim Camara in the 43rd district,which comprises the Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
Rafael "Ralph" Salamanca Jr. is the councilmember for the 17th district of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Concourse Village,East Tremont,Hunts Point,Longwood,Melrose,Morrisania,Port Morris,and West Farms in The Bronx.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
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.
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.
The 2021 New York City Comptroller election consisted of Democratic and Republican primaries for New York City Comptroller on June 22,2021,followed by a general election on November 2,2021. The primaries were the first NYC Comptroller election primaries to use ranked-choice voting. The primary and general election were held alongside concurrent primaries and elections for mayor,Public Advocate,Borough Presidents,and City Council.
New York City's 34th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Jennifer Gutiérrez since 2022.
Sandra Nurse is a Panamanian-born American carpenter and Democratic politician from New York City who has served as the New York City Council member for the 37th district since 2022. District 37 covers Bushwick and other neighborhoods in northern Brooklyn.
Jennifer Gutiérrez is an American politician and community organizer currently serving as the Council Member for the 34th district in the New York City Council. The district includes portions of Bushwick,Greenpoint,and Williamsburg in Brooklyn and Ridgewood,Queens.
