Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Crown Heights is bounded by Washington Avenue to the west,Atlantic Avenue to the north,Ralph Avenue to the east,and Empire Boulevard/East New York Avenue to the south. It is about one mile (1.6 km) wide and two miles (3.2 km) long. Neighborhoods bordering Crown Heights include Prospect Heights to the west,Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens to the south,Brownsville to the east,and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the north.
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.
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013 and was a member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2012.
Walter T. Mosley,III is an American politician who represented the 57th district of the New York State Assembly. He served the neighborhoods of Fort Greene,Clinton Hill,Prospect Heights,and parts of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant. In 2020,Mosley lost his primary to nurse and political newcomer Phara Souffrant Forrest.
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.
The Crown Heights Tenant Union (CHTU) is a tenants union created in October 2013 to unify old and new tenants against the gentrification of the neighborhood of Crown Heights,Brooklyn,New York City. The CHTU has pushed for local collective bargaining agreements between tenants and landlords to be written into the deeds of buildings that would regulate rent increases and codify repair and renovation standards. They also assist individual tenants,educating them on their rights and how to enforce them,lobby in Albany for better rent laws,and participate in direct action,targeting predatory equity real-estate companies they believe to be involved in illegal evictions and harassment tactics.
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.
Mathylde Frontus is an American politician. A Democrat,Frontus represented the 46th district in the New York State Assembly. Her district includes portions of southern Brooklyn,including Coney Island,Brighton Beach,Bay Ridge,and Dyker Heights.
New York's 57th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Phara Souffrant Forrest since 2020.
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.
Marcela Mitaynes is a Peruvian-American politician and tenant organizer. She is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 51st district as a Democrat. Mitaynes is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
The 2021 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Democratic Mayor Byron Brown won his fifth term in office as a write-in candidate. Brown's victory marked the first time since 1985 that Buffalo did not elect the Democratic nominee for mayor.
Lee Alyson Snodgrass is an American politician,communications consultant,and campaign organizer. She represents the 57th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly,based in Menasha and central Appleton,Wisconsin. She is also second vice chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and chair of the Democratic Party of Outagamie County.
New York City's 35th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Crystal Hudson,who took office in 2022.
New York City's 36th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is represented by Democrat Chi Ossé.
New York City's 40th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Rita Joseph since 2022. She succeeded term-limited Mathieu Eugene,who unsuccessfully ran for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021.
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.
The 43rd Assembly district of New York is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Brian Cunningham since 2022.
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.
The 2024 New York Democratic presidential primary was held on April 2,2024,as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 306 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.
