“As the chair of the subcommittee on landmarks, is trying to preserve more of the architectural, historical, and cultural significance of our buildings, making sure that we could landmark more areas. Last year, I was able to create a historic district landmarking, a particular block in East Flatbush. I’m seeking to do more of that.”

“I would say District 45 is a mini version of what encompasses the melting pot of New York City. We have one of the largest Caribbean communities in the City of New York. We have a large orthodox population, an emerging AAPI community, and we do have a portion of Little Pakistan in District 45. I would say our community is very diverse. We have different folks from different walks of life and everyone supports one another in different ways.”

“This is the first majority women council led by the first Black speaker. What we were able to get done is secure maternal health support through the maternal health packages, support survivors packages that our speaker and some of our colleagues were able to spearhead. These are things that have never been done before in the City of New York. I think we have a whole lot more that we could be doing together.”

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