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#brooklyn-politics

Community organizer Jibreel Jalloh of Canarsie, Brooklyn, filed Wednesday to challenge Assembly Member Jaime Williams in the June 2026 Democratic primary for District 59. "We are knowing this true affordability crisis in our city, and I believe we have a lack of leadership right now that doesn't address that," he told City & State. "This campaign is going to be focused on the future, on bringing down the cost of living."

Ossé enters the picture as Mamdani is trying to assuage some Democrats' concerns about his mayoral campaign against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who's running as an independent. Ossé, 27, has a ubiquitous social media presence that Mamdani has cited as a major influence. Any effort by Ossé to unseat Jeffries - one of the most powerful Democrats in the nation - likely would deepen the divide within the Democratic Party over age and ideology.

I have to say, Curtis has stood with our community from day one for everything the former governor, Andrew Cuomo, did to us, and also Eric Adams,

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams insisted that the media needed to "understand what's going on right now, because I don't think this group of people agree about nothing" - yet they still don't.

The constituents of Council District 48 are incredibly lucky to have Inna Vernikov, someone who, like our president, is a fighter who never backs down in the fight against the radical left's attempt to destroy New York City.

Gates said Restler's claims regarding her ballot signatures are 'silly and outrageous,' highlighting that the judicial ruling underscores a misuse of resources for political advantage.

The face-to-face and ultimate dismissal of the criminal charges was 'based on the wishes of the victim and the defendant's willingness to make amends,' Brooklyn DA spokesman Oren Yaniv said in a statement at the time.