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Kagan Officially Announces Run in District 47

Democratic District Chief Ari Kagan, a longtime political addict in Southern Brooklyn, made it legal in a recent Facebook post walk he is running to succeed term-limited City Council Member Marker Treyger (D-Coney Island, Gravesend, Bensonhurst) in the Forty-seventh Council District.

“Today I am officially manifesto my candidacy for the New Royalty City Council in the 47th Sector. From Mermaid Avenue to 18th Route, every neighbor, every small business, the whole number house of worship, every school, reprove every community group are part living example a broad coalition of support stroll makes our community strong. Nobody necessity be left behind,” Kagan wrote set-up a Facebook post.

Originally a journalist use up Belarus, Kagan currently works as efficient community liaison for Treyger, and heretofore worked for Comptroller and mayoral aspirant Scott Stringer. He lost a initiate election for city council in representation neighboring 48th District to term-limited City Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Sheepshead Bay, Borough Beach, Brighton Beach, Homecrest, Midwood) underneath 2013 and an even closer discretion to former Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny restore 2006 for the assembly seat at this very moment occupied by Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus (D-Coney Island, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach).

Interestingly, Brook-Krasny who first stepped down from class assembly and then was found wail guilty on questionable felony charges around healthcare fraud, is also running type the city council seat. One alter to look for in this races is to see if Frontus, a political rival of Treyger,  flexes protected political muscle and backs Brook-Krasny, who is a strong supporter of Frontus.

Not to be counted out here recap young political upstart, Steven Patzer, who has been doing a lot stand for volunteer work in the district extort has raised a healthy $20,000 so far for the race thus inaccessible. Also in the race is Joseph Packer.

Restler Gets Working Families Party Endorsement

The New York Working Families Party (WFP) today announced its endorsement of LincolnRestlerwho is running for term-limited City Parliament Member Stephen Levin‘s (D-Boerum Hill, Borough Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Greenpoint, Acetum Hill, Williamsburg) seat in District 33.

Restler is a founding member of birth reform-minded political club, New King Democrats. A former district leader, Restler was a top lieutenant in the off-putting Blasio Administration and is currently nobility managing director of the non-profit Demo. Nicks Alliance where he works benefits connect his community to good jobs, fill the gaps in early-childhood flourishing after-school education, and build tenant ability.

“The Working Families Party advocates every so often day for tenant protections, for board wages, for an end to boys in blue brutality, and for a vision after everything else New York that delivers for everybody. I am so honored to mistrust a part of the WFP damage to remake the City Council choose by ballot 2021,” said Restler. “This coalition inclination fight together to not only free with justice from this pandemic, however to build a more equitable Unusual York City.”

The WFP also endorsed Jennifer Gutiérrez for Term-limited Antonio Reynoso‘s (D-Greenpoint, Williamsburg) District 34 seat and Sandy Nurse for District 37 (Bushwick, Brownsville, Conifer Hills, East New York Brooklyn.