As early voting in the New York Democratic Primary got underway on Saturday, Trinidadian-born New York State Assemblymember Jaime Williams drew support from a broad coalition of elected officials, labor organizations, faith leaders and community advocates across Brooklyn.<\/p>\n
Early voting continues through Sunday, June 21, with Election Day on Tuesday, June 23.<\/p>\n
Williams, the representative for the 59th Assembly District in Brooklyn, told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that the endorsements reflect her work on affordability, neighborhood investments, community services, and support for homeowners, tenants, seniors, and working families throughout the district.<\/p>\n
Her district comprises the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Canarsie, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Bergen Beach, and Georgetown, as well as surrounding communities.<\/p>\n
Williams said the support reflects years of working alongside residents and stakeholders in securing resources, funding, and opportunities that benefit local families.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am grateful for the support of so many community leaders, organizations, and elected officials who share my commitment to serving the people of our district,\u201d she said. \u201cTogether, we have worked to bring resources, investments, and opportunities to our neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I look forward to continuing that work on behalf of the families, seniors, homeowners, and young people who call this community home,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Williams said among those endorsing her reelection are Guyanese-born New York State Senator Roxanne Persaud; Haitian-American Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn; Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas; Assemblywoman Latrice Walker; Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman, the daughter of Jamaican and Barbadian immigrants; and Assemblyman Brian Cunningham, the son of Jamaican immigrants.<\/p>\n
Williams said she is \u201chonored to have earned the support of fellow elected officials who understand the importance of delivering results and advocating for local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said her campaign has also received support from respected community leaders including Haitian-born Gary Brazela, president of the 69th Precinct Community Council; Sheryl Boyce, president of the Bayview Houses Community Association; Rabbi Hecht; Rabbi Levy; and Pastor Gail Ford.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are individuals who work every day to strengthen our communities and improve the quality of life for residents,\u201d Williams said. \u201cTheir support means a great deal because they understand both the challenges and opportunities facing our neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition, Williams said she has earned the support of several labor unions representing thousands of working New Yorkers, including the NYC AFL-CIO, HTC, NYC Carpenters Union, Corrections Captains Association, FDNY Local 2507, CSEA, New York State Public Employees Federation, and the Uniformed Sanitation Association, Local 831.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is only a partial list of the many leaders, organizations and residents who have supported our campaign,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI believe this broad coalition reflects the work we have done together to strengthen our communities, secure investments for local neighborhoods, and advocate for the needs of working families.\u201d<\/p>\n
Throughout her tenure in the New York State Assembly, Williams said she has been a \u201cvocal advocate\u201d for affordable housing opportunities for tenants while also fighting for support, tax relief, and protections for one- and two-family homeowners.<\/p>\n
She said she has \u201cconsistently focused\u201d on bringing resources and funding back to the 59th Assembly District while working to address quality-of-life concerns and economic challenges facing residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith affordability impacting families across our district, the stakes in this election are simply too high,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe need experienced leadership that understands how to bring resources, funding, and opportunities to our communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encourage every eligible voter to participate in this election and make their voice heard,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As early voting in the New York Democratic Primary got underway on Saturday, Trinidadian-born New York State Assemblymember…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-267078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}