{"id":32645,"date":"2025-11-08T00:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32645\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T00:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:35:12","slug":"canarsie-organizer-to-challenge-assemblymember-jaime-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32645\/","title":{"rendered":"Canarsie organizer to challenge Assemblymember Jaime Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN \u2014 ACTIVIST JIBREEL JALLOH filed Nov. 5 to run in next year\u2019s Assembly District 59 Democratic primary, challenging incumbent Assemblymember Jaime Williams to represent areas of Canarsie, Mill Basin, Georgetown and Bergen Beach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jalloh is a founder of The Flossy Organization and an Obama Foundation Scholar at Columbia University. He indicated his campaign will focus on affordability and cost-of-living issues.<\/p>\n

Williams is a conservative Democrat who has represented the district since 2016 and has faced criticism from progressives during her tenure for opposing the City of Yes zoning reforms and supporting Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are knowing this true affordability crisis in our city, and I believe we have a lack of leadership right now that doesn\u2019t address that,\u201d Jalloh told City & State<\/a>.\u201cThis campaign is going to be focused on the future, on bringing down the cost of living.\u201d<\/p>\n

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