Brooklyn Chamber brings food, fun times to State Capitol
Who would have guessed that the best way to show off Brooklyn’s culinary status to Democrats and Republicans in the state Legislature was by presenting chocolate treats shaped like donkeys and elephants?
The eatable political party symbols, which came in both milk and dark chocolate, were part of Brooklyn Night, an event sponsored by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in Albany that served as a highlight to the Chamber’s two-day visit to the state Capitol this week.
Brooklyn Night took place at 1 Empire State Plaza on the grounds of the state Capitol Monday night and attracted hundreds of people, including Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk County), Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and nearly every member of the Brooklyn delegation to the state Legislature.