Long Gets Another Term as Conservative Party Chair
Bay Ridge Resident Solidifies His Political Legacy
New York City is one of the most progressive cities in the nation but not every corner of the metropolitan area is a die-hard bastion of Democratic politics. Southwest Brooklyn, for example, has proven to be an epicenter of right-leaning politics in the city.
Three local residents, Mike Long, who lives in Bay Ridge, and Jerry Kassar and Fran Vella-Marrone, who both hail from Dyker Heights, are the leaders of the New York State Conservative Party.