Know Your Candidates: Adam Baumel
U.S. Navy veteran Adam Baumel is making his first run for public office, but he is no newcomer to the worlds of politics and legislation. In 2016, he served as an aide to Assemblymember Michael Benedetto, a Democrat representing the Bronx.
Benedetto was the chairperson of the Assembly’s Veterans Affairs Committee at the time Baumel worked for him.
Baumel enlisted in the Navy in 2009 and served until 2013. During his time in the military, he served as a logistics specialist aboard the USS Nimitz.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.