Opinions & Observations: North Brooklyn community activists unite behind veteran Assemblymember, blast his opponent as ‘inexperienced’
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Assemblymember Diana Richardson endorse Lentol
The old saying “all politics is local” has special relevance for Assemblymember Joe Lentol because, as one longtime supporter notes, “No one knows the streets, the buildings and the people of this district like Joe.”
With the news this week that Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and Assemblymember Diana Richardson have endorsed him, the broadly-based support shines more light on the district.
Assembly District 50 is possibly changing more rapidly than any in Brooklyn. It encompasses historic landmarks and long-established religious bases, Catholic and Jewish, and an explosive demographic change with the energy of new, young families and single urban professionals.