Political viewpoints: Brooklyn’s Best-Educated Commentator Offers Best Explainer On A Leader
Errol Louis On the Power of Women, A Woman And an Expectant Mother, a Democratic County Leader
Journalist and Educator Errol Louis
By Brooklyn Eagle Staff
July 20, 2022
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Brooklyn can boast that it is home to a political commentator and writer whose education, and on camera presence exceeds by far most of his peers. We refer to the engaging and ebullient Errol Louis.
In his current column written for the New York Magazine Intelligencer, he offers an unusual take on the tough contemporary morass of Brooklyn’s Democratic party, one of the most powerful voting blocks in the country, if unified.
‘If Unified…’ That’s a vital qualifier. Mr. Louis has education degrees from Harvard, Yale and Brooklyn Law School, which only explains part of his impact: he’s just downright practical, polite, cheerful and basically intelligent.
We share with EAGLE readers the insights from the pen of Errol Louis and his profile of Brooklyn’s Democratic County Leader, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.
His piece for the Intelligencer can be found here.
SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
