New 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’.

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State Sen. Jesse Hamilton represents the 20th District, which encompasses sections of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Brownsville, Gowanus and Sunset Park. AP Photo/Mike Groll

OPINION: Human rights for all

June 25 | By New York State Sen. Jesse Hamilton

In the wake of a domestic atrocity with the Charleston massacre, our...