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    CityLaw Profile: Jumaane Williams, Council Member and Chair of Housing and Buildings Committee

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    Jumaane Williams, with a strong background as a community organizer, was elected to the City Council in 2009 to represent the 45th Council District which covers the Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, and parts of Midwood and Canarsie neighborhoods of Brooklyn. In his work prior to and as a City Council Member, Jumaane Williams has displayed a passion for community issues like combating gun violence, youth development, tenant advocacy and affordable housing. He plans to run to replace Melissa Mark-Viverito as Speaker of the City Council at the end of her term, and if successful, he would be the first Council Speaker from Brooklyn since the passage of the 1989 Charter. (read more…)

    Tags : City Council, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Flatbush East Community Development Corporation
    Date:08/08/2017
    Category : CityLaw
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