Caribbean L 16 ife, JUNE 11-17, 2021
Brooklyn Assemblyman N. Nick Perry. assemblymanperry.com
Perry endorses Louis for
re-election in 45th CD
By Nelson A. King
Veteran Caribbean American New
York State legislator Assemblyman N.
Nick Perry on Thursday threw his support
behind City Council Member Farah
N. Louis in her re-election bid in the
45th Council District in Brooklyn.
“In just about two years in office,
Councilwoman Farah Louis has demonstrated
that she is well equipped with
the knowledge and ability to take on
the challenges that every member of
the City Council faces daily, and she
has done so with dedication and tenacity,”
said Jamaican-born Perry, who
represents the 58th Assembly District
in Brooklyn.
“I’m proud to endorse Farah for reelection
to the City Council and look
forward to our continued partnership,
as together, we work for the many people
we jointly represent,” added Perry,
who is currently the assistant speaker
pro tempore of the New York Assembly;
chairman of the New York State Black,
Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative
Caucus; and regional chairman,
(Region 2, NY & PA) National Black
Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL).
Perry also serves on the New York
Assembly Committees on: Rules, Ways
& Means, Codes, Banks, Labor and
Transportation.
“I’m so grateful to have Assembly
Member Perry’s support,” said Louis,
the daughter of Haitian immigrants,
who chairs the Mental Health, Disabilities
and Addictions Committee in the
City Council.
“Assembly Member Perry has an
impressive track record in the state
assembly,” she added. “He’s a champion
for social justice, families and youth,
and truly understands our community’s
needs. I look forward to working
in partnership with him to support our
constituents.”
The 45th Council District comprises
Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood,
Marine Park, Flatlands and Kensington
in Brooklyn.
In just under two years in office,
Louis said she has accomplished “a
great deal on behalf of District 45 and
New Yorkers across New York City.”
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut
down the city, she said she “immediately
sprang into action” to support the
community by distributing meals and
PPEs, securing iPads for students participating
in remote learning, and by
fighting for the first COVID-19 testing
site in Flatbush.
As rates of the virus decline and the
city continues to reopen, Louis said she
is not interested in a recovery that calls
for a return to “normal.”
She said she will continue to advocate
for support and resources for frontline
and essential workers, and work closely
with the community to bolster the 45th
District’s small businesses, especially
those hit hardest by the crisis.
Noting that Black and Brown communities
have been disproportionately
affected by violence, health disparities,
the loss of loved ones and housing
instability, Louis said she has worked
on key legislation to expand access to
health care, and has supported the
city’s initiatives to centralize mental
health resources and create a provider
pipeline.
She said she is committed to ensuring
that New Yorkers who need it most
have “comprehensive, immediate, culturally
competent and accessible mental
health care.”
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As we reflect on the one-year
anniversary of George Floyd’s
death, it is important that we review
all public policy areas to
ensure that there is equal
access and equality
of results in these
arenas. To obtain
equality
of results in
Healthcare,
e d u c a -
tion, public
safety,
housing,
and employment,
we must
pa r t ic i -
pate in
the civil
and political
society
so that our
voices can be
heard. As a city
councilmember,
I promise to invite
my constituents
to attend a city council meeting
to see how government operates;
accept applications to serve on
a boards; and most importantly
encourage local residents who
are already doing the work
in these areas informally,
to create new
organizat ions,
and/or become
involved with
already-existing
local
organi zations.
In
r e - imagi
n i n g
Di s t r ic t
46 and
NYC as a
whole, it is
important
that we are
still able to
pursue the
Ame r i c a n
Dream especially
as we enter
into a post pandemic
period.
BUS INES S , B ROOKLYN S T Y LE
Entering A Post-Pandemic Era
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