By Tangerine Clarke
Dimple Willabus, Power
Woman of New York 2020, and
Caribbean Life Impact Award
2019 recipient, is ramping up
her campaign for the New York
City Council District 46 seat up
for grabs at a special election on
June 22.
The 46th District encompasses
the Brooklyn neighborhoods
of Bergen Beach Canarsie,
Flatlands, Georgetown, Gerritsen
Beach, Marine Park, Mill
Basin, Mill Island and Sheepshead
Bay.
In a recent video, the community
hailed Willabus, as a born
leader who will bring integrity,
leadership and commitment
to the district, which she calls
home.
The Guyanese-born community
advocate, whose food and
PPE distributions, over the last
10 months, filled the need of
hundreds of residents across
Brooklyn, during the height
of the coronavirus pandemic
said,“The events of 2020 will
have a lasting impact on our city
for years. I’ve seen the resolve of
our community and know that
we will bounce back. The city
has to spend more efficiently and
effectively and must provide better
oversight to how it awards
contracts and how it measures
the effectiveness of its vendors.
“I believe that we must invest
in educational and youth services
that will prepare our future generations
to harness the opportunities
that are now being developed
in the industries designed
around environmental, food and
housing sustainability, as well as
developing their abilities around
the technological advancements
in these industries.”
“We can create economic
growth and feasibility in our
small business sector and local
community by reviewing the
classification parameters and
investments we’ve made in the
Small Business Services and M/
WBE programs to include more
small businesses that have to
compete with corporations that
are much larger, but still are classified
as a “small business,” said
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the community leader.
Willabus said tax incentives
must go to small businesses,
especially those owned and operated
by under-served communities,
to encourage business
growth and development within
the community.
The immigrant, who quickly
acclimated to the USA and began
building upon her knowledge
and experience, and completed
her studies at Brooklyn College
before having the privilege
of working at WCBS TV as an
assistant editor in the newsroom,
is passionate about advocating
for seniors that she said are often
treated as the forgotten generation.
“Many of the families in our
district have a senior parent living
in the household. We’ve seen
a proliferation of adult day care
services within our community.”
“I believe that many of our
seniors are still vibrant and
can play a role in planning and
design of services. Again, the
key is efficiency in spending and
identifying a matrix to ensure
Dimple Willabus, right, and her husband, NYPD Lieutenant
Winston Willabus. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
that vendors are achieving the
desired outcomes.”
“Because of my diverse background,
knowledge and experience,
I’ve had the opportunity
of serving locally, nationally
and internationally as a youth,
women and small business
speaker and mentor.”
“Unfortunately, I’ve also had
to endure many of the same
encumbrances to success as my
neighbors and friends, especially
those like me, who are
immigrants. What I’ve learned
through the years is that there
are many factors that inhibit our
advancement. Specifically access
to appropriate resources in education,
medical care, senior and
youth services, and food security.
Housing security has been
a major factor in my running for
City Council.”
Dimple Willabus campaigns
for CD 46 in Brooklyn
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