Eugene joins Brooklyn Borough Prez race
By Nelson A. King
Black History Month Celebration
After making history in 2007
by becoming the first Haitianborn
official to be elected to the
New York City Council, termlimited
Brooklyn Councilman
Dr. Mathieu Eugene wants to
create history again: He wants
to become the first Haitianborn
Brooklyn Borough President.
“I am running for Borough
President because I have a proven
track record of public service
throughout my career, and I
have the ability to improve the
quality of life of people from
all ethnic backgrounds while
being proactive in addressing
the issues affecting the community,”
Eugene, who represents
the 40th Council District,
told Caribbean Life in an exclusive
interview. “I believe I have
what it takes to make Brooklyn
a better and more unified place
in this critical moment.
“I have spent many years
bringing communities together
and using the skills and expertise
of those who share my vision
for a better future to implement
real change,” he added. “I am
focused on continuing that passion
to address the immediate
needs of our borough at this
juncture. I feel I am the best
candidate to bring our borough
together in unity, and move us
forward towards a stronger and
more vibrant future.”
On his campaign planks, and
how he hopes to accomplish
them, Eugene said “First and
foremost, many people feel that
they are living in a divided borough.
“The onset of the COVID-
19 pandemic has highlighted
several areas where we have
struggled to provide resources
to those in need,” he said. “I
have the skills to empower people
and embrace our collective
strengths in order to best overcome
these obstacles that have
resulted in more suffering for
disadvantaged members of our
community.
“We are all human beings,
and we each have the right
to be respected and have a
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comfortable quality of life,” he
added. “Among the many issues
facing the borough, I want to
continue my commitment to
contribute to the improvement
of our healthcare system by
supporting our great medical
professionals and advocating
for the resources that they need
to support their passion; saving
lives.
“We have dedicated doctors,
nurses and medical professionals
whose energy and passion
are what define the great medical
institutions that I am very
proud to support, but I am prepared
to take the next steps so
that our healthcare professionals
are ready for crises similar
to COVID-19,” he added.
Dr. Eugene said this pandemic
“showed us that we have
much more work to do in order
to provide a better quality of
healthcare services in the event
of the next onset of infectious
disease, epidemic or pandemic.
“I will work together with
medical professionals, colleagues
and concerned partners
to create a healthcare infrastructure
that can withstand
and take on the next health
crisis,” he assured. “What we
are seeing now is what happens
when we are not prepared for a
major crisis.
“Even though we have the
talent in place, we did not utilize
our resources properly and
we did not do what was right to
protect our most valued essential
workers and first responders,”
the councilman added. “I
have the experience and the
vision to lead us into the future
with a better healthcare system
that can withstand the
challenges it will face and have
more success at protecting the
community.”
Eugen said he wants to continuing
funding more resources
for education and help hardworking
families that have
struggled to engage their children
in remote learning.
“I am focused on continuing
my advocacy for more affordable
housing; and that is why I
have advocated for more than
five years to collaborate with
and urge the City of New York
to build affordable housing and
an education and job training
center in Flatbush,” he said.
“I am committed to strengthening
the relationships between
our city agencies and community
organizations that will
help provide the best resources
for our constituents, and I have
a strong track record of helping
those partnerships deliver for
the community.,” he added.
Council Member Mathieu
Eugene. Offi ce of Council Member
Mathieu Eugene
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