Central Brooklyn
Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte speaks in support of tenants, 2015. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Yesterday, Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte of District 42 (representing Flatbush and Ditmas Park) sent an urgent letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, asking the department to stop deporting Haitians
Central Brooklyn
(Photo courtesy Josue Pierre)To prepare for tomorrow’s primary election, DPC talked with the incumbent Democratic State Committeeman (aka Male District Leader) Josue (aka Josh) Pierre [https://www.facebook.com/josue.pierre.18?fref=ts] of the 42nd Assembly District [https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_State_Assembly_District_42]
42nd Assembly District
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte at her inauguration.When Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte/] was 10 years old, she was hit by a car barreling around the corner at E. 45th Street and Farragut Road. The accident left her bedridden and reliant on the help of a
242 Flatbush Avenue
Neighbors are invited to meet their newest legislator, Assemblywoman-elect Rodneyse Bichotte [/blog/politics/rodneyse-bichotte-easily-defeats-gop-challenger-election-results] , who will replace outgoing Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs [/blog/politics/well-wishes-from-colleagues-as-assemblywoman-rhoda-jacobs-announces-her-retirement] , at what’s being deemed a “victory party and pre-birthday bash” for Bichotte tomorrow, November 12, from 6-9pm at Woodland Restaurant [http://www.woodlandnyc.com/] (242
Politics
Over the holiday weekend, we were able to watch the political debate that Brooklyn Independent Media [http://bricartsmedia.org/community-media/brooklyn-independent-media] aired last week with the candidates running for the 42nd Assembly District (which covers Ditmas Park, Midwood, and Flatbush): Michele Adolphe [http://www.micheleadolphe.com/], Rodneyse Bichotte [http://www.
42nd Assembly District
Hope everyone enjoyed a 42nd Assembly District seat and US Congressional election-free 2013 because, come fall 2014, not only is it midterm election time for Congress – including our very own Congresswoman Yvette Clarke [http://clarke.house.gov] – but it’s also shaping up to be an interesting race for the
42nd Assembly District
Rhoda Jacobs [/blog/tag/rhoda-jacobs] has won the Democratic primary race for the 42nd State Assembly District (map [/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/42ad.jpg]) by a significant margin. With 91% of precincts reporting, Jacobs captured 69.7% of the vote (3,182) to Rodneyse Bichotte [/blog/tag/rodneyse-bichotte]‘s 30.