Plans

Brook-Krasny Signs With Cindy Darrison, Eyes Future Run

Brighton Beach Assemblyman Alex Brook-Krasny tells The Politicker that he has signed on with fundraising powerhouse Cindy Darrison. 

Brook-Krasny, the first Soviet-born member of the New York State Legislature, was first elected to the Assembly in the 2006, and said that local activists are trying to talk him into a run for the City Council Read More

At Gay-Rights Protest of Golden, Some Democrats Are Warned Too

Here are the highlights from yesterday’s press conference where a number of gay activists from Brooklyn criticized Republican State Senator Marty Golden for joining a lawsuit to block state agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside New York.

At the event, activist held signs calling Golden a “bigot,” and accused him of “homophobia,” primarily for Read More

Yedin Moves Up

Meet the new director of the Kings County Democratic Organization, Jon Yedin, who is moving on from his post as chief of staff to freshman Assemblyman Alex Brook-Krasny.

Here’s the email Yedi sent out to some "Ladies and Gentlemen " (he’s so polite):

From: Jonathan Yedin <####@####.com>
Date: Jan 8, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: Read More

Still Too Close

For those of you still craving primary election drama, there are still a handful of elections that are at least technically undecided, where the margins of victory are smaller than the number of paper ballots still to be counted.

Party favorite Alec Brook-Krasny beat Ari Kagan in Brooklyn’s 64th Assembly District by 94 votes. I’m Read More