To the People Seeking Change in Bed Stuy & Crown Heights
We’ve been asked by the Mark Winston Griffith Campaign to publish an open letter to the electorate of the 36th NYC Councilmanic District, representing Bedford Stuyvesant and parts of Crown Heights.
Our decision to publish the candidate’s remarks are based on our initial posture during the primary contest. We want our readers to consider a candidate’s platform on the issues important to them.
In His Own Words: Mark Winston Griffith’s Response
I had the pleasure of meeting Mark and his team at his campaign headquarters just weeks before the debates took place between the candidates for the 36th CCD Democratic Primary. He agreed to participate in our Candidates Questionnaire series and his remarks were amongst our most popular articles atMyBrooklynReport.com.
After publishing our analysis of the general elections in Voting in Bed Stuy (Can You Win Here?), we received Mark’s comments. We thought it fitting to publish his commentary rather than leaving it as part of the post.
Voting in Bed Stuy (Can You Win Here?)
In 1989, Bedford Stuyvesant arrived on the world stage.
Spike Lee filmed Do The Right Thing on Stuyvesant Avenue between Quincy St and Lexington Ave, right in the heart of Bed Stuy. The filmed portrayed a neighborhood and it’s residents struggle with social issues that threatened to alter the world they knew that was their BLOCK.
Inside this film are the reasons why Al Vann will continue as the Council Member representing the neighborhood and why Mark Winston Griffith lost the election.
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