My Brooklyn Report

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.

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.

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.

With 100% of the precincts in the 36th Councilmanic District reporting, Al Vann will continue to represent the residents of Bedford Stuyvesant and parts of Crown Heights.

Mark Winston Griffith came in a distant second, even after receiving the endorsements of Councilman Charles Barron and Reverend Al Sharpton.

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Election Day is upon us in New York City and all eyes are on Brooklyn’s 36th Council District.

Yeah, we know there is a hotly contested race for Mayor between Bill Thompson and Michael Bloomberg that’s been receiving all of your attention. You can’t help it. Every media outlet for the last 2 months has been featuring every aspect of the Mayoral race.