Dan Goldman
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Well, the simplest way to describe.
Well, the simplest way to describe.
Well, the simplest way to describe.
Exactly. What I say pretty consistently is the easiest way to describe my district is it is the coolest district in the country. We have basically Manhattan below 14th Street. So we have the West Village, we have the Greenwich Village, we have the East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Tribeca Financial District. And then about half of the district actually is over in Brooklyn.
Exactly. What I say pretty consistently is the easiest way to describe my district is it is the coolest district in the country. We have basically Manhattan below 14th Street. So we have the West Village, we have the Greenwich Village, we have the East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Tribeca Financial District. And then about half of the district actually is over in Brooklyn.
Exactly. What I say pretty consistently is the easiest way to describe my district is it is the coolest district in the country. We have basically Manhattan below 14th Street. So we have the West Village, we have the Greenwich Village, we have the East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Tribeca Financial District. And then about half of the district actually is over in Brooklyn.
So we have Dumbo, a lot of downtown Brooklyn. It sort of cuts right through downtown. Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Brownstone Brooklyn, and then it goes south even further all the way through Borough Park, Sunset Park, a little bit into Bay Ridge, and Red Hook, and then it comes back up the coast.
So we have Dumbo, a lot of downtown Brooklyn. It sort of cuts right through downtown. Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Brownstone Brooklyn, and then it goes south even further all the way through Borough Park, Sunset Park, a little bit into Bay Ridge, and Red Hook, and then it comes back up the coast.
So we have Dumbo, a lot of downtown Brooklyn. It sort of cuts right through downtown. Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Brownstone Brooklyn, and then it goes south even further all the way through Borough Park, Sunset Park, a little bit into Bay Ridge, and Red Hook, and then it comes back up the coast.
So it's a great, diverse district with lots of really spectacular neighborhoods, and it's fun to represent.
So it's a great, diverse district with lots of really spectacular neighborhoods, and it's fun to represent.
So it's a great, diverse district with lots of really spectacular neighborhoods, and it's fun to represent.
No, I'm actually not. I think there is data on that. My district is very much of a barbell. There are very, very wealthy... Some highs and some lows. But there's a significant number of my constituents who are really struggling. And I've got, for example, 31...
No, I'm actually not. I think there is data on that. My district is very much of a barbell. There are very, very wealthy... Some highs and some lows. But there's a significant number of my constituents who are really struggling. And I've got, for example, 31...
No, I'm actually not. I think there is data on that. My district is very much of a barbell. There are very, very wealthy... Some highs and some lows. But there's a significant number of my constituents who are really struggling. And I've got, for example, 31...
nicht public housing developments in my district and have a lot of of neighborhoods that are underserved and have been i think underrepresented by elected officials and i spend most of my time in the district in those neighborhoods
nicht public housing developments in my district and have a lot of of neighborhoods that are underserved and have been i think underrepresented by elected officials and i spend most of my time in the district in those neighborhoods
nicht public housing developments in my district and have a lot of of neighborhoods that are underserved and have been i think underrepresented by elected officials and i spend most of my time in the district in those neighborhoods
I think that that is a very reasoned, rational and probably common thought. I very intentionally don't view it that way. Because I am someone who approaches this as... A true rising tide lifts all boats. And that even when you talk to the real estate developers, etc., they are also very much invested in New York City and in making New York City a better, more affordable place. place to live.
I think that that is a very reasoned, rational and probably common thought. I very intentionally don't view it that way. Because I am someone who approaches this as... A true rising tide lifts all boats. And that even when you talk to the real estate developers, etc., they are also very much invested in New York City and in making New York City a better, more affordable place. place to live.