In the upcoming June Primaries, several state assembly seats will be contested. In Assembly District 57, District Leader Olanike Alabi is running against the incumbent Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest.
The district covers Fort Greene and Clinton Hill as well as parts of Bed Stuy, Prospect Heights and Crown Heights.
In June 2003, Alabi was “illegally terminated” from her district manager position on the community board. She battled it out in the courts, resulting in the city issuing proper guidelines for terminating a community board employee. She also took on a case in housing court against a Brooklyn based property owner charging too much rent and won in 2005.
Her main platform includes a focus on immigrant rights, affordable housing, seniors aging in place, opportunities for children and adolescents, and servicing those who are uninsured or don’t have access to quality health care. Locally, she has sponsored legal clinics, town hall meetings and community forums on public education, housing, public safety, the healthcare system, domestic violence, redistricting, “Stop-and-Frisk,” electoral politics and many other topics.
Alabi criticized her opponent for not being on the ground enough or accessible to community members during her term.“What a beautiful community. It’s a place that taught me some of the greatest lessons in life,” said Alabi about Clinton Hill. “The neighborhood has changed somewhat since I grew up there but there’s still a lot of great people who have been there for many, many years. I’ve also met a lot of new people in this very vibrant, historic community.
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