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A Guide to Your Elected Officials in the 25th Senate District Responsibilities & Duties of Your Elected Officials

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The MAYOR is City’s chief executive administrator. The Mayor proposes public policy, submits a budget proposal and endorses legislation for the city. The Mayor can veto any bill passed by the City Council. However, the Council may override the Mayor’s veto with a two-thirds vote, and within 30 days the bill will become local law.

The PUBLIC ADVOCATE reviews and investigates complaints about city services, assesses whether agencies are responsive to the public, and recommends improvements in agency programs and complaint-handling procedures. As an ombudsman, the Public Advocate helps individuals who are having trouble getting services or information they need from city agencies. The Public Advocate also monitors the effectiveness of the City’s public information and education systems.

The CITY COMPTROLLER is the City’s top financial officer. The Comptroller monitors every aspect of local finances, including auditing, advising, and making recommendations about local governmental spending. The Comptroller prepares the City’s annual financial statement.

The BOROUGH PRESIDENTS are the executive officers of each of the City’s five boroughs. Borough Presidents work with the Mayor and the City Council to determine budget priorities, oversee major land use issues, and monitor city services within their boroughs. Each designates members to serve on the 59 Community Boards. In , there are 18 Boards.

The CITY COUNCIL makes up the legislative branch of government. The City Council is responsible for generating and passing local laws. The council also sponsors public hearings in order to gain more information to fulfill the additional duties of overseeing city agencies, approving the annual budget, and making decisions regarding land use. There are 51 council members.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS are county officials whose principal duty is to uphold the State Constitution, and therefore ensure the enforcement of State laws. District Attorneys serve and protect residents of the counties in which they hold office by investigating and prosecuting those involved in criminal activities.

DISTRICT LEADERS/STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS represent their party in the district in which they are elected. District Leaders select county committee members who convene to designate judges and fill immediate vacancies of elected officials. District Leaders appoint poll site inspectors and mobilize support for party candidates.

The STATE COMPTROLLER is the State’s chief financial officer, and the watchdog of ’s fiscal affairs. He or she is also the state auditor of City agencies and public authorities and provides legal advice to local governments on fiscal matters.

The SENATE is part of the legislative branch of State government. The Senate is composed of 63 members. It creates and passes laws which must also be endorsed by the Assembly and the Governor. The Senate is also responsible for confirming gubernatorial appointments, and has the power to hold court for the Trial of Impeachments of state elected officials. (Continued on back page) A Guide To Your Elected Officials in the 25th Senate District Your Representatives in Washington United State Senator Address Phone/Fax/Email 780 Third Ave., Ste. 2601, N.Y., NY 10017 P: 212-688-6262 • F: 866-824-6340 • [email protected] • gillibrand.senate.gov Charles Schumer 780 Third Ave., Ste. 2301, N.Y., NY 10017 P: 212-486-4430 • F: 202-228-2838 • [email protected] • schumer.senate.gov

District Congressmember Address Phone/Fax/Email Community CD 7 Nydia M. Velázquez 16 Court St., Suite 1006 P: 718-222-5819 F: 718-222-5830 (Brooklyn) Bushwick, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11241 website: velazquez.house.gov Sunset Park, and [email protected] Williamsburg; (Queens) Maspeth, Ridgewood and Woodside; and part of ’s , East Village and Chinatown CD 8 55 Hanson Place, Suite 603 P: 718-237-2211 F: 718-373-1333 Fort Greene, Bedford Stuyvesant, East New Brooklyn, NY 11217 website: jeffries.house.gov York, Howard Beach, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, e-mail: [email protected] Canarsie, Marine Park, Manhatten Beach, Beach, , Sea Gate, and parts of Flatlands CD 9 222 Lenox Road, Suites 1& 2 P: 718-287-1142 • F: 718-287-1223 Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flat- Brooklyn, NY 11226 website: clarke.house.gov bush, Gerritsen Beach, Madison, Mildwood, Ocean e-mail: [email protected] Hill, parts of and Flatlands, Prospect Heights, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Sheepshead Bay, and Windsor Terrace Your Representatives in Albany District Senator Address Phone/Fax Community Bedford Stuyvesant, , Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Gowanus/Wyckoff, Red Hook, and parts SD 25 30 Third Ave., Rm. 207 P: 718-643-6140 Brooklyn, NY 11217 F: 718-237-4137 of Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Sunset Park District Assemblymember Address Phone/Fax/Email Community P:718-771-3105 AD 43 330 Empire Boulevard, 1st F:718-771-3276 Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Floor Brooklyn, NY 11225 [email protected] East Flatbush, Wingate P: 718-383-7474 AD 50 Joseph Lentol 619 Lorimer Street F: 718-383-1576 Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Fort Greene Brooklyn, NY 11211 [email protected] P: 718-492-6334 AD 51 Felix Ortiz 5004 4th Avenue F: 718-492-6435 Part of Park Slope (South Slope) Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY 11220 [email protected] Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Red Hook P: 718-246-4889 Parts of Red Hook, DUMBO, , AD 52 341 Smith Street F: 718-246-4895 Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY 11231 [email protected] Gowanus, Vinegar Hill and Brooklyn 366 Cornelia St. P: 718-386-4576 F: 718-386-4575 Cypress Hills, Bushwick, Bedford Stuyvesant, Parts AD 54 Brooklyn, NY 11237 [email protected] of East New York Brownsville, Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, AD 55 400 Rockaway Ave. P: 718-342-1256 F: 718-342-1258 Brownsville, Cypress Hills, Part of East New York, Brooklyn, NY 11212 [email protected] and Bushwick 1360 Fulton St., Rm. 417 P: 718-399-7630 F: 718-399-7690 AD 56 Brooklyn, NY 11216 [email protected] Bedford-Stuyvesant, Northern Crown Heights 55 Hanson Place, Suite 328 P: 718-596-0100 F: 718-596-4992 Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and AD 57 Walter T. Mosley Brooklyn, NY 11217 [email protected] parts of Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant

COMMUNITY BOARDS exist in every borough. There are 18 Boards in Brooklyn. The Boards monitor the delivery of city services in their districts and are the first governmental body to vote on land-use proposals which go through the Uniform Land Use Review Process. Monthly meetings are open to the public. Community Board # Address Phone/Fax/Email/Website District Manager P: 718-596-5410 • F: 718-852-1461 2 350 Jay Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 [email protected] • www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml Robert Perris P: 718-622-6601 • F: 718-857-5774 3 1360 , 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11216 [email protected] • cb3brooklyn.org Henry Butler P: 718-643-3027 • F: 718-624-8410 6 250 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 [email protected] • brooklyncb6.org Mike Racioppo P: 718-854-0003 • F: 718-436-1142 7 4201 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 [email protected] • brooklyncb7.org Jeremy Laufer P: 718-467-5574 • F: 718-778-2979 8 1291 St. Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213 [email protected] • brooklyncb8.org Michelle George P: 718-385-0323 • F: 718-342-6714 16 444 Thomas Boyland Street, Rm. 103, Brooklyn, NY 11212 [email protected] • brooklyncb16.org Viola D. Greene-Walker Voter Information and Registration elections.ny.gov • 1-800-FOR-VOTE Your Representatives in New York City District Council Member Address Phone/Fax/Email Community 410 Atlantic Avenue P: 718-875-5200 F: 718-643-6620 Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Greenpoint, Park CCD 33 Stephen Levin Brooklyn, NY 11217 E-mail: [email protected] Slope, Williamsburg, Vinegar Hill, 244 Union Ave, Suite 1A P: 718-963-3141 F: 347-223-4347 CCD 34 Brooklyn NY 11211 Email : [email protected] Ridgewood, Williamsburg, Bushwick 55 Hanson Place, Suite 778 P: 718-260-9191 F: 718-398-2808 Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Parts of Crown Heights, CCD 35 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Email : [email protected] Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 500 P: 718-919-0740 F: 718-857-2555 CCD 36 Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. Brooklyn, NY 11216 Email : [email protected] Bedford Stuyvesant, North Crown Heights 786 Knickerbocker Avenue P: 718-642-8664 F: 718-889-6017 Bushwick, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, , CCD 37 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Email: [email protected] Cypress Hill, City Line, East New York 4417 4th Ave., Ground Floor CCD 38 P: 718-439-9012 F: 347-599-0604 Red Hook, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace Brooklyn, NY 11220 Email: [email protected] 456 , 3rd Floor P: 718-499-1090 F: 718-499-1997 Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Park Slope, South CCD 39 Brooklyn, NY 11215 E-mail: [email protected] Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Columbia Waterfront

CCD 41 Alicka Ampry-Samuel 400 Rockaway Ave. P: 718-953-3097 F: 718-953-3276 Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY 11212 E-mail: [email protected] East Flatbush, Crown Heights

25th Senate District Police Precint # Address Phone 72nd 830 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 718-965-6311 73rd 1470 E. New York Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 718-495-5411 76th 191 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 718-834-3211 77th 127 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-735-0611 78th 65 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-636-6411 79th 263 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-636-6611 81st 30 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-574-0411 84th 301 Gold Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-875-6811 88th 298 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 718-636-6511

Helpful Telephone Numbers Useful Websites Attorney General (Brooklyn Office) 718-560-2040 The President and Vice President .....www.whitehouse.gov Board of Education City of NY 718-935-5164 Senate ...... www.senate.gov Board of Elections (Brooklyn) 718-797-8800 Washington House of Representatives ...... www.house.gov Your Representative ...... www.house.gov/writerep Brooklyn Borough President 718-802-3700 Judicial Branch ...... www.uscourts.gov Brooklyn District Attorney 718-250-2001

Federal Information 1-844-USA-GOV1 Governor ...... www.governor.ny.gov State Senate ...... www.nysenate.gov League of Women Voters, NYC 212-725-3541 Albany State Assembly ...... www.assembly.state.ny.us Mayor 212-639-9675 New York State Home Page ...... www.ny.gov NYC Council 212-788-7100 NYC Council Meeting Schedule 212-788-7100 Mayor ...... http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor NYS Assembly 518-455-4100 Public Advocate ...... www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov New York Comptroller ...... www.comptroller.nyc.gov NYS Comptroller 212-383-1600 City City Council ...... www.council.nyc.ny.gov NYS Senate 518-455-2800 City of New York Home Page ...... www1.nyc.gov Public Advocate for the City of NY 212-669-7200

Status of Bills - NYS Legislature 1-800-342-9860 NYC Board of Elections ...... www.vote.nyc.ny.us White House Comments Line 202-456-1111 Voter NYS Board of Elections ...... www.elections.ny.gov Services NYC Voter Assistance Commission ...... www..nyccfb.info U.S.Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 (Now a part of NYC Campaign Finance Board)

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Responsibilities & Duties of Your Elected Officials Officials Elected Your of Duties & Responsibilities (...Continued)

We, The People, Represent You A Guide to Your Elected Officials in the 25th Senate District

From State Senator Velmanette Montgomery

DISTRICT OFFICE: 30 , Suite 207 • Brooklyn, NY 11217 • (718) 643-6140 ALBANY OFFICE: Room 903, Legislative Office Building • Albany, NY 12247 • (518) 455-3451

E-mail: [email protected] Website: montgomery.nysenate.gov