by Caroline Lewis

The historic overhaul of New York City government this year goes well beyond the mayor’s office.

There are 21 new members of the City Council, four new borough presidents, and fresh, yet familiar, faces in the offices of Brooklyn district attorney, comptroller, and public advocate. With the city’s politics taking an increasingly liberal turn, there are few outright conservatives left in city government.

Alan Maisel (D) – D46 – Canarsie, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Bergen Beach, Gerritsen Beach, part of Sheepshead Bay – Environmental issues and public safety, including ‘fracking’ regulation, have been prominent among the legislation Maisel has sponsored in his tenure serving State Assembly District 59. Much of Maisel’s civic work in Brooklyn has been done through the international Jewish organization B’nai B’rith, although he has also served on his local school and community boards…more.