EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries explains Brooklyn’s progress
According to U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn), “Brooklyn continues to be on the rise.” In an exclusive interview with this reporter, Jeffries discussed his views on the borough’s need for safe affordable housing and preservation of diversity. He also highlighted Brooklyn’s steps toward the goal of an equal application of the law.
The congressman gave his second annual State of the District speech on Jan. 29, at the Paramount Theater on Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus.
“It has been an honor to deliver this address, first in my prior capacity as assemblyman and now as a member of Congress,” Jeffries told the Eagle. “The issues I discussed are very important to my district and things that I live with each and every day,” he said of his speech, which was delivered extemporaneously. “It came from the heart.”