Assemblymember Diana Richardson will become Deputy Borough President under the new beep, Antonio Reynoso.
Richardson has represented the 43rd District (encompassing Prospect Lefferts Gardens, along with parts of Crown Heights and Flatbush) since 2015. Now, though, she will join Reynoso at Borough Hall as his number 2.
Thus far she has been tasked with developing policy and strategy in three areas: combating gun violence, addressing food insecurity, and reforming community boards.
“Right now I represent three communities, now I will represent the entire borough,” Richardson told Brooklyn Paper in an interview. “Then, I would have an opportunity to work on the issues that I care about the most, the same issues that I’ve legislated and paid attention to here, but now directly on the ground.”
