Crystal is the council member for the 35th Council District (Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, and Fort Greene). A third-generation Brooklynite, she was first elected in 2021 and made history as one of the first out gay Black women elected in NYC. In her first term, she passed the second most bills of any new member. She authored “A Black Agenda for New York City” and co-authored the “Marsha & Sylvia Plan,” a first-of-its-kind agenda to support LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers. Crystal is chair of the Committee on Aging and co-chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus.
