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Podcast: Indy Audio
Episode: Alexa Aviles and Jabari Brisport interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent
Description: No mayor is an island unto themself. They have to work with City Council. They also have to work with the governor and state legislators in Albany which wields tremendous power over the city.
In our election night special, City Councilmember-elect Alexa Aviles and State Senator Jabari Brisport join us to talk about how they see things going with the new city government under a Mayor Adams. Alexa Aviles won the Democratic primary in June in District 38 in South Brooklyn and had no opponent on today’s ballot. Jabari Brisport won a Central Brooklyn State Senate seat in 2020 and has ha...