CBH Talk | The Changing Face of Progressive Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s reputation as one of America’s most progressive boroughs reflects a long history of demographic shifts, social movements, labor organizing, and vibrant urban culture. With each new wave of residents, Brooklynites have carried forward a legacy of progressivism, adapting it to new movements for justice, equality, and inclusion.
Join renowned demographer Joseph Salvo, distinguished political scientist John Mollenkopf, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, and moderator Katie Honan of THE CITY, for a conversation about Brooklyn’s evolving population and progressive identity.
From its abolitionist roots to the popularity of FDR’s New Deal programs among working families and immigrant communities, Brooklyn has long been a crucible for social change. Postwar migration brought tens of thousands of Black Americans to central Brooklyn, building coalitions to fight segregation and housing discrimination. Later waves of artists, queer communities, and young professionals further shaped social progressivism as a defining feature of the borough. Most recently, the borough’s robust turnout helped elect Zohran Mamdani, with roughly 57 percent of Brooklyn voters supporting him.
While Brooklyn’s progressive legacy is deep, its contours are always shifting. How will gentrification and Brooklyn’s shrinking Black population influence its political landscape? In what ways will new multi-ethnic coalitions form and evolve? This esteemed panel will explore the dynamic dimensions of Brooklyn progressivism and consider what the future may hold.
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