Photos: Celebrating the launch of our Brooklyn issue

Public Advocate Letitia James holding a copy of City & State's Brooklyn issue. (Ali Garber)

On Thursday, May 4, City & State celebrated the release of our Brooklyn issue with an event at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Along with remarks from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and cover star, Public Advocate Letitia James, the room was filled with the borough's most influential leaders from five different sectors. Scroll below for a recap of the festivities. All photos by Ali Garber.

Lester Crockett, Regional Director CSEA/AFSCME Local 1000, Region 11 and Ernest Logan, President of Council of School Supervision and Administrators.

Anthony Lolli (right), founder and CEO of Rapid Reality.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.

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Rachel Pratt, senior vice president of youth and community services at New York Road Runners.

Zakiyah Ansari (seated with flowers), advocacy director at the Alliance for Quality Education.

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View the full gallery of photos from our Brooklyn issue event, here.