Lincoln P Restler was born on March 19,1984 and is a politician and civil servant from New York City, who is a member of the New York City Council for the 33rd district which covers Greenpoint, parts of Vinegar Hill, Williamsburg, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, and other Downtown neighborhoods in northern Brooklyn.
15 Facts About Lincoln Restler
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Lincoln Restler held several positions in municipal government before running for City Council.
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Lincoln Restler grew up in Brooklyn Heights on Pierrepoint Street with an older sister.
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Lincoln Restler is Jewish and attended the Reform Brooklyn Heights Synagogue in his youth.
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Lincoln Restler attended the Packer Collegiate Institute and graduated from Brown University with a bachelor in Africana Studies and Latin American Studies in 2006.
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Lincoln Restler was schoolmates with future political adversary and eventual Council predecessor, Stephen Levin.
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Lincoln Restler became involved in politics while in undergrad with the Providence, Rhode Island City Council re-election campaign of David Segal, and in the 2008 presidential primary supporting Barack Obama.
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Lincoln Restler worked for the City of New York as an employee at the Department of Small Business Services and Department of Consumer Protection.
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Lincoln Restler co-founded reform club New Kings Democrats in 2008, and worked in the Bill de Blasio administration.
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In 2020, Lincoln Restler resigned from the de Blasio administration and joined the St Nicks Alliance.
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Lincoln Restler was elected District Leader in the 50th Assembly District in 2010 when he was 26.
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Lincoln Restler was supported by US Representative Nydia Velasquez and then-City Councilmember Tish James.
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Lincoln Restler lost the seat in 2012 to Chris Olechowski by 19 votes.
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In 2021, Lincoln Restler defeated seven other candidates to win the Democratic nomination, and ran in the November general unopposed.
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Lincoln Restler received endorsements from State Senators Julia Salazar and Jabari Brisport, the Working Families Party, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and Velasquez.