BP MARKOWITZ STATEMENT ON DEATH OF FORMER GOVERNOR, PARK SLOPE NATIVE HUGH CAREY

“I join all of Brooklyn and New York in mourning the passing of Hugh Carey, a Park Slope native who represented Brooklyn in the 12th and 15th Congressional Districts so admirably for fourteen years before his two terms as Governor, during which I had the privilege of serving with him for my first three years as a State Senator. A war hero and champion for our most vulnerable residents, Governor Carey used that ‘Brooklyn attitude’ to achieve so much during his storied political career—including saving New York City from financial ruin and helping to promote economic development in Brooklyn and the other boroughs outside of Manhattan. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the Governor’s children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and all his loved ones, and I hope they will be comforted by the thoughts and prayers of millions of New Yorkers grateful for his service.”