Preceded by Albert Vann Religion Baptist Children 6 | Spouse(s) Michelle Cornegy Political party Democratic Name Robert Cornegy | |
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Alma mater St. John's University
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NYC Councilmember Robert Cornegy on Rising Gun Violence
Robert Cornegy is the Council member for the 36th District of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Bedford-Stuyvesant, and northern Crown Heights in Brooklyn.
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- NYC Councilmember Robert Cornegy on Rising Gun Violence
- Life and career
- New York City Council
- References
Life and career
Cornegy was born to the son of the pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in New York City. He attended St. John's University, playing backup center for their historic 1984 Final Four team, and then attended El Camino College graduated from the University of Alabama. He later played professional basketball in both Israel and Turkey.
Following his basketball career, he earned a master's degree in Organizational Management and became an alcoholism and substance abuse counselor. He later opened a residential treatment center for chemically dependent men. Cornegy also serves central Brooklyn as the District Leader of the 56th Assembly District and president of the Vanguard Independent Democratic Association.
He has been noted for his seven-foot frame.
New York City Council
In 2009, Cornegy made his first run at the 36th District, but lost the primary election to incumbent Albert Vann. Four years later, he was elected to the same district after defeating Kirsten John Foy for the Democratic nomination in a close race. He won the general election easily on November 5, 2013.
Cornegy chairs the Council’s Committee on Small Business.
Cornegy sponsored the bill to co-name the block of Stuyvesant Avenue between Lexington Avenue and Quincy Street, “Do the Right Thing Way” after the iconic 1989 movie Spike Lee-directed film which was shot on that block. It was the first time a New York City street was named for a work of art, rather than a person or institution.