Brooklyn Borough President

ANOTHER BROOKLYNITE MAKES ELECTION HISTORY ABROAD

A boy from Bensonhurst is now a city councilman in Japan!

Anthony Bianchi has done a lot of things in his life, but becoming an elected official in Japan is certainly a first for him and for any North American. Yesterday, he became the second Brooklynite to win an elective office abroad and the first person of North American origin to be elected to public office in Japan by capturing a seat in the Inuyama, Japan City Council. Mr. Bianchi, who attended Xaverian High School, has worked as an English teacher there since 1988.

"Brooklyn's world domination continues - first Greece and now Japan. Who knows what country a Brooklynite can try and conquer next!” Borough President Markowitz said. “We are so very proud of Inuyama, Japan's newest City Councilman and Brooklynite Anthony Bianchi. This kid from Bensonhurst has proved once again that you can do just about anything if you are from Brooklyn. From producing television shows to teaching English, Anthony Bianchi has done it all, and I know he's going to bring all of his energy and enthusiasm to making Inuyama a better place to live and work. I am sure in the months ahead we will find an appropriate way to honor him in another uniquely Brooklyn celebration."

Last year, Athens, Greece City Councilwoman Yvette Jarvis, who grew up in Red Hook, became the first Brooklynite to win an elective office overseas. Borough President Markowitz honored Councilwoman Jarvis at a Borough Hall ceremony last month.