The following is sponsored article paid for By Elijah Diaz for City Council
By Adina Miles-Sash (FlatbushGirl)
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For years, I’ve worked at the front lines of some of the toughest issues facing our community — as an activist, mediator, and facilitator of arbitration agreements in both family and business disputes. I’ve sat in rooms where families were torn apart by inheritance battles, where marriages dissolved into painful Gett standoffs, where partners fought over contracts, and where victims of coercive control and abuse had nowhere safe to turn.
In Flatbush, Midwood, Marine Park, Kensington, and East Flatbush — the heart of the 45th District — we depend on more than just city systems. We depend on our own frameworks of justice — Beis Din, arbitration panels, and quiet community mediation — because the civil and family courts are overburdened, impersonal, and rarely sensitive to the cultural and religious context that defines our lives. I’ve watched too many people slip through the cracks simply because no one in government understood how our community actually operates.
That’s why Elijah Diaz is different. At just 23 years old, raised by a single mother and living with Type 1 diabetes, he’s had to navigate adversity from a young age. That lived experience has made him humble, tough, and deeply empathetic. Elijah doesn’t show up for photo ops; he shows up for people. He listens. He asks hard questions. He genuinely wants to understand what makes our neighborhoods unique — from our yeshivas and shuls to our small businesses and community centers.
As someone who has spent years advocating for women trapped in Gett refusal, for survivors of domestic violence, and for families seeking fairness and dignity, I can say with confidence that Elijah Diaz is the first candidate I’ve met who actually gets it. He grasps that safety means more than police presence — it means emotional safety, spiritual safety, and family stability.
I’ll be honest — I’ve always leaned Democratic. But this year, I’m deeply concerned about what the future of our community could look like if Zohran Mamdani’s influence continues to shape local politics. That’s why I voted down the line Republican — not out of party loyalty, but out of conviction.
This election isn’t about red or blue. It’s about who understands us — who sees the complexity of our community and has the courage to fight for it.
So please, if you live in the 45th District, go out and vote. Don’t follow endorsements blindly — think for yourself. Protect your family, your faith, and your neighborhood’s future.
And when you see our LED trucks lighting up the streets of Flatbush this week, know that it’s not just a campaign. It’s a movement — a message that the Jewish community is awake, engaged, and ready to lead.
Vote Elijah Diaz — for safety, for family, for community, and for a future that understands us.
