Antonio Reynoso, 30, is a Williamsburg native who’s running in this fall’s election for the 34th district seat on the New York City Council, a zone that includes Williamsburg, Bushwick and Ridgewood. Reynoso has been working for the current Councilmember, Diana Reyna, since a year after he graduated from college–and he’s been her chief of staff for about half of that time. Widely endorsed by NYC politicians, including mayoral hopefuls Bill de Blasio and Christine Quinn and borough presidents Marty Markowitz and Scott Stringer, as well a whole slew of organizations ranging from Planned Parenthood to Make The Road to the Working Families Party,  Reynoso is running against Vito Lopez, a former New York State Assemblyman and former chairman of the Democratic Party of Kings County, whose early career was distinguished by extensive advocacy for affordable housing and the senior community of Bushwick and Ridgewood, but who was the subject investigations in a number of sexual harassment scandals for the better part of the past year.

On a sunny Sunday in August, we sat down with Reynoso at his campaign headquarters in South Williamsburg to talk about Bushwick, the arts, and his vision for the community he wants to continue serving.

BD: How are you doing?