[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Brooklyn DA candidates Ken Thompson celebrated his stunning upset over incumbent Joe Hynes, Sunday night, at a Sukkot celebration with community leaders and elected officials in Crown Heights.

At an annual Sukkot gathering in the sukkah of R’ Chanina Sperlin, one of Crown Heights’ most influential community leaders, Mr. Thompson was introduced as “the next DA” following his stunning victory over incumbent Joe Hynes, despite losing the Jewish vote in certain neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

Mr. Thompson, sometimes beaming and sometimes serious, thanked the Crown heights community for their vote of confidence, as well as pledging to be fair to all communities in Brooklyn, once sworn in as the next District Attorney. “I intend to be a DA that will be a champion for every community in Brooklyn,” Mr. Thompson said in his brief remarks. “I believe it’s time to have a DA that will not only keep us safe but make sure that we are all treated fundamentally fairly, and that’s my commitment to you. I am here today, but I will be here over and over again. My commitment to you, to our families and neighbors is to make sure that Brooklyn is better.”

(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)