From an early age I have been able to travel to various places around the world, however no matter where I went, Brooklyn was always home. This is the feeling I get every time I walk down the beautiful tree lined streets near my home in Bedford Stuyvesant. This is the same feeling I want to share with everyone who wants to call Brooklyn home.

Some people describe me as an old soul. I attribute that to my Trinidadian grandparents who raised...