Education
Cymbrowitz received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Commonwealth Post College in 1974. He also holds an Master of Arts in social work from Adelphi University and a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School.
Cymbrowitz received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Commonwealth Post College in 1974. He also holds an Master of Arts in social work from Adelphi University and a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School.
First elected to the State Assembly in 2000, Cymbrowitz ran uncontested in the 2008 general election. In the 2010 general election, he received 57 percent of the vote running against Republican challenger Joseph Hayon. Cymbrowitz currently serves as Secretary to the Assembly"s Majority Conference and chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee"s Shoreline Protection Subcommittee.
Some of his previous positions within government and the non-profit sector include service as the Executive Director of the North Brooklyn Development Corporation, Director of Housing and Community Development for the Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Property as well as the Director of Intergovernmental Relations within the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
He is also a member of several other standing committees within the Assembly, including Agriculture, Codes, Health, Housing, Insurance and Steering.