Yet he crosses the city with NYPD security personnel, and he lives on a US military base where he enjoys free, around-the-clock security.
The racial justice champion lives just off General Lee Avenue, named after the Confederate military leader turned target of cancel-culture warriors, on the Fort Hamilton US Army Garrison in Brooklyn.
Whoever takes a step in the station must go through security checkpoints and submit to a background check, a demand that led to the detainment of an illegal immigrant who was trying to deliver a pizza in 2018. Even so, Williams has advocated for “stopping ICE” from enforcing the country’s immigration laws.
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Why does Williams live on the base when so much of what it represents contradicts his views? The answer, according to a rep, is housing costs: Fort Hamilton offers relatively cheap housing to a sliver of in-the-know civilians.
“When he needed a new home for his family in 2019, they chose a publicly-available unit in Fort Hamilton not because of its position on a base but because it offered the best unit for his family’s price point and criteria,” the rep for Williams, whose taxpayer-funded salary is $183,801, told The Post in a statement.
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Williams, his lobbyist wife, and stepdaughter keep a corner townhouse on the base with an expansive backyard and water views of the Verrazano Narrows for about $4,000 a month.
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Similar homes on surrounding public streets rent for closer to $5,800 a month. There are 228 homes on the garrison and 15 percent are occupied by civilians who have to join a waitlist to move in. Beyond Williams, other famous New Yorkers like local judges and doctors live on the base.
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The sweetheart real estate deals are technically open to civilians, but still strange to most New Yorkers.
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“These aren’t apartments listed on Zillow. It’s essentially a gated community with stunning waterfront views protected by tanks and soldiers with M16s,” said an area official with knowledge of the housing process.
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In addition to living in possibly the most protected section of the five boroughs, Williams and his family enjoy free parking, entrance to a large swimming pool, playgrounds, a bowling center, Burger King, Einstein Bagels, Subway, dry cleaners, a gas station, a barbershop offering $14 hair cuts, and a US Post Office. The suburban trappings are intermingled with military hardware from historic cannons, WWII artillery and modern Humvees.
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Williams backed his choice to live on the base despite his opinions.
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