 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 Poverty as well as the Director of Intergovernmental Relations within the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).Cymbrowitz was first married to Lena Azizo Cymbrowitz, who occupied this Assembly seat until her death from cancer in 2000, aged 43.They have two children, Jay and Jennifer.