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Ben Brachfeld

Ben Brachfeld

Ben Brachfeld is a freelance reporter based in Brooklyn. His work has also appeared in Gotham Gazette, City & State, and Gothamist. Reach out to him via email at benbrachfeld@bklyner.com, or on Tw
May
12
Meet All Candidates For Judges On The Ballots This Year

Meet All Candidates For Judges On The Ballots This Year

New York’s June 22 primary election is only weeks away and campaigns are getting into full gear for the
23 min read
Apr
13
Understanding Brooklyn’s Judicial Races: Part 1

Understanding Brooklyn’s Judicial Races: Part 1

The city’s June 22 primary elections are coming up fast, and in a city as overwhelmingly Democratic as New
6 min read
Apr
01
Brooklyn’s Democratic Socialists: Who Are They And What Do They Want? 

Brooklyn’s Democratic Socialists: Who Are They And What Do They Want? 

Three years after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s shock victory over Joe Crowley, a year after gaining seats and influence in Congress
13 min read
Feb
23
Canarsie Residents Sue Police Athletic League for 70s Sexual Abuse

Canarsie Residents Sue Police Athletic League for 70s Sexual Abuse

The Police Athletic League has been sued three separate times this month over sexual abuse allegedly committed by a martial
6 min read
Feb
09
Allegations Of Embezzlement — And A Brawl — At A Brownsville Church

Allegations Of Embezzlement — And A Brawl — At A Brownsville Church

Calvary Unified Freewill Baptist Church at 1520 Herkimer Street in Brownsville. Liena Zagare/BklynerA Brownsville church congregation has sued its
4 min read
Jan
26
No Vaccines For Homebound Seniors Unable Or Wary To Leave Their Residences

No Vaccines For Homebound Seniors Unable Or Wary To Leave Their Residences

The city still does not have a plan for how to vaccinate homebound seniors living in the five boroughs, leaving
4 min read
Aug
19
Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Rep Yvette Clarke looks on. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.CADMAN PLAZA – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said
2 min read
Jul
10
Your Absentee Vote May Not Count

Your Absentee Vote May Not Count

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThousands of absentee ballots in Brooklyn and across the city are likely to be invalidated by the
4 min read
Jun
24
With Few Races Called In Brooklyn, It Will Come Down To Absentee Ballots

With Few Races Called In Brooklyn, It Will Come Down To Absentee Ballots

The results trickling in from the city Board of Elections for Tuesday’s primary election show many races too close
4 min read
Jun
24
Missing Absentee Ballots Drove Voters To Polls Yesterday 

Missing Absentee Ballots Drove Voters To Polls Yesterday 

Many New Yorkers opted to vote in-person on Tuesday after requesting but not receiving their absentee ballot. Scores of others
4 min read