Today is Primary Day: Brooklyn Voter’s Guide As a new American, it took me a while to realize what really matters when it comes to voting. Here in NYC, it is primaries, particularly Democratic primaries. Even Republicans are Democrats in this town. The primaries this June 28 are for Assembly, County, and Statewide races. Early voting turnout
Plan Your Vote, Fleishers is Dead, Long Live Garden Carver, and more. Rent increases for the rent-stabilized apartments are starting this fall, school is almost over, and the city's pools will open next week (dress as a mermaid?), but for now, welcome back to your civic duty: take a moment and plan your vote. Then read on for more fun stuff to
Newsletter Baby Bird, Taiwanese General Store, Traffic Calming, School Budgets, Lots of Real Estate This newsletter is a little heavy on real estate and school news, and there's some good stuff in the food section. The city attacks mosquitoes, and southern Brooklyn will likely get a lot more pedestrian-friendly street corners. You get a chance to tell MTA what you think about your commute
Adventures of Bailey the Dog, Crown Heights versus Clinton Hill, New Library, Mental Health, Food Tips, and more New York passed stricter gun laws, the first Democratic gubernatorial debate was on Tuesday, and primaries are just a few weeks out. A dog from Brooklyn made headlines for his adventures escaping to New Jersey. A DSA-backed Assemblywoman is looking to get reelected in a district where its poorer residents
Politics It's Crown Heights Versus Clinton Hill In The Assembly Primary Between Phara Souffrant Forrest and Olanike "Ola" Alabi In Assembly District 57, this year's primary pits first-term incumbent Assemblywoman Phara Souffrant Forrest against a longtime community activist and former District Leader Olanike "Ola" Alabi. Souffrant Forrest, a former nurse and tenant leader, has the endorsements of DSA and Working Families Party. Alabi has the support of the presidents
Caring for Public Space Open Streets need to be safe and properly cared for, Councilmember Hanif argues, advocating for full funding of the New York City Streets Plan.
Newsletter Chili Dogs, Working From Brooklyn, PLG and Crown Heights Assembly Race, Food, Rooftop Movies, and More. Brooklynites don't want to commute into the city, so more and more employers are setting up offices in Brooklyn. A Park Slope Church is looking for the stolen Tabernacle, a Flatbush Church is to be redeveloped to bring coworking spaces to the neighborhood, Park Slope may get two new 16-story
Brian, Jelanie, Tim and Pierre, and The Race To Represent PLG and Crown Heights It's hard to pick a candidate in the 43rd Assembly District, where everyone who's running is promising basically the same things.
Parade, Hurricanes, Haiti, Scandals, Beaches, and more The cannons at Fort Hamilton fired yesterday morning as ships sailed under the Verrazzano bridge into New York harbor, marking the beginning of the Fleet Week. Church bells rang 21 times today to remember the lives lost in the school shooting in Texas. Congressional and State Senate lines were finalized,
Newsletter Redistricting, Special Election, New Food To Try, Lots of Events This weekend we celebrate Notorious B.I.G. across the city; Open Stages - 15 of them - will bring lots of music to Park Slope; and Brooklyn Half returns on Sunday for the 40th time, so plan on that. Oh, and it will be hot, 90 degrees hot this
Newsletter Real Estate, Politics, and Poop Patrol Lots of stuff this week, including another Special Election, two parades, food with a side of politics and so much more.
Newsletter We Don't Know What We Don't Know, Old School Italian, Pizza and other tidbits Polls, crime, e-bikes, cash for kindergarteners, oxtail pizza, Flatbush Sears redevelopment plans, history of Sea Gate, and more.
COVID-19 A New Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic New Yorkers should take greater caution now, especially those most at risk for serious disease.
Politics At Least 20 People Were Listed As Brooklyn Democratic Primary Candidates Without Their Knowledge A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, an immigration advocate and a financial tech worker all learned of their candidacies when contacted by THE CITY. Party reformers charge they were caught up in a scheme for power brokers to retain control.
Education NYC’s COVID risk rises, but mask mandates haven’t returned to K-12 schools According to previously issued health department guidance, once the city reaches the medium-risk COVID level, officials may consider reinstating mask mandates in “high-risk settings where it is crowded and distance cannot be maintained,” which includes schools, Chalkbeat reports.
‘Donald Trump in Brooklyn’: Democratic Politician Charges County Chair With Manipulating Election Park Slope Assemblymember Robert Carroll calls the decision to keep judicial delegates on the ballot despite dubious petition signatures “politically influenced” — while party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn says he’s “xenophobic” for trying to block Pakistani representation, THE CITY reports.
Newsletter Vote, Vote, Vote, and Vote again, Food, Books, Five Boro Bike Tour, and more New York's voters can be forgiven for not being able to keep up with all that is happening. Just when you thought you knew what congressional or senate district you live in, that changed this week after New York's highest court tossed out the Democrat-drawn lines over gerrymandering. It is
food and drink New Brooklyn Spots To Try With so many great cafes, restaurants and bars opening or reopening this spring, it is hard for one to keep up. Here are a few recent additions: Kensington: Café Fés at 709 Church Avenue. Via Cafe Fes InstaThe short stretch between Ocean Parkway and Coney Island Avenue is the most
Transportation More Open Streets + Interborough Express + Five Boro Bike Tour Closures This week's transit news.
editorial How many times can NYC residents be expected to show up to vote in a year? Between the City elections last November, special elections this February, March, and May in some Brooklyn Assembly districts, now June and August primaries followed by a November general election, some of us will be heading to the polls four times!
Education NYC schools to give students weekly at-home COVID tests as cases rise This Tuesday saw 844 positive COVID cases reported among students and staff, significantly higher than the Tuesday before masking became optional in schools when there were 229 cases reported across the city’s schools. In both snapshots, 70% of the cases were among students, Chalkbeat reports.
Politics Top Court Rejects New York’s Congressional and State Senate Lines The court’s decision kept state Assembly lines drawn by the Democrat-controlled legislature intact, but gave a win to a Republican-backed legal challenge on the Senate and congressional lines, THE CITY reports.
newsletter Southern Brooklyn SD27, Covid, Coney, Foreclosures, and more Lots of little news this Earth week, from garbage container pilots and bike lane sweeping, to new rides at Coney Island, new ball fields, and more.
Politics More Brooklyn Residents Claim Forgeries in Democratic Party-Linked Push to Oust Primary Rivals Two more voters say they never signed petition objections filed in their names to the Board of Elections. It’s part of a troubling pattern political reformers in Brooklyn say is part of a bid by the borough’s Democratic party to keep hold of power, THE CITY reports.
Politics Iwen Chu Is Primed To Win The New Brooklyn Senate District If you live in any of the areas along Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, where there has been an incredible influx of Asian residents, you now likely reside inside a district that was drawn to give Brooklyn's Asian community a voice in the New York senate. And that voice is almost certain
