Billy Richling is a staff reporter for Bklyner, covering politics, real estate and everything else. He lives in Flatbush, and previously worked for the Times Square Alliance.
Central Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Democratic Party’s Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday night lasted over four hours [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1DPEZA03I]. But it took less than five minutes for the first shouting match to begin. Screenshot from Wednesday’s Zoom meeting.In a tense, interruption-filled exchange, Aaron Maslow, the
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The Brooklyn Democratic Party is making moves to reduce its reliance on the gender binary. But some say those moves are a smokescreen for a power grab by Party leadership. On Sunday, the party’s Executive Committee [https://www.brooklyndems.com/executive_committee], composed of 42 elected District Leaders, voted
Central Brooklyn
Legislation legalizing electric-powered bicycles and scooters went into effect [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/ebikes.shtml?fbclid=IwAR1Ct9akTcl2UVxKFJje3PFgaaU-nhJW8pV73BEBQm09QYwOhnFzyxfwiNo] on Monday, November 23rd. The new rules represent a major victory for advocates who see e-bikes and e-scooters as a safer, pandemic-friendly alternative to private cars and who saw
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Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/BklynerOnce again, a coalition of cycling and safe streets activists call for cyclist and pedestrian access on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. But despite support from local elected officials, the MTA, which controls the bridge, remains opposed to the proposal. On Saturday, citing the city’s pandemic-induced cycling
Central Brooklyn
Nostrand Playground’s current layout from NYC Parks Department. The proposed community center would be on Farragut Place where the turf fields are now.Over 120 attendees asked questions and made suggestions for the new recreation center in East Flatbush at a Parks Department’s virtual meeting Thursday night. The
affordable housing
Rendering of proposed development at 959 Sterling Place from Hope Street Capital The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] decided on Tuesday to postpone its vote on a proposal to build a seven-story residential building next to the historic Methodist Home for the
bath beach
Assemblyman William Colton. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIn the lead-up to New York’s state primary election on June 23rd, most Brooklynites were focused on the several close races for State Senate and Assembly seats or on whether the Board of Elections could handle a surge in mail-in ballots [https://www.nytimes.
Election 2020
Andrew Gounardes. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)State Senator Andrew Gounardes declared victory Wednesday afternoon in his fight for reelection to New York’s 22nd State Senate District. > As the vote count comes to a close, it’s clear that our community has given me the incredible honor of being
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East 25th Street. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously today to create the East 25th Street Historic District, the first official historic district in East Flatbush. The one-block district, which includes both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, comprises 56
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The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the ways New Yorkers engage in politics. Restrictions on in-person gatherings have forced town halls, organizing meetings, and even legislative sessions to go virtual. County Committee meetings—the massive, sometimes chaotic gatherings where hundreds of delegates vote on the rules, leadership, and finances of
Central Brooklyn
In mid-March, a $700 million state plan to restructure three central Brooklyn hospitals was put on hold [https://www.thecity.nyc/health/2020/3/18/21210431/brooklyn-hospitals-planned-shrinkage-paused-to-tackle-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR1Zl639xFjACnHxj1kGqmCOSwgVjl7UYcKqDls3CtviA13eLsYYfXURezU] to ensure the institutions could accommodate the soaring number of coronavirus patients showing up at their doors. Now, the plan to
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Rodneyse Bichotte. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerThe progressive wave [https://nypost.com/2020/06/26/a-progressive-wave-in-new-yorks-democratic-primaries-for-now/] that has washed over parts of New York in recent years has brought with it an increased focus on the donations that fund political campaigns at every level of government. Increasingly, Democratic candidates for city and