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Billy Richling

Billy Richling

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.
Nov
24
E-bikes and E-scooters Are Officially Legal in New York City

E-bikes and E-scooters Are Officially Legal in New York City

Legislation legalizing electric-powered bicycles and scooters went into effect [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/ebikes.shtml?fbclid=
2 min read
Nov
23
Activists Relaunch Campaign for Bike and Pedestrian Access on the Verrazzano Bridge, MTA Resistant

Activists Relaunch Campaign for Bike and Pedestrian Access on the Verrazzano Bridge, MTA Resistant

Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/BklynerOnce again, a coalition of cycling and safe streets activists call for cyclist and pedestrian access
4 min read
Nov
20
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Nostrand Playground’s current layout from NYC Parks Department. The proposed community center would be on Farragut Place where the
3 min read
Nov
19
Landmarks Preservation Commission Pumps The Brakes On New Development At 959 Sterling Place

Landmarks Preservation Commission Pumps The Brakes On New Development At 959 Sterling Place

Rendering of proposed development at 959 Sterling Place from Hope Street Capital The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.
4 min read
Nov
19
The Colton Letters: Assemblyman Fearmongers About “Outsiders” In Local Race

The Colton Letters: Assemblyman Fearmongers About “Outsiders” In Local Race

Assemblyman William Colton. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIn the lead-up to New York’s state primary election on June 23rd, most Brooklynites
5 min read
Nov
18
State Senator Andrew Gounardes Declares Victory in Tough Reelection Battle

State Senator Andrew Gounardes Declares Victory in Tough Reelection Battle

Andrew Gounardes. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)State Senator Andrew Gounardes declared victory Wednesday afternoon in his fight for reelection to
3 min read
Nov
17
East Flatbush Gets Its First Landmarked Block

East Flatbush Gets Its First Landmarked Block

East 25th Street. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously today to create the East 25th
2 min read
Oct
28
Judge Rules Brooklyn Democratic Party Violated The Law By Canceling County Committee Meeting

Judge Rules Brooklyn Democratic Party Violated The Law By Canceling County Committee Meeting

The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the ways New Yorkers engage in politics. Restrictions on in-person gatherings have forced town
7 min read
Oct
07
Consolidation of Three Brooklyn Hospitals Restarts Mid-Pandemic, Staff, Community, and Advocates Push Back

Consolidation of Three Brooklyn Hospitals Restarts Mid-Pandemic, Staff, Community, and Advocates Push Back

In mid-March, a $700 million state plan to restructure three central Brooklyn hospitals was put on hold [https://www.thecity.
9 min read
Sep
22
Who’s Funding the Brooklyn Democratic Party, and Why?

Who’s Funding the Brooklyn Democratic Party, and Why?

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
5 min read