Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba
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Public Advocate Letitia James. (Photo by Sean Egan)BROOKLYN – Twenty people remain as the pool of candidates running for public advocate shrinks ahead of the special election. Several candidates became ineligible to run last week, due to filing and technical errors related to the ballot entry process. Brooklyn attorney Ifeoma
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Photo by Pictures of Money [https://www.flickr.com/photos/pictures-of-money/17123251389/in/photolist-s6895e-s68a4i-snzBqK-s5ZdWJ-s61ncG-s61m4j-s4fksR-buW1s2-pf35hV-chEwR9-bH1iX8-bt4mNt-42PQoC-a2YSa6-a2Y7cz-snzAJp-62QVKf-ddi5Gd-9aTrvk-6GUsm-buV6x-bta55K-9rUmY9-82xTtv-5EMAYS-dB7F8e-dK2oa7-6us9ax-aFDjPB-aYWk56-aFATbM-aFAaK6-aFAQEv-7M4MWJ-PNrwk-6u2TxZ-4Lcpnq-84wJAM-5k7qL3-buhrpp-6MMVrB-7jq9Cn-Qt2VW-5G4WCi-6uXAjv-cDWLKs-9wUujx-dm3GF5-D2K4G-8CCxH] BROOKLYN — Bklyner took a look at what some of the out
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Raynika Trent and Laura Raaen of the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food Education and Policy [https://www.tc.columbia.edu/tisch/]BROOKLYN — There’s no way to tell if students are getting the right amount of nutrition education in schools and some lawmakers want to change that. Currently, nutrition
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(Photo by Daniel Lewis)BROOKLYN — DAY 26: As the U.S. government heads into the fourth week of a partial government shutdown, some Brooklyn businesses are chipping in with free services, movie tickets and extended food pantry hours. Massage Williamsburg, [http://www.massagewilliamsburg.com/] Massage Greenpoint [http://www.massagegreenpoint.com/
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Ron Kim Will need to change his party line and logo.BROOKLYN — Those unique taglines public advocate candidates are parading as Party names aren’t special enough, apparently. Eight of the 23 candidates [/23-candidates-qualify-public-advocate/] running for public advocate have to change their Party name because of a Board of Elections
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Public Advocate Letitia James. (Photo by Sean Egan)BROOKLYN — More than 30 New Yorkers announced their run for the Public Advocate’s seat and after the final day to submit the required number of signatures, 23 remain. Candidates had less than two weeks to gather 3,750 signatures of support
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Photo by Orla McCaffrey/BklynerBROOKLYN — The new Democratic majority voted 48-13 in favor of early voting on Monday, a bill newly elected State Sen. Zellnor Myrie sponsored. “Voting is the right that protects all other rights, yet too many New Yorkers struggle to get to the ballot box because of
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Low-income Coney Island homeowners still recovering from Superstorm Sandy are feeling the wrath of what is now the longest U.S. government shutdown in history that started on December 22, 2018. Rebuilding Together NYC [/rebuilding-together-nyc-debuts-new-headquarters-in-gowanus/], a Brooklyn-based non-profit, provides free home repairs and accessibility modifications to low-income homeowners,
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Former Public Advocate Letitia James. (Photo by Sean Egan)BROOKLYN – Today, Monday, Jan 14, is the last day for Public Advocate candidates to file the required 3,750 signatures which put their names on the ballot for the Feb. 26 special election. The vacant seat is up for grabs since
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The Rev. Dr. Samuel Nicolas, Senior Pastor of Evangelical Crusade Christian-ChurchEAST FLATBUSH – A Brooklyn community broke ground on an affordable housing development Sunday afternoon, a project that’s been in the making for more than a decade. The project is the brainchild of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Nicolas of The
Ditmas Park
EAST FLATBUSH — Residents in the 45th Council district are already running for Jumanne Williams’ seat although he hasn’t won the highly sought after Public Advocate’s race. Mayor de Blasio would have to call for a special election to fill the vacant seat which encompasses East Flatbush, Flatbush, Flatlands,
Business
Screamer’s Pizzeria in Crown Heights at 685 Franklin Ave. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — The second installment of Screamer’s Pizzeria [http://www.screamerspizzeria.com/] opened in Crown Heights last month, fueling what they call a 1,500 slice-a-day [https://vegnews.com/2018/12/brooklyns-first-vegan-pizzeria-sells-1500-slices-every-day] craving for their
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National Grid TrucksBAY RIDGE — National Grid is in doing some work along 3rd Avenue Bay Ridge. You may smell gas. The gas company is working in the area of 3rd Avenue Between 74th and 80th Streets. Work is scheduled to take place between of 8:00 am and 8:00
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Steven H. Pollard died in the line of duty on Monday, January 7, 2019. (Photo credit: FDNY)MARINE PARK — The 61st Precinct [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/61st-precinct.page] announced road closures ahead of funeral services for fallen FDNY Firefighter Steven H. Pollard. The funeral will
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Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his sixth State of the City address at the Symphony Space in Manhattan on Thursday, January 10, 2017. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBROOKLYN — Mayor de Blasio wants all New Yorkers to have a better quality of life, and Hizzoner is making sure that happens one
Business
Soda Bar at 629 Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights. (Screenshot: Google Maps) PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The Vanderbilt Avenue hot spot Soda Bar is looking to bring in a DJ on the weekends, but a couple of neighbors say, “Not so Fast.” Owner Galina Sokolova of Soda Bar [https://m.facebook.com/