Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba
Central Brooklyn
DYKER HEIGHTS – The two-hour forum, hosted by The New York State Reform Party attracted 10 candidates vying for the public advocate’s seat, including Daniel Christmann, David Eisenbach, Peter Gleason, Ifeoma Ike, Tony Herbert, Nomiki Konst, Diane Signorile, Nancy Sliwa, John Tabacco and Mike Zumbluskas. That’s 10 of the
Central Brooklyn
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries screen grabBROOKLYN – Democrats in Congress elected U.S Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Wednesday as the new caucus chair, according to reports [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/hakeem-jeffries-defeats-barbara-lee-in-battle-for-dem-caucus-chair-1023797] . The Brooklyn lawmaker defeated Rep. Barbara Lee of California in a 123-113 vote. He replaces outgoing Congressman Joe
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via FBBAY RIDGE — Senator-elect Andrew Gounardes introduced his transition team today beating out his City Councilman Justin Brannan’s 37-person roll call last year with a total of 54 names. Gounardes’ team is a mix of lawmakers, legislative staffers, community leaders, activists, residents and attorneys from multiple political Party groups
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – The Flatbush Presbyterian Church is for sale and will likely follow the trend of church operators who lease a portion of their space to large residential developers. Colliers International [https://www2.colliers.com/en], a Canadian acquisition and brokerage firm, listed the church at 494 E. 23rd St.
Announcements
The New York State Reform Party is sponsoring a public advocate forum on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm at Bklyn’s Pizza in Dyker Heights. Frank Morano, secretary of the New York State Reform Party [https://www.nyreformparty.com/] and host of AM
Cypress Hills
CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for a man in connection with a robbery and assault that took place on Monday, November 12 in Cypress Hills. The suspect punched a 32-year old victim in the face and took $100 from him, according to police. The incident took place on Pine St.
Events
BROOKLYN – Is this the first time you’ll spend Thanksgiving dinner with your new mate’s family? Are you lucky enough to travel somewhere warmer than what’s expected to be the coldest Thanksgiving in a century [https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2018-11-18-thanksgiving-day-record-cold-northeast/] ? Well, not everyone is as fortunate.
Bay Ridge
Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus Photo credit: Mathylde FrontusCONEY ISLAND – Newly-elected Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus announced her transition team and possible future think tank members on Tuesday along with a new chief of staff. The 33-person transition team includes residents from all corners of the district, including Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Coney Island,
Bed Stuy
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Nets were “Coogi down to the socks” during their 127 – 119 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday at the Barclay Center. The franchise is honoring late Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G.] (Christopher Wallace)
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS — Police are looking for tow 20-year-old men in connection with a burglary on Saturday, November 3, in Crown Heights. The incident took place around 2:00 am near Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue, police said. The men illegally entered into the apartment window of a 21-year-old woman stealing
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State Sen. Marty Golden Photo credit: Campaign office of Marty GoldenBAY RIDGE – State Senator Marty Golden conceded the 22nd senatorial race on Monday as the Board of Elections calculates the final absentee and affidavit ballots. As of last night, Andrew Gounardes led Golden unofficially by 1055 votes with several uncounted
Coney Island
Mathylde Frontus. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Newly elected Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus took her seat as the next 46th assemblymember on Thursday in Albany and is already back in Brooklyn opening her new office. For now, Frontus will share a space in Councilman Justin Brannan’s Bay Ridge office