Sam Raskin

Sam Raskin has reported for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, Gothamist and Curbed New York.

Sam Raskin
“Would You Like To Live in This Community?” – Frieda Vizel On Tour Of Hasidic Williamsburg

Central Brooklyn

“Would You Like To Live in This Community?” – Frieda Vizel On Tour Of Hasidic Williamsburg

Vizel shows tour takers around Williamsburg (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner) WILLIAMSBURG / FLATBUSH — Frieda Vizel left the Satmar community roughly ten years ago. But these days, she is giving tours of Hasidic Williamsburg [https://friedavizel.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwyqTqBRAyEiwA8K_4O85xFy1mtKPWYfD66PYw4apt9okLvgAkxNxYeRCaZRt5vkHk0N6J2BoC11UQAvD_BwE] four days a week for a living. “I definitely never

Ranked-Choice Voting More ‘Democratic’ Than Current System, Progressive Brooklyn Groups Says

Central Brooklyn

Ranked-Choice Voting More ‘Democratic’ Than Current System, Progressive Brooklyn Groups Says

A New Kings Democrats monthly meeting in 2018 (Photo Courtesy of New Kings Democrats President Brandon West)In November voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on 19 proposed changes to the city charter [https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/8696-charter-revision-commission-final-approval-19-proposals-5-questions-november-ballot] , including one that, if approved, would alter how the