Sam Raskin has reported for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, Gothamist and Curbed New York.
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Rep. Max Rose at an Association for a Better New York event (via Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)LOWER MANHATTAN—Rep. Max Rose said Thursday there is a bias in Washington against New York City that works against its residents’ interests. Rose—a first-year Congressman who represents Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, and
Central Brooklyn
Image via Sam Raskin/ BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS— There aren’t enough child care centers for residents of low-income areas of the city, Comptroller Scott Stringer said Wednesday while talking up his plan—which, if implemented, would subsidize child care for many New Yorkers— to child care providers and advocates. Stringer met
Events
NYCEDC/Kreg HoltSUNSET PARK— The Brooklyn Army Terminal is holding a series of events this summer. Starting today, the 4 million-square-foot former military supply center by the Sunset Park waterfront at 80 58th St. will in the coming months hold events like concerts and movie viewings. Here is the summer
Central Brooklyn
Image via Olivia OldhamBUSHWICK – While overall crime in the city continues to fall, the NYPD on Tuesday announced hate crimes are up again this year so far, particularly against Jewish people. As of May 2018, there were 58 reported hate crimes directed at Jews that year, while 2019 as of
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Garfield Boys return to Park Slope for their annual stickball game. Sam Raskin/BklynerPARK SLOPE – One day in the early 1960s, when Millie Lammano was in her home on Garfield Place, a few young boys playing Stickball in the street came knocking on her door, asking to use her bathroom.
News
(Image via Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The 2021 Brooklyn borough president’s race has a new, early-declaring candidate. City Council Member Antonio Reynoso, who represents parts of North Brooklyn, on Monday announced in a fundraising email that he is running in the 2021 Brooklyn borough president race, and that he will
East New York
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)EAST NEW YORK— A man was shot dead in East New York Sunday night, according to the NYPD. The 29-year-old man, who was identified by a police representative as Melton Barron, was fatally shot in the head and found just after 10 p.m., behind Linden Plaza,
Business
Industry City via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BTrP9g6hv6f/?hl=en&taken-by=industrycity]SUNSET PARK – With the expansion of Sunset Park’s Industry City in flux, the local City Council member hopes pumping the brakes on the project’s approval process will serve as a model that shifts