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Sam Raskin

Sam Raskin

Sam Raskin has reported for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, Gothamist and Curbed New York.
Jul
25
‘It’s An Emergency’: De Blasio Unveils ‘Green Wave’ Plan After Spate of Cyclist Deaths

‘It’s An Emergency’: De Blasio Unveils ‘Green Wave’ Plan After Spate of Cyclist Deaths

Mayor Bill de Blasio alongside DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and City Council Member Ydanis Rodirguez at a press conference in
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Jul
25
Adams Says He Would Have Immediately Arrested People Who Dumped Water On Cops

Adams Says He Would Have Immediately Arrested People Who Dumped Water On Cops

Borough President Eric Adams. Todd Maisel/BklynerBorough President Eric Adams said Thursday that he would have arrested the men who
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Jul
24
‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

Adem Bunkeddeko. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)CROWN HEIGHTS — Rep. Yvette Clarke will next year again have to fight for her
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Jul
24
Fred Baptiste Elected Chair of Tumultuous Community Board 9

Fred Baptiste Elected Chair of Tumultuous Community Board 9

Fred Baptiste, Community Board 9’s new chair, speaks before the votes were cast (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN
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Jul
23
Power Not Fully Back on Prospect Lefferts Gardens Block, Residents and Pols Say

Power Not Fully Back on Prospect Lefferts Gardens Block, Residents and Pols Say

Assembly Member Diana Richardson and State Senator Zellnor Myrie at a press conference outside 245 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts
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Jul
23
City Housing Official Defends Heavily Scrutinized Third Party Transfer Program to Skeptical Council Members

City Housing Official Defends Heavily Scrutinized Third Party Transfer Program to Skeptical Council Members

Council Member Robert Cornegy addresses the media ahead of Monday’s Third Party Transfer hearing (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)
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Jul
23

120-Year-Old Gothic Church in Flatbush Sold for More than $3 Mil

Flatbush Presbyterian Church on Foster and East 23rd in November of 2018. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)FLATBUSH — A church in
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Jul
23
‘This is Outrageous’: Local Pols React to Con Ed Power Outages

‘This is Outrageous’: Local Pols React to Con Ed Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin (Photo by Todd Maisel)SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN — Con Ed turned the lights out in pockets of Brooklyn,
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Jul
22
BP Adams, Cumbo Endorse Call For Manufacturing Protections

BP Adams, Cumbo Endorse Call For Manufacturing Protections

Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Council Member Laurie Cumbo gave their
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Jul
22
De Blasio Addresses Power Outages in Southeast Brooklyn

De Blasio Addresses Power Outages in Southeast Brooklyn

Mayor Bill de Blasio commenting on blackouts at press conference (Photo: Todd Maisel)MILL BASIN — Mayor Bill de Blasio said
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