Caring for Public Space
Open Streets need to be safe and properly cared for, Councilmember Hanif argues, advocating for full funding of the New York City Streets Plan.
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Chili Dogs, Working From Brooklyn, PLG and Crown Heights Assembly Race, Food, Rooftop Movies, and More.
Brooklynites don't want to commute into the city, so more and more employers are setting up offices in Brooklyn. A Park Slope Church is looking for the stolen Tabernacle, a Flatbush Church is to be redeveloped to bring coworking spaces to the neighborhood, Park Slope may get two
Brian, Jelanie, Tim and Pierre, and The Race To Represent PLG and Crown Heights
It's hard to pick a candidate in the 43rd Assembly District, where everyone who's running is promising basically the same things.
Parade, Hurricanes, Haiti, Scandals, Beaches, and more
The cannons at Fort Hamilton fired yesterday morning as ships sailed under the Verrazzano bridge into New York harbor, marking the beginning of the Fleet Week. Church bells rang 21 times today to remember the lives lost in the school shooting in Texas. Congressional and State Senate lines were finalized,
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Redistricting, Special Election, New Food To Try, Lots of Events
This weekend we celebrate Notorious B.I.G. across the city; Open Stages - 15 of them - will bring lots of music to Park Slope; and Brooklyn Half returns on Sunday for the 40th time, so plan on that. Oh, and it will be hot, 90 degrees hot this
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Real Estate, Politics, and Poop Patrol
Lots of stuff this week, including another Special Election, two parades, food with a side of politics and so much more.
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We Don't Know What We Don't Know, Old School Italian, Pizza and other tidbits
Polls, crime, e-bikes, cash for kindergarteners, oxtail pizza, Flatbush Sears redevelopment plans, history of Sea Gate, and more.
COVID-19
A New Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic
New Yorkers should take greater caution now, especially those most at risk for serious disease.
Politics
At Least 20 People Were Listed As Brooklyn Democratic Primary Candidates Without Their Knowledge
A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, an immigration advocate and a financial tech worker all learned of their candidacies when contacted by THE CITY. Party reformers charge they were caught up in a scheme for power brokers to retain control.
Education
NYC’s COVID risk rises, but mask mandates haven’t returned to K-12 schools
According to previously issued health department guidance, once the city reaches the medium-risk COVID level, officials may consider reinstating mask mandates in “high-risk settings where it is crowded and distance cannot be maintained,” which includes schools, Chalkbeat reports.
‘Donald Trump in Brooklyn’: Democratic Politician Charges County Chair With Manipulating Election
Park Slope Assemblymember Robert Carroll calls the decision to keep judicial delegates on the ballot despite dubious petition signatures “politically influenced” — while party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn says he’s “xenophobic” for trying to block Pakistani representation, THE CITY reports.
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Vote, Vote, Vote, and Vote again, Food, Books, Five Boro Bike Tour, and more
New York's voters can be forgiven for not being able to keep up with all that is happening. Just when you thought you knew what congressional or senate district you live in, that changed this week after New York's highest court tossed out the Democrat-drawn lines