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Monique Chandler-Waterman (left) and Farah Louis. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) EAST FLATBUSH—City Council Member Farah Louis has held on to her seat. In a near replay of the May special election, Louis on Tuesday beat her main opponent, Monique Chandler-Waterman, by about 700 votes— a smaller margin
Central Brooklyn
Farah Louis (Photo credit: Farah Louis)Newly elected City Council Member Farah Louis has picked up two major endorsements in her re-election campaign: Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Hotel Trades Council. “Farah Louis is an impressive, hard-working leader in her community,” said de Blasio in a statement
45th Council District
Photo via the Participatory Budgeting Project [https://www.facebook.com/ParticipatoryBudgetingProject/photos/pb.135154956563078.-2207520000.1428939382./727310274014207/?type=3&theater] For our neighbors who live in Councilman Jumaane Williams’ 45th Council District [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] (if you don’t know who your city
4517 Avenue D
Councilman Jumaane Williams has kicked off his holiday toy drive [http://myemail.constantcontact.com/WILLIAMS-INVITES-COMMUNITY-TO-PARTICIPATE-IN--DISTRICT-45-s--HOLIDAY-TOY-DRIVE.html?soid=1102557709761&aid=tldrIzuqyYA] – and neighbors can bring items for those less fortunate to his district office (4517 Avenue D) through Monday,
40th Council District
While neighbors have been disappointed [/blog/news/notes-mondays-community-board-14-meeting] that Councilman Mathieu Eugene isn’t involved in the city’s participatory budgeting program [http://pbnyc.org/], which allows constituents to directly vote on projects they’d like funded, community members will still get a chance to