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Feb
18
The Questions We Didn’t Get To Ask At The Mayor’s Bay Ridge Town Hall

The Questions We Didn’t Get To Ask At The Mayor’s Bay Ridge Town Hall

When we heard Mayor Bill de Blasio was headed to Bay Ridge for a town hall Tuesday evening, his first
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Feb
17
Watch B’Hurst Middle School Kids Ask The Tough Questions At Mayor’s Town Hall [Video]

Watch B’Hurst Middle School Kids Ask The Tough Questions At Mayor’s Town Hall [Video]

Last night hundreds filled the auditorium at Fort Hamilton High School [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/20/K490/default.htm]
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Feb
12
Gentile Hits Up Mayor For A Job

Gentile Hits Up Mayor For A Job

Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile/FacebookCouncilman Vincent Gentile, a rare third-term politician [/editorial-having-won-third-term-councilman-gentile-must-bring-home-the-bacon/] representing Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst,
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Feb
12
City Council Challenges De Blasio Officials On Zoning Changes

City Council Challenges De Blasio Officials On Zoning Changes

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCity Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposals Wednesday — questioning city officials
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Feb
11
City Council Challenges De Blasio Officials On Zoning Changes

City Council Challenges De Blasio Officials On Zoning Changes

Cars parked on Voorhies Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’
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Feb
10
City Council Stalls Mayor’s Rezoning Plan, Demands More Low-Income Housing

City Council Stalls Mayor’s Rezoning Plan, Demands More Low-Income Housing

Image via Department of City Planning.It’s a stalemate. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial rezoning plan — meant to
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Feb
08
Mayor Shuns Southern Brooklyn’s Transit Needs In Favor Of Fancy Streetcar, Pols Say

Mayor Shuns Southern Brooklyn’s Transit Needs In Favor Of Fancy Streetcar, Pols Say

Image via Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.Elected officials slammed the mayor’s plan to build a fancy streetcar [http:
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Feb
05
Mayor’s Controversial Rezoning Plan Moves To City Council For Approval

Mayor’s Controversial Rezoning Plan Moves To City Council For Approval

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanMayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial rezoning plan — meant to address the city’s affordable housing crisis
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Feb
04
Brooklyn-Queens Connector Streetcar May Become Reality Under Mayor’s $2.5 Billion Proposal

Brooklyn-Queens Connector Streetcar May Become Reality Under Mayor’s $2.5 Billion Proposal

Image via Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.After stating last month [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/01/07/a-streetcar-thats-desired-as-brooklyn-queens-connector-is-proposed/] that
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Feb
01
Wanted: Your Input On Improving Access To Our Parks

Wanted: Your Input On Improving Access To Our Parks

Gateway to the Parade Grounds as viewed from the south side of Prospect Park. Some residents are saying that an
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