Central Brooklyn
> Doing a report on #traffic [https://twitter.com/hashtag/traffic?src=hash] dangers on #oceanparkway [https://twitter.com/hashtag/oceanparkway?src=hash] and it really is no joke. Just witnessed a pretty bad #accident [https://twitter.com/hashtag/accident?src=hash] @News12BK [https://twitter.com/News12BK] #traffic [https://twitter.
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Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 18 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace). With
News
88 Prospect Park West (Image via Google Maps)NYC Council Member Brad Lander (39th District) posted a message to his Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/brad.lander.7] yesterday urging Brooklynites to help Park Slope families displaced by a fire last Saturday (March 4) evening. “This past weekend, a
community
Hot on the heels of President Trump’s signing executive orders [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/refugees-immigrants-wall-trump.html] to expand efforts to deport immigrants living in the country illegally, bar refugees from entering the United States, and build a wall along Mexico’s border, community leaders,
Events
(Courtesy Fort Greene Focus)Community leaders at a vigil for those who lost their lives in Orlando made clear that they would not allow that loss to be in vain, calling for strict new gun control laws as well as a renewed effort to promote LGBTQ+ equality. Public Advocate Letitia
Business
(photo via katerha / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/])The City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&Options=&Search=] — is being held up in Albany thanks to opposition from
Nonsponsored
Yungman Lee, democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional District.A banker and lawyer from Manhattan is challenging incumbent Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez [http://velazquez.house.gov/] — who has held the position for 24 years — and he has been ruffling feathers among some of her allies, calling her “tired” and out of
Bensonhurst
Photo by fesch_markt [http://websta.me/p/1068426453510007173_1143606545]News that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/05/f-express-service-returning-brooklyn-2017/] almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough. Elected Officials in southern Brooklyn — whose constituents will
jobs
Freelancers work away at Kos Kaffee. (Photo via Yelp [http://www.yelp.com/biz/kos-kaffe-roasting-house-brooklyn])Are you a freelancer who is struggling to get paid in a timely fashion? New York City Councilmember Brad Lander wants the city to go to bat for you. The City Council’s Consumer Affairs
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Participatory Budgeting in New York CityCity Council districts throughout our area just got more funding for Fiscal Year 2017 — and residents will be deciding how that money is spent. Borough President Eric Adams announced last week that his office will be allocating an additional $1 million in FY
City Kid Corner
Ennis Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/ennis-playground] has a much-needed renovation on the horizon, and Councilman Brad Lander [http://bradlander.nyc/] is reaching out to the community for design suggestions. Located on 11th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, the quiet Gowanus playground has garnered a faithful following [https:
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Shannon Geis/KensingtonBKRoughly one hundred local residents lined up along the fence outside 385 McDonald Avenue Monday evening to protest the homeless shelter that DHS is opening in the space [/neighbors/council-member-lander-to-host-community-meeting-on-homeless-shelter/] . Many held signs with messages including “We’re Not Against A Homeless Shelter But It’s