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Brad Lander

Mar
01
Freelancers Of The Slope Unite!

Freelancers Of The Slope Unite!

Freelancers work away at Kos Kaffee. (Photo via Yelp [http://www.yelp.com/biz/kos-kaffe-roasting-house-brooklyn])Are you a freelancer who
2 min read
Feb
15
Participatory Budgeting Boosted With New Funds From BP’s Office

Participatory Budgeting Boosted With New Funds From BP’s Office

Photo via Participatory Budgeting in New York CityCity Council districts throughout our area just got more funding for Fiscal Year
2 min read
Jan
21
Share Your Ideas For The New Ennis Playground Design

Share Your Ideas For The New Ennis Playground Design

Ennis Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/ennis-playground] has a much-needed renovation on the horizon, and Councilman Brad Lander [http:
1 min read
Dec
08
Locals Protest The Opening Of A Homeless Shelter On McDonald Avenue

Locals Protest The Opening Of A Homeless Shelter On McDonald Avenue

Photo by Shannon Geis/KensingtonBKRoughly one hundred local residents lined up along the fence outside 385 McDonald Avenue Monday evening
2 min read
Nov
24
DHS Announces Homeless Shelter Opening On McDonald Avenue

DHS Announces Homeless Shelter Opening On McDonald Avenue

Photo via Google MapsIn response to the increasing reports of homelessnes [/politics/kensington-has-seen-a-spike-in-homelessness-reports/]s across the city, the Department of
3 min read
Oct
08

Vote On Speed Humps In Windsor Terrace Next Week

Map of potential speed hump locations via Brad Lander’s office [http://bradlander.nyc/]After a heated meeting in August
1 min read
Aug
11
Help Decide Where To Place Citi Bike Stations In Our Neighborhood

Help Decide Where To Place Citi Bike Stations In Our Neighborhood

Photo via shinya [http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinyasuzuki/8858800731/sizes/z/in/photostream] Citi Bike [https://www.citibikenyc.com/
1 min read
Jun
11

Attend CB 12’s Public Hearing On Orthodox HS Variance For 182 Minna Street Monday, June 15

Neighbors from Minna Street and Chester Avenue at a meeting called by Councilman Brad Lander Monday June 8 to discuss
5 min read
Apr
02
Striking Workers Land A Contract With Local Car Wash

Striking Workers Land A Contract With Local Car Wash

Photo courtesy the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union [http://rwdsu.info/]More than four months after workers began protesting
1 min read
Jan
30
Local Lawmakers Slam City Property Tax Exemption Program, Saying It Has Lined Developers’ Pockets & Paved The Way For Gentrification

Local Lawmakers Slam City Property Tax Exemption Program, Saying It Has Lined Developers’ Pockets & Paved The Way For Gentrification

Councilman Jumaane Williams at the hearing he led Thursday on the 421-a property tax exemption program. Photo by William Alatriste/
4 min read