Carlos Menchaca

Carlos Menchaca Announces Run For Mayor

Carlos Menchaca. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)NEW YORK CITY – Another Brooklynite has joined the race for mayor. This morning, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, who has served City Council District 38—which includes Red Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights, and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, and Boro Park— for seven

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Whitney Hu Is Running For City Council District 38

Whitney Hu. (Rathkopf Photography [https://www.rathkopf.com/], with permission) SUNSET PARK/RED HOOK – Whitney Hu, 29, announced her run for District 38 in City Council in March. A week later, the pandemic shut down the city. She put her campaign on pause and thought about stopping it right there.

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Councilmembers Call For The Removal Of Mayor de Blasio From Office

Carlos Menchaca. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Council Member Carlos Menchaca has introduced legislation calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo “to bring charges to effectuate the removal of the Mayor for failing to protect the safety and promote the general welfare of the public.” “After seven years of failed leadership, the

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Here is what your Council Members are doing during this Pandemic

Elected officials out in Southern Brooklyn discussing expanding H+H Coney Island capacity to serve the area. In particular – converting the parking lot into makeshift hospital. Via Councilmember Mark Treyger’s office.During this pandemic, there are some local elected officials working day and night to figure out how to

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Affected by Massive Water Main Break in Sunset Park this Weekend? File a Claim!

Photo: LoudlabsSUNSET PARK – A rainy Sunday brought even more water after water gushed out of a broken main and flooded the streets. At around 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, November 24, a water main broke after a pipe burst on 44th Street and Fifth Ave. The pressure of the

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Em Samolewicz Was A Gentle Spirit, Killed While Bicycling

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK – Em Samolewicz, 30, was an artist and a yogi. Her friends and colleagues describe her as a gentle, kind soul; a “magical creature.” Two days ago, she was killed riding her bike and was the 18th cyclist this year in NYC killed by a vehicle.

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Local Pols Discuss ICE Threats in Sunset Park

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK – Local politicians, community leaders, and several organizations met together in Sunset Park High School to discuss U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) threats and deportations in the neighborhood. Sunset Park has been a target for ICE. Since Saturday, July 13, there have been four

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Industry City CEO Defends Expansion to Skeptical Sunset Park Residents

Council Member Carlos Menchaca addresses Community Board 7 in Sunset Park (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)SUNSET PARK—Industry City’s CEO on Monday defended the complex’s planned expansion at a Sunset Park’s community board meeting, responding to neighborhood residents’ questions as they mulled the plan, which was

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How To Help Displaced Residents Of Sunset Park Fire

A six-alarm fire ripped through 702 44th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn this evening, injuring several civilians and firefighters. Hundreds will be left homeless in this rare daylight fire. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Over 100 Brooklynites were displaced from their Sunset Park home at 702 44th Street after

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Council Members Host Public Forum Next Tuesday On Charter Revision Ballot Proposals

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Council Members Brad Lander [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] (District 39), Stephen Levin [https://council.nyc.gov/district-33/] (District 33), and Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) will be joined by Theatre of the Oppressed [https://www.tonyc.nyc] next Tuesday, October 23 in hosting

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New Public School Coming To Bensonhurst

6301 14th St.BENSONHURST- A new public school is set to be built at the former site of St. Rosalia Church at 6301 14th Avenue. The school will fall under School District 20 and will most likely be a K-5 school with approximately 350 seats. The Department of Education (DOE)

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Brooklyn Army Terminal Celebrates 100th Anniversary, Unveils New Industrial Space

SUNSET PARK – Along with celebrating the Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com]‘s (BAT) centennial Thursday morning, the NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com] (EDC), Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, and Council Member Carlos Menchaca unveiled a new 500,000-square-foot facility that will

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Sunset Park Interim Library Is Open

Photo: Gregg RichardsSUNSET PARK – The Sunset Park Interim Library is officially open for use until the new library re-opens in 2020. “Sunset Park is one big step closer to getting the modern and more useful library our community envisioned,” District 38 Council Member Carlos Menchaca said. “I look forward to

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Meeting To Update Community About Red Hook Ball Fields Scheduled For Monday, April 30

RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) sent out an announcement Tuesday afternoon encouraging the community to attend a meeting with NYC Department of Parks and Recreation [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/whats-happening/red-hook-park-remediation] (NYC Parks) and the Environmental Protection Agency [https://www.epa.

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New Pilot Program Gives Bicyclists A Head-Start At 50 Intersections Across City

COBBLE HILL – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/], the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT), and transportation advocates gathered at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street on Tuesday to announce a new pilot program that allows

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Sunset Park’s Dr. Maurice T. Lewis House Receives Landmark Status

SUNSET PARK – The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) announced on Wednesday the designation of the Dr. Maurice T. Lewis House located at 404 55th Street (at 4th Avenue) as an individual landmark, relieving many locals who opposed the demolition of the building

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Round-Up Of Mayor de Blasio’s District 38 Town Hall Meeting

SOUTH SLOPE – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] hosted a Town Hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio last Thursday, December 14, at MS 88 located in South Slope, seven blocks away from the Mayor’s Brooklyn home. Menchaca kicked off the meeting listing off recent successes in

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14-Year-Old Bicyclist Struck And Killed In Sunset Park Saturday Afternoon

SUNSET PARK – The driver of a BMW struck and killed a 14-year-old delivery boy as he was cycling in Sunset Park Saturday afternoon. 5th Avenue & 23rd Street via Google MapsAt approximately 5:45pm on Saturday, November 25, police say Edwin Ajacalon was riding his bicycle eastward on 23rd Street when

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NYC General Election 2017: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted

Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERHere are the winning candidates of the 2017 General Election [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/?officetype=6&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] . Mayor [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/meet-the-candidates/Mayor?officetype=1&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] : Bill de Blasio (D, Incumbent) won with 726,

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Rally To Bring Back New And Improved B71 Bus Service This Friday

CARROLL GARDENS – Join neighbors this Friday, October 13 at a rally to show support for the B71+ bus, an improved version of the cross-Gowanus B71 bus that the MTA took out of service in 2010 due to budget cuts and low ridership. The proposed B71+ bus service would connect Crown

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Hardly Anyone Came, To Many Places Hard To Find, To Vote In NYC 2017 Primaries: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted.

Polling booths at Agudath Senior Center. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)In a nutshell – Voter turnout was abysmal, polling stations were poorly sited, and the results favored incumbents. According to NYC Board of Elections [https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/county/county_apr17.pdf], as of April 2017, there were exactly

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NYCHA Begins $63M Roof Repairs At Red Hook Houses As Part Of Sandy Recovery Project

RED HOOK – At a groundbreaking event Tuesday morning, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) officials were joined by Congress Member Nydia Velazquez, Assembly Member Felix Ortiz, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, and NYCHA residents to kick off a $63 million roof construction project at the Red Hook Houses. The project entails

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Council Member Menchaca Proposes Transportation Upgrades In Red Hook and Sunset Park

Council Member Carlos Menchaca (center); Eric McClure, Executive Director of StreetsPAC (left); NYC Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez (right). Photo courtesy of the Office of Carlos MenchacaRED HOOK – At a press conference in Red Hook on Thursday, City Council Member Carlos Menchaca (who represents Red Hook, Sunset Park, and Windsor

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Groundbreaking on a New School In Sunset Park (District 20)

District 20 Superintendent (Photo by Sylwia Jasinski, District 20 Family Support CoordinatorSUNSET PARK — Monday morning, August 28, ground was officially broken on P.S./I.S. 746K, a new school that will be home to both, an elementary school as well as a middle school focused on arts. The new

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New 400-Student School Slated For Sunset Park

36th Street and 5th Avenue, Sunset Park via Google MapsTo help ease the overcrowding in classrooms in School District 15 [/new-sunset-park-developments-offer-luxury-rentals-medical-facilities-much-needed-classrooms/] (which spans from Cobble Hill to Sunset Park), NYC Council Member Carlos Menchaca has announced the opening of a new school on the corner of 36th Street and 5th