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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
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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
Elected Officials Urge Landlords To Open Homes To Sandy Victims

Elected Officials Urge Landlords To Open Homes To Sandy Victims

A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials called on Brooklyn landlords Wednesday to help the city
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Jan
26
After Record-Breaking Snowfall, Support Grows For Bill To Suspend Parking Rules

After Record-Breaking Snowfall, Support Grows For Bill To Suspend Parking Rules

A car snowed in by Winter Storm Jonas. (Photo: Ned Berke [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206686209408488&
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Jan
26
After Record-Breaking Snowfall, Support Grows For Bill To Suspend Parking Rules

After Record-Breaking Snowfall, Support Grows For Bill To Suspend Parking Rules

A car snowed in by Winter Storm Jonas. (Photo: Ned Berke [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206686209408488&
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Jan
26
Greenfield Bill Would Eliminate Fines For Parking In Front Of Broken Fire Hydrants

Greenfield Bill Would Eliminate Fines For Parking In Front Of Broken Fire Hydrants

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanAs part of a package of bills intended to address parking headaches, City Councilman David Greenfield has
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Nov
18

Tonight: CB7 To Vote On Mayor’s Housing Proposals

(Photo by Shannon Geis / South Slope News)Community Board 7 [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/], which covers Greenwood Heights, South Slope,
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Oct
28
City Officials Want F Train Express Service To Return To Coney Island

City Officials Want F Train Express Service To Return To Coney Island

Photo by ricangeekn [http://instagram.com/p/y3MWjiuzak/?modal=true]Amid what appears to be a renaissance in Coney Island,
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Aug
18
City Lawmakers Pass Councilman Jumaane Williams’ Legislation Tackling Tenant Harassment

City Lawmakers Pass Councilman Jumaane Williams’ Legislation Tackling Tenant Harassment

Councilman Jumaane Williams. Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/20485568842/]The City Council last
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