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Oct
30
Park Privatization, School Segregation & Sale of Libraries Dominate 33rd Council District Debate

Park Privatization, School Segregation & Sale of Libraries Dominate 33rd Council District Debate

Stephen Levin and Victoria Cambranes at the 33rd District City Council Debate on Sunday (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BOREUM HILL – Last
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Oct
18
City Council Passes Bill for Hurricane Sandy Committee, Seeks Report on Outcomes, Recommendations for the Future

City Council Passes Bill for Hurricane Sandy Committee, Seeks Report on Outcomes, Recommendations for the Future

Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)Five years on from Hurricane
2 min read
Oct
02
Council Member Treyger Calls for Hurricane Sandy Relief Task Force

Council Member Treyger Calls for Hurricane Sandy Relief Task Force

Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)With the 5-year anniversary of
1 min read
Sep
29
City Council Passes Bill for “Real Time” Protection of Tenants

City Council Passes Bill for “Real Time” Protection of Tenants

Council Member Stephen Levin, District 33 (Via Council Member Levin’s Office) BROOKLYN – The City Council passed a final piece
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Sep
18
Mayor’s Office Supports Repeal of “Cabaret Law” That Prohibits Public Dancing

Mayor’s Office Supports Repeal of “Cabaret Law” That Prohibits Public Dancing

Representatives from Mayor De Blasio’s office testified before the Committee of Consumer affairs last week in support of a
1 min read
Sep
08
Community Groups Discuss L Train Closure at Greenpoint Panel

Community Groups Discuss L Train Closure at Greenpoint Panel

Council Member Reynoso speaking at the L Train panel at Brooklyn Bazaar (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GREENPOINT – Representatives from the City
1 min read
Sep
01

Money Allocated to Clean Streets In Southwest Brooklyn

An ACE crew member cleaning the New York streets (Photo via ACE)Three City Council Members have allocated new funding
1 min read
Aug
01
Meet Your Candidate: Justin Brannan For Bay Ridge’s District 43

Meet Your Candidate: Justin Brannan For Bay Ridge’s District 43

Photo: The Brannan CampaignThe 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those candidates
4 min read
Jul
18
Just In: Kalman Yeger Is Greenfield’s Replacement For City Council

Just In: Kalman Yeger Is Greenfield’s Replacement For City Council

CB 14 member Kalman Yeger, at a meeting in 2015. (Photo via BKLYNER)Kalman Yeger is officially the Democratic nominee
2 min read
Jul
17
Council Member Greenfield Won’t Seek Re-Election, He Announced

Council Member Greenfield Won’t Seek Re-Election, He Announced

Greenfield announcing 2016 Participatory Budgeting results at Brooklyn School of Inquiry, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Council Member David
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