Arts & Culture
Representatives from Mayor De Blasio’s office testified before the Committee of Consumer affairs last week in support of a bill [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3086319&GUID=6FDA3305-06B3-47B3-9DF6-21B605C5A8EE&Options=ID%7CText%7C&Search=cabaret] that would allow public dancing in New York City
Bushwick
Council Member Reynoso speaking at the L Train panel at Brooklyn Bazaar (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GREENPOINT – Representatives from the City Council and local business and environmental organizations met Thursday, September 8, in Greenpoint for a panel discussion concerning the looming L train closure. The event was hosted by Transportation Alternatives
Announcements
An ACE crew member cleaning the New York streets (Photo via ACE)Three City Council Members have allocated new funding to street cleaning efforts in their districts as part of the NYC Cleanup Initiative. Council Members Treyger, Greenfield and Gentile all announced funding secured through the City Council’s NYC
bath beach
Photo: The Brannan CampaignThe 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those candidates include four Republicans and five Democrats vying to represent Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach. We’re reaching out to all nine candidates for a Q & A
Bensonhurst
CB 14 member Kalman Yeger, at a meeting in 2015. (Photo via BKLYNER)Kalman Yeger is officially the Democratic nominee for Councilmember David Greenfield’s now open position in District 44 [/no-city-council-david-greenfield-will-now-run-non-profit/] — and received an endorsement from the councilman himself. “I’ve known Kalman Yeger for 20 years. He is
Bensonhurst
Greenfield announcing 2016 Participatory Budgeting results at Brooklyn School of Inquiry, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Council Member David Greenfield says he will not be running for re-election this year, instead he’ll take a position as the new executive director of a Jewish non-profit. Greenfield, who is also
community
Photo via Nehemiah Economic Development Inc.“To have our own community we must own our community,” Mawuli K. Hormeku The race for City Council has begun. With city elections approaching in September, candidates from all 15 Brooklyn districts are trying to appeal to fellow Brooklynites. We got a chance to
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Carly MillerSoon, there may be a law that would alert tenants if they’re about to rent an illegally converted apartment — before they sign the lease. Yesterday, the NY State Assembly passed a bill [http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A8249] authored by southern Brooklyn Assemblymember Pamela Harris,
Central Brooklyn
Seth Low middle school (IS 96) in Bensonhurst.Today, the Mayor announced a 5-year plan and budget to install air conditioning in every New York City classroom, beginning this summer. This comes after Brooklyn city council members Mark Treyger, Brad Lander, and others pushed for A/C in schools, along
News
(Photo via kevis4celeencolby/instagram)Yesterday, City Council voted to limit the number of commuter vans on the road and crack down on illegal, rogue operators. The Commuter Van Safety Act, a package of three bills sponsored by Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane Williams and Queens Council Member Daneek Miller, will cap
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A still from YouTube user Saul W’s video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS1Qyk1WIwc] of Hurricane Sandy destruction in Sea Gate immediately following the stormOn Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/862-16/mayor-de-blasio-signs-legislation-expediting-build-it-back-construction-work] introduced by Council Member Mark
Announcements
Source: katerha via flickrLast week stores citywide began receiving the first official notices reminding them that, as of February 15, 2017, they will need to charge customers five cents for all plastic bags. The notice reads, as per a photo of it published in the Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.