Announcements Deutsch Announces He’s Running Against Clarke in NY-9 Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Yesterday afternoon Southern Brooklyn Councilmember Chaim Deutsch announced that he will be running for Congress. This announcement brings the number of individuals running for the Central Brooklyn seat – New York’s 9th Congressional District that stretches from Park Slope to Sheepshead Bay – in the
Announcements ‘New Yorkers Must Stay Vigilant’: Local Pols Blast Trump, Prepare For More ICE Raids Rep. Yvette Clarke speaks at the press conference (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner) LOWER MANHATTAN — Local politicians on Friday instructed New Yorkers to be ready for more immigration raids ahead of the weekend and blasted the Trump administration for ordering them. “We are here today to say that we must
Events Dragons, Lions, Pigs and Fireworks Ring in the Lunar New Year in Sunset Park SUNSET PARK – The air abounds with the noise of tiny firecrackers popping under foot as the crowd shuffles along. Glitter and confetti transform the pavement into a patchwork of pastel colors. Children and adults delight in equal measure over cans of silly string, chasing one another through the street. Drums
