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Early voting mailer. Liena Zagare/BklynerNew Yorkers on Saturday will, for the first time ever, get the chance to vote in the general election before election day, as a result of the state’s newly passed early voting law. Despite it being an off-year election, Brooklynites have plenty of things
Central Brooklyn
Monique Chandler-Waterman flanked by her children and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams as in-district lawmakers endorse her candidacy for the 45th council seat. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD – Ahead of her rematch against Council Member Farah Louis in next week’s primary, Monique Chandler-Waterman on Wednesday received an endorsement
Central Brooklyn
Parents checking out a project board at the District 45 PB Project Expo, Flatbush YMCA. (Photo by Carly Miller)Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25, and we stopped by the Project Expo for Flatbush and Midwood to give District 45 residents a peek at the projects
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Councilman Jumaane Williams will kick off his participatory budgeting cycle [/blog/politics/want-say-tax-dollars-spent-get-involved-45th-council-districts-participatory-budgeting-process] at the Clarendon Road Church [http://www.clarendonroadchurch.org/] (3304 Clarendon Road) from 6pm to 8pm tonight. During the meeting, you’ll be able to learn more about participatory budgeting [http://pbnyc.org/] – a program that Council