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Council Member Brad Lander

Nov
29
Council Member Brad Lander Among Dozens Arrested At ‘Fight For $15’ Rally

Council Member Brad Lander Among Dozens Arrested At ‘Fight For $15’ Rally

> .@bradlander [https://twitter.com/bradlander] arrested while supporting striking McDonald’s workers in NYC #Fightfor15 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/
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Nov
19
Hateful, Pro-Trump Graffiti In Adam Yauch Park Replaced With Neighborhood Love

Hateful, Pro-Trump Graffiti In Adam Yauch Park Replaced With Neighborhood Love

Adam Yauch Park, Brooklyn Heights. November 19, 2016. (Photo by Justin Fox / BKLYNER)On Friday, November 18, abhorrent graffiti was
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Nov
18

Councilmembers Join Call For MTA Fare Reductions For Low-Income Riders

Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/
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Nov
16
‘It’s Activism Or Fascism’: Packed Community Meeting Addresses ‘Trump’s America’

‘It’s Activism Or Fascism’: Packed Community Meeting Addresses ‘Trump’s America’

Full video of Let’s Get Organized, Tuesday, November 15, 2016. (Courtesy of the office of Brad Lander) The stained
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Nov
03
From ‘It’s A Bodega!’ To 22K Square Feet, Grocery Store Footprint Expands For Key Food Site

From ‘It’s A Bodega!’ To 22K Square Feet, Grocery Store Footprint Expands For Key Food Site

Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director of Fifth Avenue Committee [L] and Council Member Brad Lander detail the revised proposal
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Nov
02
Exploring The Pavilion’s Dark Secrets One Last Time

Exploring The Pavilion’s Dark Secrets One Last Time

From behind the Pavilion’s facade, the marquee is visibleFor years, the Pavilion Theater on Prospect Park West was the
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Nov
01
Artists Haven In Gowanus Cleared & Ready For Office Development

Artists Haven In Gowanus Cleared & Ready For Office Development

Hundreds of local artists have been evicted from their studios in a cluster of warehouse buildings near the Gowanus Canal,
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Oct
25
Not Only For The Stroller Set, Park Slope Just Got A Lot More Age-Friendly For Older Neighbors

Not Only For The Stroller Set, Park Slope Just Got A Lot More Age-Friendly For Older Neighbors

[L-R] Judy Willig of Heights and Hills, Jeannette Rodriguez of Local Roots, Council Member Brad Lander, Matt Kantack of JuiceLand,
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Oct
24
Overflowing, Passionate, And Civil Crowd Pack Citi Bike Hearing, And It’s About More Than Just Spokes

Overflowing, Passionate, And Civil Crowd Pack Citi Bike Hearing, And It’s About More Than Just Spokes

The Citi Bike public hearing was so crowded that there was an overflow room. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope
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Sep
29
Tomorrow Is The Deadline To Submit Ideas Online For Participatory Budgeting

Tomorrow Is The Deadline To Submit Ideas Online For Participatory Budgeting

Participatory budgeting in action. (Photo: Corner Media)The participatory budgeting process gives New Yorkers the power to decide [http://labs.
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