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FLATBUSH – The job representing residents in the New York City Council comes with a paycheck of $148,500 annually, up from $112,500 before it was last raised in February 2016, in exchange for council members giving up all outside income. Now that may not be much in Manhattan, but
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Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte speaks in support of tenants, 2015. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Yesterday, Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte of District 42 (representing Flatbush and Ditmas Park) sent an urgent letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, asking the department to stop deporting Haitians
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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/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March
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(Photo by Dan Nguyen, c/o Council Member Jumaane Williams’ Office)Last week, City Council Members introduced a bill package to curb the NYPD’s wide-spread use of Nuisance Abatement action. If passed, the package could restrict the decades-old law that allows police to shut down homes or businesses suspected
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Council Member Jumaane Williams in City Hall announcing police transparency bills on July 14. (Courtesy: Office of Jumaane Williams)The City Council introduced a new bill to enforce New Yorkers’ right to record police activity without intimidation from cops. The ‘Right to Record Act’ specifically focuses on New Yorkers’ rights
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Upcoming mural at Midwood HS connects Midwood’s past and present. (Photo via Groundswell)What is it really like to be a middle school student in Ditmas Park? This week, two neighborhood schools will unveil vibrant student murals that express their answers to that very question. Throughout the school year,