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Whitney Hu Is Running For City Council District 38

Whitney Hu. (Rathkopf Photography [https://www.rathkopf.com/], with permission) SUNSET PARK/RED HOOK – Whitney Hu, 29, announced her run for District 38 in City Council in March. A week later, the pandemic shut down the city. She put her campaign on pause and thought about stopping it right there.

Announcements

New TV Show Filming In Red Hook On Friday, November 30

RED HOOK – Notices have gone out to Red Hook residents that Universal Television will be shooting scenes for a new series, FBI [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7491982/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1], at the Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminal/Red Hook Container Terminal from 3:30pm on Friday, November

Announcements

Council Member Menchaca Calls S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse Fire ‘Highly Suspicious’

RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) has released a statement regarding Thursday night’s two-alarm fire at the historic S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse [/fire-tore-through-historic-s-w-bowne-grain-storehouse-thursday-night/] located at 595-611 Smith Street. S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken June 15, 2018,

community

Round-Up Of Mayor de Blasio’s District 38 Town Hall Meeting

SOUTH SLOPE – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] hosted a Town Hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio last Thursday, December 14, at MS 88 located in South Slope, seven blocks away from the Mayor’s Brooklyn home. Menchaca kicked off the meeting listing off recent successes in

Education

New 400-Student School Slated For Sunset Park

36th Street and 5th Avenue, Sunset Park via Google MapsTo help ease the overcrowding in classrooms in School District 15 [/new-sunset-park-developments-offer-luxury-rentals-medical-facilities-much-needed-classrooms/] (which spans from Cobble Hill to Sunset Park), NYC Council Member Carlos Menchaca has announced the opening of a new school on the corner of 36th Street and 5th

community

District 38 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

> Tonight CM @cmenchaca [https://twitter.com/cmenchaca] announced the winners for Cycle 6 #PBNYC [https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBNYC?src=hash]. Thank you #District38 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/District38?src=hash] Volunteers and Staff for another successful PB year. pic.twitter.com/Dgwo8IcIeU [https://t.co/Dgwo8IcIeU] — CM Menchaca 萬齊家

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District 38 PB Vote: School Improvements Or Handball Court Renovations

Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 12 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Carlos Menchaca’s District 38 [http://council.nyc.gov/carlos-menchaca/pb/6/] (Red Hook, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace). With new online voting [http://council.nyc.

Carlos Menchaca

Help Decide How Millions Of Dollars Will Be Spent On Local Projects At Upcoming Participatory Budgeting Neighborhood Assemblies

Photo by South Slope NewsIt’s that time of year again, where local residents are given a voice in how millions of dollars can be spent on neighborhood improvement projects in our area through the Participatory Budgeting [http://pbnyc.org/] process. Once again, both our local City Councilmembers — Brad Lander

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Local Schools Win Big In District 38 Participatory Budgeting

Nine neighborhood schools, including New Voices Middle School (pictured here), will see improved access to technology.The results are in, and kids are definitely the big winners in this year’s round of participatory budgeting [/blog/politics/see-whats-on-the-district-38-participatory-budgeting-ballot-get-ready-to-vote] in Councilmember Carlos Menchaca [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/home.

Carlos Menchaca

Cast Your District 38 Participatory Budgeting Vote Starting Saturday

If you’re 14 or older and live in District 38, you can vote in Councilmember Carlos Menchaca [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/home.shtml]‘s Participatory Budgeting elections [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/pb38.shtml] starting Saturday, April 11 through Sunday, April 19. Participatory Budgeting

discretionary funding

Councilmember Menchaca To Hold Info Sessions On Applying For Discretionary Funding

If you’re a member of a not-for-profit organization that is considering applying to receive funding through the City Council Discretionary Budget for fiscal year 2016 [http://council.nyc.gov/html/budget/application.shtml] and you’re based in the 38th District [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/map.

Carlos Menchaca

Help Decide How $2M Will Be Spent In Disctrict 38 At Upcoming Participatory Budgeting Neighborhood Assemblies

Following a kick-off meeting [/blog/politics/first-district-38-participatory-budgeting-meeting-of-2014-monday-night] last week, the participatory budgeting process is underway in District 38 [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/map.shtml], and there are several upcoming neighborhood assemblies where you can get involved to let Councilmember Carlos Menchaca [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/

Carlos Menchaca

Participatory Budgeting Win Bringing Air Conditioning To PS 10

School will once again be cool, thanks to a big win for PS 10 [http://ps10.org/] (511 7th Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and 17th Street) in District 38’s first ever participatory budgeting vote. Along with Red Hook’s PS 15 [http://www.ps15patrickfdaly.org/], South Slope’s PS

Neighbors

Time To Rock The District 38 Participatory Budgeting Vote

Voting for District 38’s first ever year of participatory budgeting [https://www.facebook.com/pbnycdistrict38] begins this weekend, and you have several opportunities to make your voice heard around the neighborhood. The most convenient location is at Greenwood Park [https://www.facebook.com/greenwoodparkbk] (555 7th Avenue, between 19th

40 under forty

Carlos Menchaca Makes List Of 40 Under Forty Rising Political Stars

Congratulations are in order for Carlos Menchaca [http://www.carlos2013.com/], council member-elect for District 38, who was recently named one of City & State’s rising political stars [http://www.cityandstateny.com/2013-new-york-city-rising-stars-carlos-menchaca/] under the age of 40. Menchaca, 33, defeated incumbent Sara Gonzalez [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/

Carlos Menchaca

Council Member Gonzalez Backs Out Of Tuesday Debate

A 38th District Council debate scheduled for Tuesday evening by Transportation Alternatives [http://transalt.org/], Turning Point [http://turningpointbrooklyn.org/] and Purpose ended up being a one-sided affair after incumbent Council Member Sara Gonzalez [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/home.shtml] failed to attend, according to an article