Carlos Menchaca
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
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
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/
Carlos Menchaca
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