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Q&A With Brandon West On His Run For City Council District 39

Brandon West. (Photo via West’s office)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for office is massive. One of those term-limited is Council Member Brad Lander who represents District 39— which encompasses Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor

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Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON/PARK SLOPE – Shahana Hanif was meant to survive. When she was diagnosed with lupus, her doctor told her she wasn’t going to die, but she wasn’t going to be OK. Eleven years later, Hanif stands as strong as ever. She stands

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Lander Announces Winning PBNYC Projects For District 39

PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander announced the winners of this year’s District 39 Participatory Budgeting (PBNYC) projects [https://pbnyc39.com/2019-capital-projects/] last week. The seven capital projects and ten expense projects on the ballot were presented at a Project Expo held at the Park Slope Library in early

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District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo: Sewing Circles, Garden Tool Library & More

PARK SLOPE – Excitement about new possibilities in District 39 [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] ran high at the Participatory Budgeting [https://pbnyc39.com/] Project Expo at the Park Slope Library on Tuesday night. “I think there’s a strong argument to be made that this ballot has more good things

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Learn About The Projects On District 39 Participatory Budgeting Ballot

PARK SLOPE – Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] vote week (March 30—April 7) is almost here! If you live in Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/], be sure to check out the upcoming Project Expo (April 2) where you can learn all

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Help Track Dangerous Intersections in Lander’s District 39

PARK SLOPE – Following the deadly crash last March at 5th Avenue and 9th Street [/details-released-mondays-deadly-collision-park-slope/] that killed Abigail Blumenstein and Joshua Lew, and later resulted in the death of Ruthie Ann Miles’ unborn child, Council Member Brad Lander has launched an online traffic issue tracker to help make his district’

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District 39 Participatory Budgeting 2018: Winning Projects Announced

PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander has announced the winning 2018 participatory budgeting projects for District 39 (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace). Council Member Brad Lander speaking at the District 39 PBNYC 2018 Project Expo, April 9 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

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PB District 39 Project Expo: Self-Defense Workshops For Muslim Women, Fitness Area For Seniors, Saving Endangered Bats & More

Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/heres-everything-on-the-participatory-budget-ballots-next-week/] began Saturday, April 7 and runs though Sunday, April 15. If you haven’t voted yet—what are you waiting for?! “This year’s projects are fantastic. Did you look at them? They’re just great,” said Council Member Brad Lander [http://council.nyc.gov/

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District 39 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park Slope, March 29, 2017 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The results are in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Brad Lander announced [http://bradlander.nyc/2017-winning-pb] the seven winning capital projects and five winning

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PB District 39 Project Expo: 18 Great Projects To Choose From!

District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park SlopeVoting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] began Saturday, March 25 and runs though Sunday, April 2. If you haven’t voted yet—what are you waiting for?! Wednesday night New York City Council Member Brad Lander [http://council.nyc.gov/

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District 39 PB Vote: Mobile Showers For The Homeless, More Trees, Or A/C For Students

Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 18 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace). With

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Today Is The Deadline To Submit Ideas Online For Participatory Budgeting — Extensions for Districts 40, 44 & 45

Participatory budgeting in action. (Photo: Corner Media)The participatory budgeting process gives New Yorkers the power to decide [http://labs.council.nyc/pb/] how to spend tax dollars in our neighborhoods. Every year, the participatory budgeting (PB) process begins with an idea collection phase, which is facilitated by participating City

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Join Council Member Brad Lander At The Participatory Budgeting Meeting Next Tuesday

If you live in District 39 and want to have a say in what projects are funded in our area, stop by the Participatory Budgeting meeting next Tuesday, October 6 at PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/], 1 Albemarle Road, from 6:30-8:30pm. All residents living in the district

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Cast Your District 39 Participatory Budgeting Vote Starting Tuesday

Want to enjoy an outdoor storytelling space at the library? Think PS 124 students should have a cafeteria they won’t melt in? Would you like more turnstiles at the 7th Avenue F/G subway station? Then be sure to vote in Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/PB]‘s

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See What You Can Vote On In This Year’s District 39 Participatory Budgeting Ballot

Ballot via Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/2015-participatory-budgeting-ballot]Voting for the fourth year of participatory budgeting in District 39 is fast approaching, and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/PB] just shared the projects [http://bradlander.com/2015-participatory-budgeting-ballot] that you’ll be able to choose between to receive a combined

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Want A Say In How Your Tax Dollars Are Spent? Attend Councilmember Brad Lander’s Participatory Budget Meetings

What would you like to see funded in the 39th Council District [http://bradlander.com/neighborhoods] (which includes parts of South Slope)? Something for the libraries? The schools? Transportation? If you live in the district, you’ll be able to vote on how to allocate $1.5 million in capital

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$1.5 Million Allotted For Tech Upgrades, Roadwork, A Green Roof & More

Did you vote for this year’s Participatory Budgeting projects [/politics/cast-your-vote-for-proposed-district-39-participatory-budgeting-projects] in District 39 [http://bradlander.com]? Results [http://pbnyc.org/content/2014-vote-results-district-39] for Brad Lander’s district are in, and here’s what’s being funded: * Street safety improvements on 4th Ave – $300,000 (1,202 votes) * Laptops

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Share And Support Participatory Budgeting Ideas Online

It’s the third year of participatory budgeting in District 39 [/blog/politics/tell-brad-lander-how-the-slope-should-spend-one-million-dollars] , and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/YourIdeas] now has a website [http://d39.pbnyc.org/] where you can enter ideas and show your support for ones others have suggested. Anyone can post ideas, whether you

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Winners Announced in District 39’s Participatory Budgeting Campaign

Residents from across the 39th District made their way to the polls this weekend to decide how our community would spend one million dollars. Knocking last year’s participation numbers [http://bradlander.com/news/updates/participatory-budgeting-vote-results-0] out of the park, 2,812 neighbors placed their votes, the results have been

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Neighborhood Improvements Go Beyond Participatory Budgeting

As we get ready to vote on the projects that are in the running for funding [/blog/politics/expo-offers-first-look-at-participatory-budgeting-projects] through Participatory Budgeting, Neil Reilly, a District 39 Committee Member and former Transit Committee Delegate notes that one of the interesting outcomes [http://bradlander.com/blog/2013/03/21/what-starts-in-pb-doesnt-always-end-in-pb] of

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New City Council District Plans Revealed

New City Council District maps were approved unanimously by the Districting Commision last night, reports [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121116/new-york-city/commission-unveils-approves-new-city-council-district-maps#ixzz2CPLc3IiT] DNAinfo. Here’s what happened around us: • 39th District: At October’s District Commission hearing, Brad Lander’s 39th district was subject to significant debate. Stretching