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Edwin Raymond. (Photo via Raymond)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 Mathieu Eugene, who represents District 40— Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. A
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Photo via NYC Council.FLATBUSH – We’ve been reaching out to District 40 Council Member Mathieu Eugene for a year, asking for an interview, but all we got were excuses. Eugene has been representing Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens since 2007. In
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Councilmember Eugene at Ditmas Junior High to announce the results of Participatory Budgeting in District 40 (Via CM Eugene’s Office)KENSINGTON – City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene stopped off at Ditmas Junior High earlier this week to reveal the results of the Participatory Budgeting vote in his 40th District. Receiving the
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Majority Leader Cumbo visited Medgar Evers Prep yesterday to announce results and present oversized checks for winning projects (Via @NYC Council [https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil] Twitter)CROWN HEIGHTS – City Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo paid a visit to a Crown Heights high school to announce the winning projects from Participatory
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Photo: Berkley’s Campaign.The 40th District has three candidates running against the incumbent Mathieu Eugene: Pia Raymond [/10-questions-ditmas-park-city-council-candidate-pia-raymond/], Jennifer Berkley and Brian Cunningham [/meet-candidate-brian-cunningham-flatbushs-district-40/]. These candidates are vying to represent Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Read our discussion with Jennifer Berkley
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Photo: Cunningham CampaignThe 40th District has three candidates running against the incumbent Mathieu Eugene: Pia Raymond [/10-questions-ditmas-park-city-council-candidate-pia-raymond/], Jennifer Berkley [/meet-your-candidate-jennifer-berkley-for-flatbushs-district-40/]and Brian Cunningham. These candidates are vying to represent Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Read our discussion with Brian Cunningham below. Who
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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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Councilman Mathieu Eugene at Monday night’s Community Board 14 meeting.Following a major push [/blog/politics/listen-up-councilman-eugene-neighbors-say-its-time-for-lawmaker-to-change-stance-on-participatory-budgeting] from neighbors, Councilman Mathieu Eugene [http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml] announced at Monday night’s Community Board 14 meeting that he will be involved in the next round
District 40
On September 10, Ditmas Parkers and others across NYC will have the chance to vote for the Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President, and City Council hopeful that’s right for them. Here’s some handy info about candidates and voting to prep you for the big day. Mayor Speakers
Politics
Have you met your candidates yet? Community newspaper Street Hype [http://www.streethypenewspaper.com] is hosting a forum nearby that might be your last chance to do so. The event will be held next Wednesday, August 28, at Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church [http://sgec.org] (331 Hawthorne Street between
District 40
City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene, whose District 40 covers a few blocks in our area, faced questions about his residency in 2007 [http://observer.com/2007/04/another-legal-hurdle-for-eugene/], when he had to run (and win) [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/nyregion/10council.html?_r=0] twice after it emerged
City Council
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