Bensonhurst
Council Member Alan Maisel In His District – John McCarten/NYC CouncilSouthern Brooklyn is facing a historic moment. Our residents and small businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic. Now, President Biden’s stimulus will bring billions of dollars to the City. Facing such crisis and opportunity, we need experienced,
affordable housing
By Khari Edwards [https://khariedwards.com/], candidate for Brooklyn Borough President Let’s assume you are single, living in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and desperately in need of housing because your current building is slated for demolition to make way for new construction. Your income from working full-time at a nonprofit is $35,
Bed Stuy
Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr.Council Member Robert Cornegy, Jr. has picked up an endorsement from the city’s major transit union in his campaign to become Brooklyn Borough President. The Transport Workers Union of America’s Local 100 branch [http://www.twulocal100.org/] is so supportive of Cornegy that,
Election 2021
The city’s June 22 primary elections are coming up fast, and in a city as overwhelmingly Democratic as New York, the primary is often tantamount to election. NYS Supreme Court Liena Zagare/BklynerMuch of Brooklyn’s current crop of office-holders are barred by term limits from running for reelection;
Borough Park
Council Member Kalman-Yeger at Digilio Playground. John McCarten/NYC CouncilBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/4/7/22372941/kalman-yeger-unopposed-brooklyn-city-council] by THE CITY. [https://www.thecity.nyc/] When voters in Brooklyn’s City Council District 44 cast ballots in November, they’ll
Bed Stuy
Jason Walker, Campaign photo.Deciding to run for City Council was one of the hardest decisions I ever made. This decision to suspend my campaign has been even harder. I am an intersectional organizer who has been organizing to advance Black liberation, secure equal rights, advocate for equitable access to
Central Brooklyn
Three years after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s shock victory over Joe Crowley, a year after gaining seats and influence in Congress and in the New York State Legislature, the Democratic Socialists of America [https://www.dsausa.org/] are now aiming to gain a foothold in the New York City Council. In
Bed Stuy
Michael Hollingsworth (Image: Tess Mayer)Tenant organizer Michael Hollingsworth [https://www.m4bk.com/] has been endorsed by a notable construction and building union in his run for a Fort Greene City Council seat. LiUNA-NY [https://liuna-ny.org/#about], a PAC connected to the New York branch of the Laborers’ International
Announcements
This morning Park Slope civil rights lawyer and Democratic District Leader Doug Schneider [https://dougschneiderbk.com/meet-doug/] announced his campaign to represent the 39th Council District had received the support of 39 nine community leaders across the district. Doug Schneider, campaign photo.Schneider is running to replace term-limited council member
Election 2021
Boris Noble (Image: campaign)Boris Noble dropped out of the race for the District 48 Council seat in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, citing health complications stemming from coronavirus. Noble, a former housing analyst for the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, said in a statement [https://www.facebook.com/nobleforcouncil/posts/
Central Brooklyn
Carlos Menchaca (Image: William Alatriste/Campaign)We’re just under three months away from New York City’s June 22nd primary elections [https://vote.nyc/] which, in this heavily Democratic borough and city, will likely be the decisive race in many contests. Brooklynites will have the opportunity to vote for
Downtown Brooklyn
City Council Candidate Elizabeth Adams issued a novelty parking violation to DOT and NYPD in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday morning. (Image: Billy Richling) Elizabeth Adams stood near a vehicle-blocked Downtown Brooklyn bike lane with transit advocates and cartoonishly large traffic violation notices on Thursday morning to call for an end