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Election 2021

Apr
08
Ranked Choice Voting Opponent Running No-Choice Council Race in Brooklyn

Ranked Choice Voting Opponent Running No-Choice Council Race in Brooklyn

Council Member Kalman-Yeger at Digilio Playground. John McCarten/NYC CouncilBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https:
4 min read
Apr
02
OPINION: We Need To Elect Emerging Leaders That Represent The True Diversity Of This City.

OPINION: We Need To Elect Emerging Leaders That Represent The True Diversity Of This City.

Jason Walker, Campaign photo.Deciding to run for City Council was one of the hardest decisions I ever made. This
3 min read
Apr
01
Brooklyn’s Democratic Socialists: Who Are They And What Do They Want? 

Brooklyn’s Democratic Socialists: Who Are They And What Do They Want? 

Three years after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s shock victory over Joe Crowley, a year after gaining seats and influence in Congress
13 min read
Apr
01
Hollingsworth Endorsed by Construction and Building Union in Central Brooklyn Council Race

Hollingsworth Endorsed by Construction and Building Union in Central Brooklyn Council Race

Michael Hollingsworth (Image: Tess Mayer)Tenant organizer Michael Hollingsworth [https://www.m4bk.com/] has been endorsed by a notable construction
3 min read
Mar
26
39 Community Leaders Endorse Doug Schneider In D39 Race

39 Community Leaders Endorse Doug Schneider In D39 Race

This morning Park Slope civil rights lawyer and Democratic District Leader Doug Schneider [https://dougschneiderbk.com/meet-doug/] announced his campaign
3 min read
Mar
25
Boris Noble Drops Out of Sheepshead Bay Council Race

Boris Noble Drops Out of Sheepshead Bay Council Race

Boris Noble (Image: campaign)Boris Noble dropped out of the race for the District 48 Council seat in southern Brooklyn
3 min read
Mar
24
Late Arrivals, Early Departures: Who’s Coming and Going in Brooklyn Elections

Late Arrivals, Early Departures: Who’s Coming and Going in Brooklyn Elections

Carlos Menchaca (Image: William Alatriste/Campaign)We’re just under three months away from New York City’s June 22nd
4 min read
Mar
18
Council Candidate Pushes To End Illegal Parking By Letting Citizens Reporting Violations Get a Cut of Revenue Generated

Council Candidate Pushes To End Illegal Parking By Letting Citizens Reporting Violations Get a Cut of Revenue Generated

City Council Candidate Elizabeth Adams issued a novelty parking violation to DOT and NYPD in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday morning.
3 min read
Mar
17
Who’s Up, Who’s Down? Brooklyn Council Election Notes from the Latest Financial Disclosures

Who’s Up, Who’s Down? Brooklyn Council Election Notes from the Latest Financial Disclosures

The June 22nd Democratic primary is just a few months away, and all eyes are on the mayor’s race.
11 min read
Mar
17
NYC schools could get $4.5 billion in federal aid. The big question is how to spend it.

NYC schools could get $4.5 billion in federal aid. The big question is how to spend it.

Students at M.S. 51 in Park Slope, Brooklyn streamed into the building, socially distanced and masked. A new federal
6 min read