Election 2021
The four frontrunners for Brooklyn Borough President: Council Members Antonio Reynoso and Robert Cornegy Jr., Assembly Member Jo Ann Simon and former Brookdale Hospital Executive Khari Edwards.The next Brooklyn Borough President will have to represent communities across our complex borough, from Gravesend to Greenpoint. But campaign contribution data shows
Central Brooklyn
A rendering from a presentation to Brooklyn Community Board 9 on a proposed development at 960 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. (Image: Brooklyn CB9/Facebook)It’s been a busy few days in Brooklyn. Here are some of the stories you should know: * Schools chancellor Richard Carranza resigned last week;
Brooklyn Heights
New York City Elections are, at least in part, a money game. Contributions from the public enable candidates for local office to hire staff, run campaign ads, and make the case to voters. The 2021 city election cycle is no exception. Already this cycle, candidates across the city (including those
Central Brooklyn
Candidates for Brooklyn judgeships logged on to a virtual forum [https://www.facebook.com/cbidems/videos/1599686290232968] Tuesday night to introduce themselves to voters. In the process, they provided a glimpse into some of the complex back-room dealings that underpin judicial elections in New York. The forum, organized by the
affordable housing
Homeless in Sheepshead Bay. October 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe last seven years, for most New Yorkers, have felt like we are trapped in a series of unfortunate events, starring our mayor. From his mismanagement of NYCHA, to his $1 billion ThriveNYC scam. From his destruction of small businesses, to his
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Judge Dweynie Paul Paul for Surrogate 2021/FacebookBy Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/work/2021/2/23/22298120/brooklyn-judge-home-care-worker-mininum-wage] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A civil court judge up for a plum job in Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court has
Central Brooklyn
Justin Krebs. (Image: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Council candidate Justin Krebs [https://www.justin2021.org/] rolled out endorsements from 30 current and former PTA presidents, executive board members and other parent leaders today in his effort to become the next Council Member for District 39, which includes Park Slope, Carroll Gardens,
Borough Park
L-R Top row: West, Hanif, Schneider; bottom row: Haq, Krebs, ReinCandidates for Brooklyn’s Council District 39 (Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace) gathered virtually Thursday night to talk about issues ranging from the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Gowanus rezoning to school reopenings and composting. At a forum hosted
Election 2021
Brooklyn Borough President and current mayoral candidate Eric Adams. (Image: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)It’s been a busy week in Brooklyn politics. Here are some key stories you may have missed: De Blasio likes Eric Adams’ “story.” Mayor Bill de Blasio met last week with key labor leaders—the presidents
Bed Stuy
Councilmember Roberty Cornegy (D-Brooklyn) calls for greater police accountability during a press conference in Foley Square, June 2, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYClaudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/17/22288694/robert-cornegy-office-complaint] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Employees were
Announcements
Brooklyn councilmembers Brad Lander and Antonio Reynoso have partnered before, advocating for reforms across the city over the last eight years in the city council. Now, term-limited, they seek to become the city’s next Comptroller and Brooklyn Borough President, respectively, and are endorsing each other, the two progressive legislators
Election 2021
Scene from a “Muslims Against Police Brutality” protest [/muslims-against-police-brutality-protest-bay-ridge-to-barclays-center/] in June 2020 (Image: Najm Designs Photography [https://www.najmdesignsny.com/photography-c250e]).The profile of New York City’s Muslim population has risen rapidly in recent years. In 2015, the city designated Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha as school