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Incumbent Stephen Levin of the 33rd City Council District will debate his opponent, Victoria Cambranes, this Sunday, October 29 in Boreum Hill. The event will take place at Commons Cafe, 388 Atlantic Ave, starting at 7:00 PM. While Cambranes has planned the event for some time, she hadn’t
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(Photos by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)On June 5, City Council Candidates for District 40 (Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens) held a debate on the most pressing issues facing our district. In case you missed it, check out this comprehensive review of the issues that matter most, before heading over to
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Photo credit: Theresa Thompson [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theresasthompson/with/2999130055/] / Flickr Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, is New York’s Primary Elections. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. and besides the obvious presidential choices, there are a number of important local races to know.
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Councilman Mark Treyger and Chris Mccreight (Photos: Facebook)In a rare move, United Federation of Teachers has endorsed Councilman Mark Treyger for open Democratic District Leader seat in Brooklyn’s Assembly District 46. Treyger, a former history teacher at New Utrecht High School, won the support of the teachers’ union
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Photo courtesy of Kate CuccoDemocratic State Assembly candidate Kate Cucco [/cucco-announces-candidacy-46th-assembly-district/#.V5D5oZOAOko] has been interested in public service since she was a child in her native Ohio, when she often tagged along with her grandfather to United Steelworkers Union [http://www.usw.org/] events. The 31-year-old, who now lives in
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City announces voter registration forms in five new languages at Hillcrest Library in Brooklyn. (Courtesy: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Office)Just in time for election day. Voter registration forms in five new languages — Russian, Urdu, Haitian Creole, French and Arabic — are available under the City’s effort to expand
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Photo courtesy of Chris McCreightCouncilman Vincent Gentile announced his endorsement of Chris McCreight [http://www.chrismccreight.com] for Democratic state committee member — also called district leader — in the 46th Assembly District this morning. Together, Gentile and McCreight greeted commuters at the 95th R train station in Bay Ridge Wednesday morning.
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Irine Chu with Councilman Vincent Gentile (Photo via Stars & Stripes Democratic Club)Stars and Stripes Regular Democratic Club [http://www.yelp.com/biz/stars-and-stripes-democratic-club-brooklyn] announced its new president at its annual dinner dance this week. Irene Chu, a Bensonhurst resident and club member, has been active in the Chinese
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Charles Ragusa (Photo courtesy of Assemblyman William Colton’s Office)Earlier this week, we profiled Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V1sDWOYrI9c], a new face on the ballot for male district leader of the 47th Assembly District, who is challenging incumbent Charles Ragusa. But who is Ragusa? And what issues does he stand
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Affidavit ballot. (Photo: John Morton [https://www.flickr.com/photos/morton/3002941350/in/photolist-5zmRQS] / Flickr) Tuesday’s primaries have raised more questions than answers for Brooklynites. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/nyregion/new-york-attorney-general-opens-inquiry-into-primary-day-complaints.html] and New York City
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(all photos via Facebook)The New York presidential primary is upon us — and we want to hear from you! Are you feeling the Bern? Standing with her? Or would you like to “make America great again”? Declare your allegiance with our handy poll, share your thoughts in the comments, and
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PS 11 (Courtesy of Google Maps)A whole block of Clinton Hill was prevented from voting today, according to a poll worker. Alexandra Leon of DNAInfo had the scoop [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160419/clinton-hill/entire-block-of-clinton-hill-voters-omitted-from-rolls-poll-worker-says] : > At least seven voters who live on Lafayette Avenue and were assigned