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BOERUM HILL – The New York City Council voted 48-2 on Wednesday to approve Alloy Development’s controversial 80 Flatbush project. 80 Flatbush school rendering, courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonLast Thursday, theNYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises [https://council.nyc.gov/committees/land-use/subcommittee-on-zoning-and-franchises/] unanimously approved Alloy’s reduced
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Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERHere are the winning candidates of the 2017 General Election [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/?officetype=6&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] . Mayor [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/meet-the-candidates/Mayor?officetype=1&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] : Bill de Blasio (D,
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Polling booths at Agudath Senior Center. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)In a nutshell – Voter turnout was abysmal, polling stations were poorly sited, and the results favored incumbents. According to NYC Board of Elections [https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/county/county_apr17.pdf], as of April 2017, there were exactly
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Mercedes Narcisse announcing her candidacy for the 19th Senate District. (Photo: Mercedes Narcisse [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154012806839073&set=pb.524464072.-2207520000.1456179135.&type=3&theater] / Facebook)A turf war is underway for control of East Brooklyn’s State Senate seat. Mercedes Narcisse, a