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Jumaane Williams

Sep
27
80 Flatbush Gets City Council Approval

80 Flatbush Gets City Council Approval

BOERUM HILL – The New York City Council voted 48-2 on Wednesday to approve Alloy Development’s controversial 80 Flatbush project.
2 min read
Sep
04
Cynthia Nixon, Jumaane Williams Visit Brooklyn College; Get Endorsed By Young Progressives Of America

Cynthia Nixon, Jumaane Williams Visit Brooklyn College; Get Endorsed By Young Progressives Of America

Jumaane Williams and Cynthia Nixon. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon and Council Member Jumaane Williams, candidate
4 min read
Jul
30
Cynthia Nixon, Jumaane Williams Endorse Each Other

Cynthia Nixon, Jumaane Williams Endorse Each Other

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Cynthia Nixon endorsed Council Member Jumaane Williams for Lieutenant Governor and Williams endorsed Nixon
6 min read
Jul
03
Flatbush Is Finally Designated As “Little Haiti” Business And Cultural District

Flatbush Is Finally Designated As “Little Haiti” Business And Cultural District

L to R: Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and Council Member Jumaane Williams. (Photo: John McCarten)FLATBUSH
3 min read
Apr
02
Muslim Community Gets Reassured Before Tomorrow’s “Punish A Muslim Day”

Muslim Community Gets Reassured Before Tomorrow’s “Punish A Muslim Day”

Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK – Elected officials, organizers, and members of the community stood in solidarity this
6 min read
Feb
20
Jumaane Williams Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor

Jumaane Williams Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor

Jumaane Williams announced his run for Lieutenant Governor outside City Hall (Photo via Ernest Skinner)Just before the long weekend,
3 min read
Jan
12
Brooklyn Politicians Respond To Trump’s “Shithole Countries” Comment

Brooklyn Politicians Respond To Trump’s “Shithole Countries” Comment

Local politicians responded to the President of the United States referring to Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries as “shithole
3 min read
Nov
08
NYC General Election 2017: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted

NYC General Election 2017: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted

Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERHere are the winning candidates of the 2017 General Election [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/
4 min read
Sep
13
Hardly Anyone Came, To Many Places Hard To Find, To Vote In NYC 2017 Primaries: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted.

Hardly Anyone Came, To Many Places Hard To Find, To Vote In NYC 2017 Primaries: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted.

Polling booths at Agudath Senior Center. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)In a nutshell – Voter turnout was abysmal, polling stations were poorly
6 min read
Jun
28
Rent Guidelines Board Raises Rents 1.25% For One-Year Leases

Rent Guidelines Board Raises Rents 1.25% For One-Year Leases

Rent Justice Coalition‎ via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RentJusticeCoalition/photos/gm.1404707306288858/1512825928775149/?type=3&theater] Despite protests
2 min read