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Curtis Harris. (Photo via Harris)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for office is massive. One of those term-limited is Council Woman Laurie Cumbo who represents District 35— which encompasses Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant. Earlier this
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Alejandra Caraballo. (Photo via Caraballo’s campaign)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Alejandra Caraballo, 29, announced yesterday her run for City Council in District 35 — Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Bedford Stuyvesant–in the next year’s elections. The seat will be vacant after Council Member Laurie Cumbo finishes
Arts & Culture
Ribbon-cutting for BAM Strong. Holding scissors is BAM Trustee, Brigette Vosse. To her left are BAM President Katy Clark and Council Member Robert Cornegy (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)FORT GREENE – BAM [https://www.bam.org] had lots to celebrate Tuesday evening—reopening the renovated Harvey Theater, the grand opening of its
Arts & Culture
CLINTON HILL – As hundreds gathered on Sunday to celebrate to co-naming of part of Lafayette Avenue in honor of Brooklyn-born jazz musician Randy Weston, NYS Attorney General Letitia James took advantage of the occasion to call for a “permanent home to promote jazz” in the borough that would equal Manhattan’
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Fort Greene was alive with music and excitement Friday morning as NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org], Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com], and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official opening of Betty Carter Park. L-R: NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Marty Maher,
Central Brooklyn
Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Council Member Laurie Cumbo gave their nods of approval on Friday to a community board proposal to create a new type of zoning that its proponents say would add and preserve jobs in central Brooklyn. Community
Central Brooklyn
Weeksville by Nic LehouxCROWN HEIGHTS— Weeksville Heritage Center [https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/] has received Cultural Institutions Group [https://www.nycgo.com/venues/cultural-institutions-group] designation, joining 32 other cultural institutions the city supports with grants. “Weeksville is sacred African American ground,” Council Member Laurie Cumbo who represents Crown Heights said in
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – To honor baseball legend Jackie Robinson on what would’ve been his 100th birthday, his family was presented the posthumous “Key to Brooklyn” award yesterday afternoon. Though Borough President Eric Adams was not able to make the event – he was stuck in the airport due
Business
PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/DOWNTOWN – The North Flatbush BID [https://nfbid.com] posted on social media Tuesday morning a message from the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) stating that the agency will “be significantly modifying the Clear Curbs pilot on
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L to R: Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and Council Member Jumaane Williams. (Photo: John McCarten)FLATBUSH – The Little Haiti Cultural & Business District [https://www.littlehaitibk.org/] resolution designating Flatbush as “Little Haiti” was passed by the City Council last week. “Little Haiti” will be defined
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In a 5-4 decision [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-travel-ban.html] , the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s third travel ban—also referred to as the “Muslim ban”—is indeed lawful. The ban restricts entries from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Venezuela.
Central Brooklyn
Easter is Sunday, April 1. Put on an Easter bonnet, grab a basket, and bring the family to an Easter Egg Hunt! Note that some of the events listed might sell out, so check first and make a reservation if required. Know of any other great Easter egg hunts around
Central Brooklyn
Mayor de Blasio (left) and Councilmember Laurie Cumbo (D35), photo via Cumbo’s Office“All of you come out to hold government accountable—that government be transparent and that government be responsible to your needs.” Letitia James, Public Advocate for the City of New York Last night, the Ingersoll Community
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The holidays are officially here! Though the weekend will be on the quieter side, there are a handful of cool events scheduled including boozy caroling and skating with Santa. Looking forward to Tuesday, there’s the second annual Kwanzaa Crawl celebrating black-owned businesses. Don’t forget to check out the
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CROWN HEIGHTS – Despite The Legal Aid Society [http://www.legal-aid.org/en/home.aspx]‘s attempt to block the City’s Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment plan [/legal-aid-society-sues-city-bedford-armory-plan/], the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced late Thursday that the City Council has voted to approve the project. Photo courtesy of Legal Aid
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – The City Planning Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/about/commission.page] voted 11-1 on Monday to give the go-ahead to the divisive Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment project [/one-way-crown-heights-feel-armory-decision-communitys-hands/]. Bedford-Union Armory (Ben Foldy / BKLYNER)In 2014, the mayor’s Economic Development Corporation requested proposals to convert the vacant