We’re Not Under a Rock, Mayor Adams, We’re on a Shrinking One
After seven inches of rain punished New York City on Friday, Mayor Eric Adams took almost a whole day to
Opinion: Mayor Needs to Step up Investment in Parks and Public Spaces
“As a city, when we seem incapable of caring for basic things — public spaces, sanitation, safe streets — it’s hard to feel confident that we can handle bigger challenges and achieve greater goals," Friends of Cooper Park in Williamsburg say, urging Mayor to speed up park investments.
We Need Smarter Policing To Be Safe
We all want to be safe from violent crime. It is time we start getting real information about what police are and are not doing and whether the problem is the number of police or the lack of effective policing.
Opinion: The City’s Engine of Economic Mobility Needs a Kickstart
Brooklyn College. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)By Council Member Inez Barron,
Chair of Committee on Higher Education and Council Member
Opinion: It’s Time To Invest In Parks
(Image: Prospect Park Alliance)By Rita Joseph, a teacher running to represent
District 40
There are over 1,700 [https:
Opinion: I’m A Teacher and I Think It’s Time to Reopen the Schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter at Phyl’s Academy in
Brooklyn on March 23, 2021. (Image:
Opinion: Toba Potosky is the Right Person for Council District 33
Former NY State Senator Velmanette Montgomery (left) with Toba Potosky (right).
Courtesy of Sen. Montgomery.By Former NY State Senator
Opinion: Pass the Climate and Community Investment Act
Brooklyn Shorefront. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Senator Andrew Gounardes and the Bay
Ridge Environmental Group
It’s long past time for
Opinion: We Need Experienced, Ethical, Hard-Working Public Servants
Council Member Alan Maisel In His District – John McCarten/NYC CouncilSouthern
Brooklyn is facing a historic moment. Our residents and
OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID
By Briget Rein, Candidate for Council in D39. [https://www.brigetrein.com/]
It has finally happened: Judge Katherine Levine lifted
