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Jan
27
City Plans to Open Homeless Shelter on Bath Avenue

City Plans to Open Homeless Shelter on Bath Avenue

The city plans to open a homeless shelter at 2147 Bath Avenue to provide temporary shelter for 150 single men
3 min read
Jan
26
Chancellor To Appoint Trustees To Restore Order to Brownsville’s CEC23

Chancellor To Appoint Trustees To Restore Order to Brownsville’s CEC23

Community Education Council 23 [http://www.d23rising.nyc/] (CEC23) which covers Brownsville, Ocean Hill, and parts of East New York,
4 min read
Jan
25
How Candidates for East New York’s 42nd Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

How Candidates for East New York’s 42nd Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

Amidst the well-documented increase in gun violence across New York City last year, one area stood out: the NYPD’s
8 min read
Jan
22
New Yorkers Celebrate Biden’s End to Trump’s ‘Muslim’ Travel Ban and Rally for More Change

New Yorkers Celebrate Biden’s End to Trump’s ‘Muslim’ Travel Ban and Rally for More Change

Immigration reform advocates hold a rally at Battery Park Thursday morning during the start of the Biden administration. | Ben Fractenberg/
4 min read
Jan
22
Exclusive: In Letter to Biden, Borough President Eric Adams Outlines “An Urban Agenda”

Exclusive: In Letter to Biden, Borough President Eric Adams Outlines “An Urban Agenda”

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)When it comes to the new administration in Washington, Brooklyn Borough
2 min read
Jan
21
Meet Rita Joseph: On Education, Housing, Cops and Running to Represent Flatbush In City Council

Meet Rita Joseph: On Education, Housing, Cops and Running to Represent Flatbush In City Council

Rita Joseph at Georges Diner, March 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerRita Joseph is a local teacher running to represent her neighborhood
12 min read
Jan
19
The Brooklyn Borough President’s Race: The Big Spender, The Self-Funder, The Big Numbers, and The Dark Horse

The Brooklyn Borough President’s Race: The Big Spender, The Self-Funder, The Big Numbers, and The Dark Horse

On Friday, candidates across New York City submitted their latest campaign finance disclosure reports to the city’s Campaign Finance
8 min read
Jan
19
Meet the Green Agitators Who Planted Seeds for Brooklyn’s Coming Wind Turbine Assembly Hub

Meet the Green Agitators Who Planted Seeds for Brooklyn’s Coming Wind Turbine Assembly Hub

By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/17/22236287/brooklyn-wind-turbine-assembly-hub] by
6 min read
Jan
15
Council Member Mathieu Eugene Fined $10,717 for 2017 Campaign Violations

Council Member Mathieu Eugene Fined $10,717 for 2017 Campaign Violations

Council Member Mathieu Eugene. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) voted on Friday to
4 min read
Jan
15
Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

1 Kenilworth Place. Joe Strini /PropertySharkA group of Flatbush-area elected officials is pushing back on the city’s plans to
4 min read