Politics

Sep
11
EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorse Crystal Hudson For City Council

EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorse Crystal Hudson For City Council

Hudson (left) at the Atlantic Terminal Houses NYCHA development. (Photo via Hudson’s campaign)BROOKLYN – Tenant leaders from four New
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Sep
02
Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Remote School Start On Sept. 10?

Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Remote School Start On Sept. 10?

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Monday, August 24, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Yesterday’s big announcement
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Sep
02
Census Challenge: Midwood Against UES

Census Challenge: Midwood Against UES

New York City residents are woefully weary of being counted, so it seems, and the consequences will be significant as
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Sep
02
Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

UPDATED WITH CURRENT DATA Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor of Education Richard Carranza recently remarked how the city is
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Aug
27
As The City Resumes Land Use Review, Gowanus Rezoning Is Next

As The City Resumes Land Use Review, Gowanus Rezoning Is Next

A view of the Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby/Bklyner)When New York City resumes
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Aug
25
Peace, Love & Paratha – A Mobile Indian Supper Club is Creating Community Through Flatbread

Peace, Love & Paratha – A Mobile Indian Supper Club is Creating Community Through Flatbread

Peace, Love & Paratha is a new, mobile Indian supper club delivering home-cooked Indian food to central Brooklyn residents. It’
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Aug
19
Planners’ Green Light for Industry City Expansion Puts Council Speaker Corey Johnson in the Hot Seat

Planners’ Green Light for Industry City Expansion Puts Council Speaker Corey Johnson in the Hot Seat

Industry City, August 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg David, originally [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/19/21376132/industry-city-expansion-brooklyn-council-corey-johnson-menchaca-amazon] published
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Aug
19
Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Rep Yvette Clarke looks on. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.CADMAN PLAZA – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said
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Aug
18
Chirlane McCray Nearly Doubled Her Official Staff Payroll With Undisclosed Taxpayer-Funded Hires

Chirlane McCray Nearly Doubled Her Official Staff Payroll With Undisclosed Taxpayer-Funded Hires

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray, along with Toya Williford, Executive Director of The Mayor’s Fund
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Aug
13
23% Of Students Never Logged On For Summer School. Here’s What Went Wrong.

23% Of Students Never Logged On For Summer School. Here’s What Went Wrong.

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza in the Blue Room at City Hall
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