community
Rapid Action In Response To Iran Escalations [https://www.facebook.com/events/s/rapid-action-in-response-to-ir/625347878239711/] Today Mayor Bill De Blasio held a press conference [/iran-and-safety-in-nyc-see-something-say-something/] along with Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller to update the public on last night’s
Police & Fire
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner Shea and Deputy Commissioner Miller hold a media availability in response to President Trump’s air strikes. Blue Room, City Hall. Friday, January 03, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Last night’s international developments – the killing of Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian
Announcements
Nail Salon. Photo by Kris Atomic on Unsplash. [https://unsplash.com/photos/Xa8fX8bQCgs]Yesterday the minimum wage in New York City rose to $15 per hour regardless of the size of the employer for all non-tipped employees. For those of you whose wages include tips — you will also get to
Announcements
GRAND ARMY PLAZA — After the violent stabbing of five people in the home of a rabbi on Saturday night in Monsey, NY, Brooklyn politicians called for a state of emergency to be declared to protect Jewish residents in New York, as residents came together to celebrate the 8th night of
Central Brooklyn
District Leader Josue Pierre presenting awards in 2017. Nathan Thompson/Bklyner FLATBUSH – District Leader Josue “Josh” Pierre announced earlier this week that he has suspended his campaign for State Senate against fellow democrat, Senator Kevin Parker [/josue-pierre-senator-run-annoucement/], in the 21st District. He will instead run for the City Council in
Bay Ridge
Congress voted to restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, a measure that could provide financial relief to Brooklyn homeowners, but will likely go nowhere after President Trump threatened to veto the bill. The repeal of the 2017-tax law would remove — for two years — the $10,000 cap on
Opinion
New affordable housing on Flatbush Avenue under construction. Liena Zagare/BklynerIn 1949, President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act to provide “a decent home and suitable living environment for every American family.” Now 70 years later, our country is in an affordable housing crisis and homeownership is at record lows.
Business
Corner of Wall, Katie Herchenroeder /BklynerNEWKIRK PLAZA – A stone’s throw away from the vacant corner lot on Newkirk Avenue and Marlborough Road, Brooklyn bartender Sally Li looks out of the window of her bar at the 14-foot-tall, corrugated metal fence that surrounds the area. “We want the wall down,
Announcements
Members of South Central Brooklyn United for Progress. Courtesy of SCBUP.New York Senate District 17 for Progress, a group of progressive activists and organizers in Borough Park and Midwood, are rebranding their organization as South Central Brooklyn United for Progress (SCBUP). With the new name comes hope for political
Borough Park
PHOTO: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo OfficeBy Reuven Blau and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY on December 18, 2019 The City LogoThis story was originally published [https://thecity.nyc/2019/12/de-blasio-knew-about-delay-of-yeshiva-report-probe-finds.html] on December 18, 2019 by THE CITY. When Yonah Kohn began college he had a hard time writing
affordable housing
Bushwick Political and Civic Club flyer. Courtesy of BPCC.BUSHWICK— Many longtime Bushwick residents are disturbed by the upheaval they see [/anti-gentrification-cb4-bushwick/] in their community due to rezoning and recognize the need for political empowerment. To that end, about 35 residents braved the freezing rain on Monday night, December 16,
Education
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza kick off the first day of Pre-K and 3-K for All applications by announcing that 47 new pre-K Dual Language programs will open across the City this fall. PS 128 Audubon, Manhattan. Monday, February 04, 2019. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral