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Feb
04
Blake Morris Announces Run For Flatbush Council Seat

Blake Morris Announces Run For Flatbush Council Seat

Blake Morris.Yesterday morning Blake Morris announced in a newsletter to his followers from his run for state senate [/blake-morris-hopes-to-unseat-state-senator-simcha-felder/
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Feb
04
NYC’s Basement Apartment Crackdown Clashes with Census Outreach Efforts

NYC’s Basement Apartment Crackdown Clashes with Census Outreach Efforts

Mayor de Blasio attends a rally to kick off the NYC Census 2020 Complete Count Campaign with community partners, labor
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Feb
03
Katherine Walsh Leads in Race to Represent Sunset Park in Assembly

Katherine Walsh Leads in Race to Represent Sunset Park in Assembly

Katherine Walsh in Sunset Park, courtesy of Katherine Walsh.Katherine Walsh, an urban planner, is leading in the race to
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Jan
29
NYC Spends A Record $28K Per Student, But The State Is Footing A Smaller Portion Of That Bill

NYC Spends A Record $28K Per Student, But The State Is Footing A Smaller Portion Of That Bill

Spring Creek Educational Campus. Nigel Roberts/BklynerOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/01/27/nyc-spends-a-record-28k-per-student-but-the-state-is-footing-less-of-that-bill/?utm_
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Jan
23
State of The People: Struggling and Scared, Public Advocate Williams Says

State of The People: Struggling and Scared, Public Advocate Williams Says

Jumaane Williams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)“As I move around the city, one I love, I see neighborhoods shifting as
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Jan
22
Congresswoman Maloney Announces 2020 Re-election Campaign, NY-12

Congresswoman Maloney Announces 2020 Re-election Campaign, NY-12

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney who represents New York’s 12th congressional district which includes Greenpoint along with parts of the Upper
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Jan
22
Deutsch Announces He’s Running Against Clarke in NY-9

Deutsch Announces He’s Running Against Clarke in NY-9

Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Yesterday afternoon Southern Brooklyn Councilmember Chaim Deutsch announced that he will be running for
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Jan
21
Assemblywoman Bichotte: The New Queen of Kings Democrats

Assemblywoman Bichotte: The New Queen of Kings Democrats

Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte (center) with outgoing chair Frank Seddio (right) and Vice Chair, Annette Robinson (left). Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner Assemblymember
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Jan
15
Michael Hiller Drops Out of CD9 Race, Won’t Endorse – For Now

Michael Hiller Drops Out of CD9 Race, Won’t Endorse – For Now

Michael Hiller. Photo by Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner.DITMAS PARK – Michael Hiller [https://michaelhillerforcongress.com/] announced this afternoon to his supporters
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Jan
13
2020: A New Decade for Bold Action on Climate (Opinion)

2020: A New Decade for Bold Action on Climate (Opinion)

Yvette Clarke. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)30 years. That’s how long we have left to transform our economy and
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