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Nov
13
Residents Want B71+ Bus Service Restored to Connect Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, and Park Slope

Residents Want B71+ Bus Service Restored to Connect Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, and Park Slope

B71 coalition gather outside of Park Slope Library with Council Member Brad Lander and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. Hannah H.
3 min read
Nov
11
Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Elsa, the woman that was cuffed for selling churros, speaking at the rally. (Photo: Lloyd Mitchell)CYPRESS HILLS – A woman
4 min read
Nov
08
Retaining Walls: A Case Of Mistaken Ownership For DOB?

Retaining Walls: A Case Of Mistaken Ownership For DOB?

Retaining wall along tracks. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED: As of Monday morning, it seems DOB had no idea that the walls
2 min read
Nov
07
Reproductive Rights Film Fest This Weekend: Restricting Abortion In America

Reproductive Rights Film Fest This Weekend: Restricting Abortion In America

Still from Trapped. Courtesy of Dawn Porter.“There is a steady chipping away of the right to abortion in America,
3 min read
Nov
07
Van Dyke Housing Residents Discuss How to Spend $30,000 on Community Improvements

Van Dyke Housing Residents Discuss How to Spend $30,000 on Community Improvements

Nigel Roberts/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Folks passing by could easily have mistaken the gathering Wednesday night (Nov. 6) at NYCHA’s Van
3 min read
Nov
06
Steven Patzer Is Running To Represent District 47 In City Council

Steven Patzer Is Running To Represent District 47 In City Council

Steven Patzer. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/CONEY ISLAND – Steven Patzer is an almost-23-year-old who is running to represent District
5 min read
Nov
06
Letter to the Editor: Possible Voter Suppression in Crown Heights

Letter to the Editor: Possible Voter Suppression in Crown Heights

By Keith Polasko, a concerned citizen. CROWN HEIGHTS — On the afternoon of Monday, November 4, 2019 the New York City
1 min read
Nov
06
Farah Louis Gets Council Seat & Community Boards Get More Time To Review Land Use Projects

Farah Louis Gets Council Seat & Community Boards Get More Time To Review Land Use Projects

New York City — Last night the city held a general elections for city civil court, supreme court, and the District
1 min read
Nov
04
Here’s What You Need to Know About Tomorrow’s General Election

Here’s What You Need to Know About Tomorrow’s General Election

New York City — The city is holding general elections for city civil court, supreme court, and the District 45 city
1 min read
Oct
25
Campaign Finance Board Sent Out Inaccurate Poll Site Information to 150,000 Voters

Campaign Finance Board Sent Out Inaccurate Poll Site Information to 150,000 Voters

Early Voting. Anna Van Der Heijden/BklynerThe New York City Campaign Finance Board sent voter directories with inaccurate poll site
2 min read