Central Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN – Friday night saw nearly two hundred people turn up for to voice their opinion on the future of the now-controversial SHSAT exam at the Youth and Community Speak Out on Equity, Diversity, and Admissions, held at the Pzifer Auditorium at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, at Brooklyn’s
Greenpoint
GREENPOINT — Dawn Smalls is considering a run against U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney of the 12th congressional district in 2020, according to sources close to the former public advocate candidate. Dawn Smalls (Photo: Dawn Smalls’ Twitter account)Smalls, a Democrat, who placed sixth in a 17-person race this year, recently
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Two Congressional lawmakers shot a weed ad Wednesday and they did it in Brooklyn. (From left to right) U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and U.S. Sen. Charles “Chuck” Schumer at BRIC shooting a video to promote the decriminalization of marijuana. (Photo: Courtesy of the offices of Jeffries
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Teddy bears and flowers on the corner of Bay 25th St and Benson Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BATH BEACH – Elnur means ‘the light.’ That is what one woman from Uzbekistan said yesterday at a vigil for three-year-old Elnur Shavkator who was killed by a van while crossing the street
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Sheepshead Bay — Former City Councilman Lew Fidler and current district leader of the 41 assembly district died Sunday, May 5. He was 62. From Left to right: Robin Fidler, Lew Fidler and Councilman Chaim Deutsch (Photo: Councilman Chaim Deutch’s Twitter account)Fidler walked into a Queens movie theatre seeking
Bay Ridge
By Bob Cassara, President of the Brooklyn Housing Preservation Alliance [http://www.brooklynhpa.com] @brooklynhpa [https://twitter.com/brooklynhpa] As President of the Brooklyn Housing Preservation Alliance (BHPA) I am gratified to see elected officials put their efforts and resources behind a very difficult if not impossible task in trying
News
EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD – Farah Louis, a candidate running for the 45th council district, railed against Public Advocate Jumaane Williams claiming the three-term councilman stood on her shoulders to win the district. The interview aired on Facebook via RFS Radio Tripotay Lakay last week on a segment called Breakfast Entre Nous.
Central Brooklyn
EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — Amplify Her, a pro-women political group, is the latest to endorse in the 8-person race to replace Public Advocate Jumaane Williams in the 45th council group and they’re throwing their support behind Monique Chandler-Waterman. Last week, the group hosted a public forum for the five women
Central Brooklyn
By Andrea Karshan, a Jewish woman currently living in Crown Heights In Chabad Crown Heights, the Jewish community is holding elections, and women aren’t allowed to vote. Elections [https://collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=54482&alias=crown-heights-will-hold-elections] are being held in June in Chabad Crown Heights for
Announcements
WINDSOR TERRACE – Assembly Member Robert Carroll [https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/] will host the first annual Brooklyn Answer Fair on Sunday, May 19 at P.S. 130, The Parkside School (713 Caton Avenue). During his three years in office Carroll has regularly hosted community service events along with an individual
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Candidates, organizers, and moderator Kadia Goba. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) MIDWOOD – About 150 residents of Community District 45 came to hear what seven of eight candidates running for Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ old council member seat had to say, at a forum hosted by the Pakistani American Youth Society (PAYS)
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Bicycle riders from throughout the city share the same concerns for riding safely on city streets, so this fifth annual “Bike to Work” ride that started at the still under construction Zion Triangle in Brownsville on this Earth Day on Monday, focused on getting to work by bike in