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Nov
30
Cuomo Announces Developers for 2,700 Units of Affordable Brooklyn Housing

Cuomo Announces Developers for 2,700 Units of Affordable Brooklyn Housing

CENTRAL BROOKLYN – Governor Cuomo has announced the organizations chosen to develop 2,700 units of affordable housing in Central Brooklyn
3 min read
Nov
29
Merchants Take Down Signs As Panic Over Fines Sweeps City

Merchants Take Down Signs As Panic Over Fines Sweeps City

Salahi Deli’s new sign has a deeper backstory. Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BROOKLYN – A local business in Ditmas Park got
6 min read
Nov
28
Two Brooklyn Council Members Introduce Two Separate Bills For Basically The Same Thing

Two Brooklyn Council Members Introduce Two Separate Bills For Basically The Same Thing

Art work by ulie Peppito (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Council Members Mark Treyger and Justin Brannan– who are literally
3 min read
Nov
28
Ten Of The 18 Public Advocate Hopefuls Came To A Forum in Dyker Heights

Ten Of The 18 Public Advocate Hopefuls Came To A Forum in Dyker Heights

DYKER HEIGHTS – The two-hour forum, hosted by The New York State Reform Party attracted 10 candidates vying for the public
4 min read
Nov
28
Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Is The New Democratic Caucus Chair

Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Is The New Democratic Caucus Chair

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries screen grabBROOKLYN – Democrats in Congress elected U.S Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Wednesday as the new caucus chair,
1 min read
Nov
28
‘The voting line was so long that I just got here’: Brooklyn residents, officials talk state voting reform

‘The voting line was so long that I just got here’: Brooklyn residents, officials talk state voting reform

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Details from a Brooklyn hearing on Election Day voting problems could help form the basis for state electoral
4 min read
Nov
20
Frontus Assembles Transition Team

Frontus Assembles Transition Team

Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus Photo credit: Mathylde FrontusCONEY ISLAND – Newly-elected Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus announced her transition team and possible future think
3 min read
Nov
19
The End of An Era As State Senator Marty Golden Concedes

The End of An Era As State Senator Marty Golden Concedes

State Sen. Marty Golden Photo credit: Campaign office of Marty GoldenBAY RIDGE – State Senator Marty Golden conceded the 22nd senatorial
2 min read
Nov
16
Brooklyn’s Street Homeless Raise Worries, But Officials Warn It’s A Long Haul

Brooklyn’s Street Homeless Raise Worries, But Officials Warn It’s A Long Haul

Several street homeless men huddle together in Borough Park as it snows on Thursday, November 15. (Justin Mitchell/Bklyner).BOROUGH
6 min read
Nov
16
Mathylde Frontus Takes The 46th Assembly Seat, Early

Mathylde Frontus Takes The 46th Assembly Seat, Early

Mathylde Frontus. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Newly elected Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus took her seat as the next 46th
2 min read