Central Brooklyn
Left to right: Stephen Levin (CD33), Carlos Menchaca (CD38) and Brad Lander (CD39)After a pandemic-induced pause, the city’s participatory budgeting program is restarted yesterday in three Brooklyn City Council districts. Participatory budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/], a City Council-run program that allows members of the public to
Central Brooklyn
NYCHA vaccination site at Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Friday, February 12, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Brian Benjamin, Roxanne Persaud, and Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD New York City is one of the most racially diverse cities in the world – it’s what makes our city incomparable to all
Bed Stuy
Jason Walker, Campaign photo.Deciding to run for City Council was one of the hardest decisions I ever made. This decision to suspend my campaign has been even harder. I am an intersectional organizer who has been organizing to advance Black liberation, secure equal rights, advocate for equitable access to
Central Brooklyn
Three years after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s shock victory over Joe Crowley, a year after gaining seats and influence in Congress and in the New York State Legislature, the Democratic Socialists of America [https://www.dsausa.org/] are now aiming to gain a foothold in the New York City Council. In
Bed Stuy
Michael Hollingsworth (Image: Tess Mayer)Tenant organizer Michael Hollingsworth [https://www.m4bk.com/] has been endorsed by a notable construction and building union in his run for a Fort Greene City Council seat. LiUNA-NY [https://liuna-ny.org/#about], a PAC connected to the New York branch of the Laborers’ International
News
Marijuana. (Photo by dankdepot/Flickr)After years of political wrangling, the New York State legislature voted to legalize recreational marijuana [https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-legalizes-recreational-marijuana-expunges-pot-convictions/story?id=76775175] use this week. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation on Wednesday, less than a day after the State Senate and Assembly
Announcements
This morning Park Slope civil rights lawyer and Democratic District Leader Doug Schneider [https://dougschneiderbk.com/meet-doug/] announced his campaign to represent the 39th Council District had received the support of 39 nine community leaders across the district. Doug Schneider, campaign photo.Schneider is running to replace term-limited council member
Election 2021
Boris Noble (Image: campaign)Boris Noble dropped out of the race for the District 48 Council seat in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, citing health complications stemming from coronavirus. Noble, a former housing analyst for the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, said in a statement [https://www.facebook.com/nobleforcouncil/posts/
News
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez. (File Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Today Brooklyn District Attorney, Eric Gonzalez, announced that he had asked the Brooklyn Criminal Court to vacate and dismiss 857 active warrants related to prostitution and loitering for prostitution, which his Office no longer prosecutes. Gonzalez appeared before Brooklyn Criminal Court
Central Brooklyn
Carlos Menchaca (Image: William Alatriste/Campaign)We’re just under three months away from New York City’s June 22nd primary elections [https://vote.nyc/] which, in this heavily Democratic borough and city, will likely be the decisive race in many contests. Brooklynites will have the opportunity to vote for
COVID-19
The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 on January 15, 2021 in Brooklyn, New York (Image: Michelle Farsi)Even as service providers and food pantries across the city have stepped up to meet the surge in demand for free food prompted by the pandemic, several parts of Brooklyn
environment
Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Rendering from the Department of City Planning website)By Nora Almeida, Linda LaViolette and Miranda Sielaff In a take-down attempt that’s short on evidence and heavy on pro-developer talking points, Michelle de la Uz’s