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A delivery e-bike chained to a bike rack (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last month, when Mayor De Blasio announced a crackdown on e-bikes [https://www.facebook.com/NYCMayor/videos/10155618175616166/?q=de%20blasio%20e%20bikes&opensearch=1] , his main concern was their danger to pedestrians. Some of his points were
Central Brooklyn
PLG/FLATBUSH – Last night was a somber affair at Brian Cunningham’s headquarters at Brooklyn Commons on Flatbush Avenue, and a massive disappointment for progressive Democrats in District 40 who worked hard to get him elected on a Reform Party line after establishment endorsed incumbent Eugene. There seems to be
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BAY RIDGE – Pledging to “fight like hell for everyone who calls this district home,” the Democratic candidate for New York City Council District 43, Justin Brannan, claimed victory Tuesday night over his Republican opponent, John Quaglione, in one of the most closely contested races of this local election season. Justin
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Serene view of the sewage-heavy Coney Island Creek, from Calvert Vaux Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)GRAVESEND – One state agency granted $200,000 to clean up Coney Island Creek, only for another to stonewall the permit. Billion Oyster Project [https://billionoysterproject.org/about/our-story/] is a non-profit working to
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PARK SLOPE – It’s Election Day 2017! Today, New Yorkers get to vote [/remember-to-vote-new-yorks-elections-are-tomorrow/] for Mayor, Pubic Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council representatives. Three ballot proposals [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/ballot-proposals/?languageType=English] —including the contentious Constitutional Convention [/constitutional-convention-debate-lamp-post/]—are up for decision as well.
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SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – There will be Russian-speaking translators at 15 polling sites and Haitian-Creole-speaking translators at 5 polling sites in Southern Brooklyn tomorrow. Championed by Council Member Mark Treyger, the interpreters are provided through a $350,000 interpreter pilot program, funded by the City in time for this year’s general
Central Brooklyn
FLATBUSH – The District 40 City Council debate ended in chaos Sunday night, as incumbent Democrat Councilman Mathieu Eugene stormed off the stage, refusing to shake his opponent’s hand. While Reform Party challenger Brian Cunningham remained onstage, hand outstretched, Eugene’s supporters, led by his brother, enveloped him, chanting, cheering
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MARINE PARK – In his Sheepshead Town Hall back in September, Mayor De Blasio promised many things [/mayors-promises-sheepshead-last-nights-town-hall/]. Among them was a STOP sign by a local school – which he was adamant would be installed by the end of October, if warranted. The exchange at the town hall was extremely memorable:
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Repairs to the Sheepshead Bay Court houses damaged in Hurricane Sandy have been a long time coming (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Friday, November 3, is the last opportunity for residents to submit comments on the proposed grant [http://www.nyc.gov/html/cdbg/html/proposed/action_plan_amendments.shtml]
Central Brooklyn
Abdullah Kwaja, president of the Turkestanian Association speaks at the press conference (Comice Johnson/BKLYNER)Yesterday afternoon Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President, met with prominent Uzbek-Americans of NYC to address yesterday’s attack in Lower Manhattan. The attack, which left eight people dead, was allegedly carried out by Sayfullo Saipov,
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FLATBUSH – A surprise endorsement of Brian Cunningham [https://www.cunninghamforcouncil.com/] by the Working Families Party [http://workingfamilies.org/] has shaken up the 40th district council race in central Brooklyn. After representing parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Kensington, and Flatbush since 2007, Dr. Mathieu Eugene [http://www.mathieueugene.
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – When Art Chang put the pro-Constitutional Convention (ConCon) yard sign by his residence, he was hoping to send a message to his neighbors. He was not quite expecting to engage in lamp post exchange on pros and cons in his Prospect Heights neighborhood. Next day he woke up