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Brooklyn Democrats are organizing, and so it seems, are their clubs. Ernest Skinner Political Action (ESPA): [https://www.facebook.com/groups/259172237537935/] Ernest Skinner (after whom ESPA is named) with 70th Precinct CO Palumbo (Photo by Nathan Thompson/ BKLYNER)Mr. Skinner is an old hand at fighting for change. From
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CEC20 Members. Incoming President Bob Lee in the center. Megan McGibney/BKLYNER) Community Education Council 20 (CEC20) [https://www.cec20.org/] began a new era during an August meeting at its Bay Ridge headquarters Wednesday night. CECs represent parents in their districts, and serve as liaisons between parents and schools.
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The Bay Ridge Ferry (@chunkit_photography w/ permission)The NYC Ferry may have celebrated its one millionth rider last month, but Southern Brooklyn politicians are saying it needs to serve their communities too, by adding stops in Coney Island and Canarsie. City Council Members Mark Treyger and Alan Maisel were
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State Senator Daniel Squadron makes opening remarks at the September 2016 CB6 General Meeting (Photo by BKLYNER)New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, who has represented parts of Lower Manhattan and Northern Brooklyn since 2008, announced his resignation [https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/daniel-l-squadron/its-been-honor-serve] today, August 9. His
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke refused to accept the U.S. Army’s rejection of her call to rename two streets at Fort Hamilton, in a statement issued Monday, August 7. The streets—General Lee Avenue and Stonewall Jackson Drive—are named after Confederate generals. Both Lee and Jackson were stationed at
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> To all: 09/14/2017.Today we had meeting with Mayor Bill de Blasio. I can proudly announce that , with huge help and support of Chaim Deutsch , Sheepshead cruise ? boats will be shut down starting next summer…. A+ to Chaim DeutschPLEASE SHARE!!!!!!It happen on August 6, 2017 at
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> This is what 24 hours of labor and love look like!! Welcome to my healthy, beautiful, baby boy Prince Noah Oluwafemi. I am in LOVE!!! pic.twitter.com/0JjmARVgTY [https://t.co/0JjmARVgTY] — Laurie Cumbo (@cmlauriecumbo) August 7, 2017 [https://twitter.com/cmlauriecumbo/status/894591061275947008] Congratulations are in order
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Richard Basher, Mayoral candidate. (Photo by Tom Sullivan)Many politicians aspire to run for higher office, but it’s new territory for 30-year Brooklyn resident, Richard Bashner, who will be on the NYC mayoral ballot this Fall as a Democrat. “To do this difficult job correctly, a mayor must focus
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Photo: The Brannan CampaignThe 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those candidates include four Republicans and five Democrats vying to represent Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach. We’re reaching out to all nine candidates for a Q & A
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Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue, via 2014. (Photo via Ditmas Park Corner)Four months after he introduced the legislation, State Senator Simcha Felder said he’s dropping his controversial bill to increase the speed limit on Ocean Parkway to 35mph. “I thought a lot about that bill as a result
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Council Members Mark Treyger, Stephen Levin, and Ydanis Rodriguez, with Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives Paul Steely-White, July 25, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Today, elected officials and safety advocates demanded safer streets and justice against criminal drivers after two young men died in hit-and-run crashes in Brooklyn on
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Photo: KPC 2017“I want to make sure that when I put my head on the pillow at night, that I can sleep soundly knowing that I did the right thing,” Kevin Peter Carroll. The 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those