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Mar
10
Q&A With Edwin Raymond On His Run For City Council District 40

Q&A With Edwin Raymond On His Run For City Council District 40

Edwin Raymond. (Photo via Raymond)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for
7 min read
Mar
10
Cornegy Locks in Support from Establishment Democrats in Borough President Race

Cornegy Locks in Support from Establishment Democrats in Borough President Race

A virtual fundraiser in support of Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr.’s run [https://robertecornegyjr.com/] for Brooklyn Borough President
2 min read
Mar
10
Crown Heights Council Candidate Crystal Hudson Unveils Endorsements from Local Tenant and Community Leaders

Crown Heights Council Candidate Crystal Hudson Unveils Endorsements from Local Tenant and Community Leaders

Crystal Hudson (Image: campaign)Crystal Hudson, a leading candidate in the competitive race to represent Crown Heights and nearby neighborhoods
2 min read
Mar
09
An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

Edwin Raymond. (Photo via Raymond)A top candidate for Brooklyn’s 40th City Council District lived outside the district’s
2 min read
Mar
09
OPINION: Welcome to Gowanus Green—Brooklyn’s Own Love Canal

OPINION: Welcome to Gowanus Green—Brooklyn’s Own Love Canal

Rendering via Department of Housing Preservation and DevelopmentBy Linda LaViolette, Miranda Sielaff and Nora Almeida, VOICE of GOWANUS Advocates of
5 min read
Mar
05
March to #FundExcludedWorkers Shut Down Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges

March to #FundExcludedWorkers Shut Down Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges

This morning local politicians, community leaders, and what appeared to be hundreds of supporters marched over and blocked the Manhattan
3 min read
Mar
04
District 40 Council Candidates Talk Policing, Affordable Housing and Bunny Wailer

District 40 Council Candidates Talk Policing, Affordable Housing and Bunny Wailer

Candidates for Brooklyn’s 40th Council District (Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Midwood) gathered virtually Wednesday night to discuss issues ranging
8 min read
Mar
03
In the Brooklyn Borough President Race, Is Southern Brooklyn Being Left Behind?

In the Brooklyn Borough President Race, Is Southern Brooklyn Being Left Behind?

The four frontrunners for Brooklyn Borough President: Council Members Antonio Reynoso and Robert Cornegy Jr., Assembly Member Jo Ann Simon
5 min read
Mar
02
Tuesday Brooklyn News Roundup

Tuesday Brooklyn News Roundup

A rendering from a presentation to Brooklyn Community Board 9 on a proposed development at 960 Franklin Avenue in Crown
2 min read
Mar
02
As Accusations Mount, Brooklyn Lawmakers Call for Cuomo’s Impeachment

As Accusations Mount, Brooklyn Lawmakers Call for Cuomo’s Impeachment

Brooklyn state lawmakers calling for impeachment proceedings against Governor Andrew Cuomo.As accusations of sexual harassment by Governor Andrew Cuomo
3 min read