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May
30
New York Health Act Rally In Bay Ridge 5/31: In Favor of State-Wide Single-Payer

New York Health Act Rally In Bay Ridge 5/31: In Favor of State-Wide Single-Payer

Tomorrow afternoon outside State Senator Marty Golden’s Office in Bay Ridge, there will be a rally, and organizers are
4 min read
May
18
Mayor de Blasio Sits In The Hot Seat At Hyper-Local Town Hall

Mayor de Blasio Sits In The Hot Seat At Hyper-Local Town Hall

A district resident questions de Blasio on allowing the mass slaughter of chickens during a Jewish holiday, despite sanitation violations.
6 min read
May
17
What You Need To Know About NYC’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act”

What You Need To Know About NYC’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act”

Photo by Freelancers Union via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/freelancersunion/photos/pcb.10155377722089726/10155377719669726/?type=3&theater] On
2 min read
May
16
Opinion: Political Parties Do Matter

Opinion: Political Parties Do Matter

We received the following Opinion Piece from Naomi Rabeeya, a neighbor in State Senator Simcha Felder’s District in response
3 min read
May
12
Advocates To Donovan: Demand Independent Investigation Into Trump’s Alleged Russia Ties

Advocates To Donovan: Demand Independent Investigation Into Trump’s Alleged Russia Ties

‘Sound the alarm’ demonstration at U.S. Congressman Dan Donovan’s Dyker Heights office. (Photo by Mary Hetteix)This week,
2 min read
May
12
Register Now: de Blasio To Hold District 44 Town Hall On Tuesday

Register Now: de Blasio To Hold District 44 Town Hall On Tuesday

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Monday, February
2 min read
May
11
Should The MTA Return To City Control? One R Train Rider (& City Council Candidate) Says Yes

Should The MTA Return To City Control? One R Train Rider (& City Council Candidate) Says Yes

The F train rumbles into the Smith-9th Street station. (Source: Emily Kay Bachman / Flickr)Since the temporary closure [/three-r-line-stops-will-close-for-half-year-in-total-makeover/] of
4 min read
May
11
Brooklyn Teen Republican Club Hosts Debate For GOP City Council Candidates

Brooklyn Teen Republican Club Hosts Debate For GOP City Council Candidates

Bob Capano, John Quaglione, Liam McCabe, Batya Goldberg, with debate moderators and organizers. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The 2017
5 min read
May
10
City Council Votes To Combat Illegal Home Conversions Plaguing Southern Brooklyn

City Council Votes To Combat Illegal Home Conversions Plaguing Southern Brooklyn

City Council Member Vincent Gentile and community advocates celebrating the support of the “aggravated illegal conversion violation” bill. (Photo by
5 min read
May
08
District 39 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

District 39 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park Slope, March 29, 2017 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)
6 min read