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BROOKLYN – Last month the Board of Elections (BOE) sent out nearly 100,000 absentee ballots with return envelopes that had wrong names and addresses in Brooklyn. If the voter filled out this ballot, signed it, and put it in the return envelope, they’d be voting on behalf of someone
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Nostrand Playground. (Photo via NYC Parks)FLATBUSH – After an uptick in shootings, a recreation center for the youth is coming soon to the Nostrand Playground to “put them in the right path, to stop problems before they begin,” Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. “We know there’s been a
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Hurricane Dorian at the Bahamas. (Photo via Weather Channel)Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas on September 1 as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 200 mph. It hung around the island for two days and killed at least 44 people, many of whom are still missing. “This disaster
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Photo via Josue Pierre’s office.FLATBUSH – This morning Democratic District Leader for the 42nd Assembly District Josue Pierre announced that he will be running for the 21st Senate District seat against incumbent Senator Kevin Parker. “Ever since I came to America, I’ve seen the power of our communities
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Monique Chandler-Waterman (left) and Farah Louis. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) By Zainab Iqbal and Sam Raskin MIDWOOD/EAST FLATBUSH – City Council candidate Monique Chandler-Waterman accused Council Member Farah Louis of orchestrating an unspecified “deal” involving Trump supporters and “greedy landlords and developers” to get votes from right-leaning voters in the
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FLATBUSH – Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who has been speaking in support of tenants for years, [/tenants-of-e-17th-street-building-sue-landlord-over-terrible-living-conditions-ditmas-park/] is now advocating for clean water in her own apartment building, which contains 65 units. Last week, Bichotte, who represents the 42nd Assembly district, went on to Twitter to share a video of dirty, brown
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Jeremiah Harvey. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – “Cornerstore Caroline’s” stunt last week traumatized a kid, and Flatbush community isn’t having it. Borough President Eric Adams and Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte held a community conversation outside Sahara Deli Market on Albermarle Rd. between Flatbush Avenue and East 21st Street, yesterday
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – Elected officials and members of the community gathered at Flatbush’s new Pedestrian Plaza at Hillel Place from Kenilworth Place to Flatbush Avenue for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Thursday afternoon. The Plaza opened last month [/pedestrian-plaza-coming-soon-to-hillel-place/] and is located across from Brooklyn College’s new Tow Center
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add Russian and French Creole interpreters and translations at polling stations. Following the presidential primary debacle, in which more than 125,000 Brooklyn Democrats [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/brighton-beach-among-handful-brooklyn-nabes-voted-sanders/] were dropped from voter rolls, Mayor
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add Russian and French Creole interpreters and translations at polling stations. Following the presidential primary debacle, in which more than 125,000 Brooklyn Democrats [/brighton-beach-among-handful-brooklyn-nabes-voted-sanders/] were dropped from voter rolls, Mayor Bill de Blasio has offered the
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanThe much-anticipated [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/01/coney-island-brewery/] Coney Island Brewing Company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday — and it went down in true Coney Island fashion. During the elaborate shindig, which featured stilt walkers, sword swallowers and snake charmers, attendees were able to preview some
New York State Assembly
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte speaks at Tuesday’s rally in Albany for stronger rent laws. Photo via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.851935758213567.1073741872.268117579928724&type=3] Neighbors slammed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cuomo-warns-letting-rent-control-laws-expire-article-1.2254305] to
Rodneyse Bichotte
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Rodneyse-Bichotte-victory.jpg]Photo courtesy Rodneyse Bichotte Assembly Member-elect Rodneyse Bichotte [/blog/politics/rodneyse-bichotte-easily-defeats-gop-challenger-election-results] announced that her inauguration will be Sunday, January 18 at Brooklyn College’s Walt Whitman Theater [http://www.brooklyncenter.org/about-us/facilities/walt-whitman-theatre] (Campus Road at Nostrand Avenue), and neighbors are invited to
242 Flatbush Avenue
Neighbors are invited to meet their newest legislator, Assemblywoman-elect Rodneyse Bichotte [/blog/politics/rodneyse-bichotte-easily-defeats-gop-challenger-election-results] , who will replace outgoing Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs [/blog/politics/well-wishes-from-colleagues-as-assemblywoman-rhoda-jacobs-announces-her-retirement] , at what’s being deemed a “victory party and pre-birthday bash” for Bichotte tomorrow, November 12, from 6-9pm at Woodland Restaurant [http://www.woodlandnyc.com/] (242
42nd Assembly District
Hope everyone enjoyed a 42nd Assembly District seat and US Congressional election-free 2013 because, come fall 2014, not only is it midterm election time for Congress – including our very own Congresswoman Yvette Clarke [http://clarke.house.gov] – but it’s also shaping up to be an interesting race for the
Grant Writing
If you work with a faith-based or community organization, 42nd Assembly District Leader Rodneyse Bichotte is hosting a funding forum [http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Funding-Forum--Faith-Based-and-Community-Based-Organizations.html?soid=1103413547828&aid=LspYhwsWFgU] that could help you learn how to access potential city, state, and federal funding. The forum will cover how