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Site of Solidarity Space, a new community center coming to Bay Ridge. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Former State Senate candidate Ross Barkan announced Wednesday that he’s turning his campaign office into a much-needed community center in Bay Ridge. Named Solidarity Space, it is located at 307 82nd
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via FBYesterday, the Gounardes campaign for State Senate released its immigration platform, “Welcoming New Americans,” [https://www.andrewgounardes.com/immigration/] which sets forth policies that are similar to opponent Ross Barkan’s, but perhaps a bit less progressive, a bit less concrete. Running in the Democratic Primary in Southern Brooklyn’
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With State Senate primaries just two months away, it might be a good time to revisit some district maps to get a sense of representation in Brooklyn. Some districts make sense, while others… not so much. From splitting Greenpoint in two, or the long arm of the 20th District, or
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Andrew Gounardes. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Moms Demand Action [https://momsdemandaction.org/] believes Andrew Gounardes, who is running for the State Senate seat currently occupied by Marty Golden, is a Gun Sense Candidate of Distinction for his position on gun safety. “Every single day in this country, dozens
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The Barkan campaign for State Senate has released a new “Immigration Justice” platform [http://rossbarkan.com/platform/our-immigration-justice-platform/] that outlines a strong progressive stance on immigration and lashes out against ICE, the Republican-controlled State Senate, and the Trump White House. Running in the Democratic Primary in Southern Brooklyn’s 22nd
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The SUV involved in yesterday’s crash with a cyclist in Bay Ridge (Via NYC911News LLC )BAY RIDGE – Yesterday, a crash involving an SUV and a bike in Bay Ridge sent the rider to the hospital in critical condition. Now, politicians are speaking out about safe driving and safe streets.
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DYKER HEIGHTS – President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr. and former White House aide Sebastian Gorka will be headlining Brooklyn Republican Party’s Spring Fundraiser, set for May 16 at the Dyker Beach Golf Course [https://www.facebook.com/dykerbeach]. Patrons can expect to pay $200 per dinner ticket, but
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UPDATE (2/27/18): This afternoon, in an email statement, Senator Golden announced staff member Anthony Testaverde’s departure from the senator’s employment. “Anthony Testaverde is no longer employed by my office. While freedom of speech is a right, that all citizens enjoy, what occurred in this instance was
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Ross Barkan (standing) answers questionsBAY RIDGE – About 25 people gathered Monday night at The Owl’s Head [http://www.theowlshead.com/] bar in Bay Ridge for a Q&A session with NY Senate Democratic candidate Ross Barkan [http://rossbarkan.com/]. It was an opportunity for members of the 22nd
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State Senator Marty Golden has been under fire for comments he made regarding the opioid epidemic (Photo: NYS Senate)BAY RIDGE – In response to State Senator Marty Golden’s racist comments about the opioid epidemic [/local-politicians-respond-to-senator-goldens-ghetto-drug-comment/] made last week, a group of local progressive politicians and community activists protested outside
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State Senator Marty Golden holds a decisive fundraising advantage over his challengers.BAY RIDGE – Democrats Andrew Gounardes and Ross Barkan are running against Senator Marty Golden in District 22 this year, and have just released their fundraising numbers. District 22 includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach,
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Clearing a Brooklyn sidewalk during a snowstorm (Photo: Nathan Haselby)After last week’s bomb cyclone and freezing weekend, things are finally heating up a bit—and so is the conversation over who is responsible for keeping New York’s sidewalks clear from snow. Southwest Brooklyn politicians got vocal on