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Democratic Socialist candidates for state legislature in Brooklyn are counting on a new, more personalized, but unproven, form of voter engagement, known as “friendbanking,” to turn out votes in their districts and win them seats in Albany in the June 23 primary. Candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America’
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Kids participate in a Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation youth program. Courtesy of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation.Mayor de Blasio announced last Sunday [/mayor-de-blasio-announces-cuts-to-policing-change-to-street-vendor-enforcement/] that he planned to cut funding for the NYPD, and to divert part of that funding to the city’s youth and social services. More
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Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, April 27, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gabriel Sandoval, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/12/21289811/national-park-service-reopens-brooklyns-floyd-bennett-field-after-mta-buses-leave] Parts of Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field will reopen Saturday after closing nearly seven weeks ago to store inactive MTA
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Public Notice New York State Attorney General Letitia James Public Hearing Via Video Conference on Police/Public Interactions During Recent Protests Wednesday, June 17th @ 11:00 AM The Office of the Attorney General has been designated by the Governor to investigate interactions between police officers and the public during recent
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General Lee Ave at Fort Hamilton Army Base. GoogleFORT HAMILTON – Three years ago [/congresswoman-continues-to-call-for-fort-hamilton-street-renaiming/], local politicians and community leaders gathered in Fort Hamilton Park to call on the renaming of two street signs named after confederate generals. Now, they have renewed that call. The streets—General Lee Avenue and Stonewall
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NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Reema Amin, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/9/21286091/nyc-schools-fall-carranza-reopen] New York City schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Tuesday hinted at what restarting schools could look
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A guarded entrance to the private Sea Gate community in Coney Island, March 4, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Clifford Michel, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/10/21287367/sea-gate-homeowners-in-uproar-over-payouts-tied-to-private-police-force-misconduct] Brooklyn residents sue enclave’s association to see records, including those related to alleged civil
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Councilmember Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn) chairs a hearing on veterans, Sept. 17, 2019. William Alatriste/New York City CouncilBy Clifford Michel, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2020/6/9/21285995/chaim-deutsch-scorches-earth-in-stealth-campaign-to-topple-rep-yvette-clarke] The Brooklyn City Council member circulates apocalyptic video blaming current leaders for New York’s
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Officials announced 213,548 more passengers took buses and subway on Monday, June 8, the first day of Phase 1 reopening of the city, compared to the week before. MTA New York City Transit staff on Sunday, June 7 prepared for the the subway’s safe return as New York
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Photo via Omar Ali, with permission.BROOKLYN – Abdullah Akl is an 18-year-old Egyptian-American. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and moved to Staten Island a few years ago. He used to say the N-word when he hung out with his friends. And then, he stopped. He educated himself, he
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Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)Following 10 days of mostly peaceful protests against police brutality, marred by at times violent clashes between NYPD and the protesters, as well as calls from residents and local politicians to cut NYPD’s budget, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday a
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Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashAlex Zimmerman and Reema Amin, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/5/21282156/cuomo-oks-in-person-special-education-this-summer-but-unclear-if-nyc-will-opt-in] It’s not clear if the order will nudge New York City education officials to offer these services face-to-face this summer. School districts throughout New