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Scott Stringer

Sep
24
Challenges Of Certifying & Expanding Halal Lunches In NYC Public Schools

Challenges Of Certifying & Expanding Halal Lunches In NYC Public Schools

A meal hub in NYC. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – Two years ago, the city launched a halal
5 min read
Aug
07
Stringer’s Plan To Save Main Street Creates A Vision For A Different Kind Of City

Stringer’s Plan To Save Main Street Creates A Vision For A Different Kind Of City

“We need smart public investment and outside-the-box thinking to meet this moment. It’s time for a comprehensive strategy to
2 min read
Nov
11
Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Elsa, the woman that was cuffed for selling churros, speaking at the rally. (Photo: Lloyd Mitchell)CYPRESS HILLS – A woman
4 min read
Oct
29
Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Hurricane Sandy.Hurricane Sandy slammed into Brooklyn in 2012. It caused 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation. [http:
4 min read
Sep
11
Enzo Farachio, ‘A Sweet Boy Who Spread Light & Love,’ Killed By Driver

Enzo Farachio, ‘A Sweet Boy Who Spread Light & Love,’ Killed By Driver

Enzo Farachio.MIDWOOD – The name of the boy killed yesterday was Enzo Farachio. At around 2:45 on Tuesday, September
4 min read
Sep
10
Is Brooklyn Prepared For A Big Storm? City Says Yes, Local Pols Say No.

Is Brooklyn Prepared For A Big Storm? City Says Yes, Local Pols Say No.

Before the Nor’easter. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)It’s September which means it’s officially storm season. Forget hurricanes,
7 min read
Aug
21
One Of the Hardest To Count Districts In America is Central Brooklyn. Here’s Why Census 2020 Matters.

One Of the Hardest To Count Districts In America is Central Brooklyn. Here’s Why Census 2020 Matters.

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS / FLATBUSH – The 9th Congressional District is one of the “hard to count” districts for the
4 min read
Jul
26
NYCHA Botched Fixing Roofs That Had Warranties, Wasting Millions – Comptroller Finds

NYCHA Botched Fixing Roofs That Had Warranties, Wasting Millions – Comptroller Finds

Comptroller Scott Stringer at a press conference outside Ingersoll Houses in Fort Green (Image by Sam Raskin/Bklyner)FORT GREENE
3 min read
Jul
25
Kensington & Boro Park Rank Top 5 In Lack Of Internet Access

Kensington & Boro Park Rank Top 5 In Lack Of Internet Access

KENSINGTON/BORO PARK – In a report studying internet access in various neighborhoods across the city ahead of the 2020 census
2 min read
Jul
12
UPDATE: ICE Conducting Raids In NYC This Sunday, July 14

UPDATE: ICE Conducting Raids In NYC This Sunday, July 14

UPDATE: The ICE raids that were expected two weeks ago were postponed. Instead, they will be taking place this Sunday,
7 min read