voting
Tuesday, November 4 is election day, and polls will be open from 6am to 9pm. Here are some of the things you should know before casting your vote: • Find out where your polling site is with this locator [http://yourfuckingpollingplace.com/#yuvb]. • Enter your address to see a sample ballot
participatory budgeting
Over 20 New York City Councilmembers are giving constituents a big opportunity to spend money this year through Participatory Budgeting [http://www.participatorybudgeting.org], Gotham Gazette [http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/5152-twenty-plus-council-members-implement-participatory-budgeting-nyc-fourth-year] was the first to report last week. The interactive program, which encourages New Yorkers to vote
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
Neighbors
Voting for District 38’s first ever year of participatory budgeting [https://www.facebook.com/pbnycdistrict38] begins this weekend, and you have several opportunities to make your voice heard around the neighborhood. The most convenient location is at Greenwood Park [https://www.facebook.com/greenwoodparkbk] (555 7th Avenue, between 19th
Poll
Friends and neighbors, election day is here, which can only mean one thing. It’s time for the totally (un)official South Slope News voter poll. [poll id=”36″] [poll id=”37″] [poll id=”38″] [poll id=”39″] [poll id=”40″] Still haven’t made it to the polls? Be
Politics
The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/projects/elections/2013/nyc-primary/mayor/map.html] recently released a map of votes for each Democratic mayoral candidate in the September primary by Election District. In our area, however–which seems to have voted so overwhelmingly for Bill de Blasio [http://www.
Politics
Have you met your candidates yet? Community newspaper Street Hype [http://www.streethypenewspaper.com] is hosting a forum nearby that might be your last chance to do so. The event will be held next Wednesday, August 28, at Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church [http://sgec.org] (331 Hawthorne Street between
2014 elections
Source: Blue387 via Wikimedia CommonsThe fight to bring back the old lever voting machines has picked up significant momentum since Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed the measure in May [/bloomberg-wants-board-of-elections-to-bring-back-old-voting-machines/]. Politicians like Bloomberg and State Senator Marty Golden want to bring back the old machines for the upcoming mayoral race due
voting
It’s almost time for our district to join together, and vote on this year’s participatory budgeting projects [http://bradlander.com/PB]. The 2013 expo, where delegates will present their ideas to the community, will take place tonight from 6:30pm – 8:30pm, at the Park Slope Branch Library
voting
By neighbor Lynne Yeamans On Tuesday, I was more than happy to cast my vote. But my experience left me feeling like there is still a lot of work to be done to make this a better, more efficient, and informed process. I will be filing a complaint at 866-OUR-VOTE
39th district
Last year’s deliberations. Photo credit: Office of Councilmember Brad Lander via Metrofocus [http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2012/03/participatory-budgeting-experiment-enters-the-home-stretch/] It’s participatory budget season [/blog/politics/what-would-you-do-with-one-million-dollars], which means that for the second year in a row, District 39ers get to vote on a million dollar’s worth
House of Representatives
Sylvia Kinard and her daughter Kellie First things first. ATTENTION: There is a Democratic primary election in New York City [http://vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/documents/boe/2012JunePrimaryElection/JuneCandidacyList.pdf] on Tuesday, June 26. June 1(tomorrow) is the last day to register to vote [http://vote.nyc.ny.
irwin st
A Manhattan Beach voter is outraged at what she describes as “shenanigans” at the neighborhood’s poll station, P.S. 195 at 131 Irwin Street. The reader said that the books with voter names, addresses and districts were lost, leading to long waits, possibly duplicate votes and some voters even
polling stations
Use the following tool to find your polling station. Polls close at 9:00 p.m. This is a “sticky” feature and will appear at the top of the homepage until the end of the day. Scroll down to see the latest news from Sheepshead Bites.