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Yvette Clarke

Jun
11
Fort Hamilton Streets Named After Confederate Generals Still Haven’t Been Renamed

Fort Hamilton Streets Named After Confederate Generals Still Haven’t Been Renamed

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
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Jun
03
Central Brooklyn Congressional Candidates (NY-9) on Protests

Central Brooklyn Congressional Candidates (NY-9) on Protests

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – The race for Congressional District 9 that represents Brooklyn
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Sep
24
Michael Hiller Is Running To Unseat Rep. Yvette Clarke In Congress

Michael Hiller Is Running To Unseat Rep. Yvette Clarke In Congress

Michael Hiller. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – Rep. Yvette Clarke has a new opponent and it’s the social
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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
24
‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

Adem Bunkeddeko. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)CROWN HEIGHTS — Rep. Yvette Clarke will next year again have to fight for her
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Jun
27
Brooklyn Incumbents Win In 2018 Congressional Primaries

Brooklyn Incumbents Win In 2018 Congressional Primaries

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe 2018 Congressional Primaries have come and gone. The winners? Two incumbents: Dan Donovan of District 11
3 min read
Jun
14
Don’t let the 1% decide who will represent Park Slope, Flatbush, Sheepshead, Crown Heights in Congress – Vote June 26th!

Don’t let the 1% decide who will represent Park Slope, Flatbush, Sheepshead, Crown Heights in Congress – Vote June 26th!

FLATBUSH/CROWN HEIGHTS/SHEEPSHEAD – If you live in the 9th Congressional District, currently represented by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, whether she
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Feb
15
Congresswoman Clarke Meets With Brooklyn Postmaster

Congresswoman Clarke Meets With Brooklyn Postmaster

Post Office on Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D9, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Sheepshead
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Apr
24
Meet Brooklyn’s 8 Centenarians

Meet Brooklyn’s 8 Centenarians

CNR’s “Centenarian Extravaganza” honoring (front, l-r) Julia Georges, Etienne Amable, Isabella Green, Beulah Bullock, Mariana Gonzalez, and Patty Collins
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Feb
27

Congresswoman Clarke Urges End to Build It Back Delays

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke. Photo by Erica ShermanThe following is a press release issued on February 25 by the offices of
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