Councilmember Stephen Levin invites all Wyckoff, Gowanus & Warren residents to a Public Meeting this Wednesday, May 19th, from 6:30-8:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Wyckoff Community Center at 280 Wyckoff Street.
Councilmember Levin will speak, along with Marguerite Mann, Director of the New York City Housing Authority Brooklyn Office.
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District 33: Come Meet Your Councilmember!
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Carroll Gardens native appointed next Fire Commissioner
Chief of Department Salvatore J. Cassano has been named New York City’s 32nd Fire Commissioner. A U.S. Army veteran with combat experience in Vietnam, Cassano lives in Staten Island but was born in Carroll Gardens.
Fire Fighting News: “He has a lifetime of unmatched experience and will be an outstanding commissioner for the FDNY,” Mayor Michael [...]
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Town Hall meeting tonight
Senator Squadron will host a meeting tonight to give the community a chance to hear a presentation from the City of New York on Brooklyn Bridge Park. To take part, head to LICH tonight at 7pm, Conference Rooms C & D (corner of Hicks and Atlantic Avenue, enter on Hicks Street).
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No more solid gates for stores
On Monday, City Council voted to ban security gates that completely shield commercial storefront windows and doors from view (as in the left photo above). The only roll-down gates that are permitted are the type that allow passers-by to see inside store windows (as in the right photo above). Luckily, all businesses affected – including [...]
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Spotted: Sotomayor on Smith Street
Politico reports a Justice Sonia Sotomayor sighting:
A rare benefit of being a Brooklyn based political reporter: Michael Crowley tweets, “It’s not every night you sit down in a Brooklyn restaurant (Po) and notice a Supreme Court justice (Sotomayor) two tables away.”
“She left her purse on a chair; stern-faced security guys came back for it about [...]
Community Roundtable with Senator Squadron
The Cobble Hill Association will kick off its Community Roundtable series on Monday, November 23, with Senator Daniel Squadron. The roundtable will be an informal meeting where you can feel free to discuss any issues or concerns with Senator Squadron. The event will take place at 7:30 pm on Monday at Christ Church (corner of [...]
Denis Hamill Pans LICH/SUNY Deal
Denis Hamill, writing in today’s Daily News, detects something rotten about the proposed takeover of LICH by SUNY Downstate Medical Center:
NY Daily News: A smelly political back room merger of LICH with SUNY Downstate Medical Center is imminent, unless state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo steps in…”In September, the LICH medical staff submitted an alternative restructuring [...]
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Brad Lander wins City Council seat
Brad Lander (D) received over 60% of votes to earn the District 39 City Council seat. Michael Bloomberg received only 4% more votes than Bill Thompson for his third term as Mayor, and Marty Markowitz received over 80% of votes for Brooklyn Borough President.
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Cast your ballot!
Get out and vote today for the new District 39 City Council representative. Check out our 5 Questions with each of the candidates, if you haven’t already. Also, don’t forget that all public schools and government offices are closed, and alternate side parking is suspended. (What do you think of Nardiello’s fake parking ticket tactic?)
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Voting for the youngins
If you’re under 18, you can “vote” tomorrow at Prospect Park. From noon to 4pm, there will be an Election Day Celebration where those without the right to cast a real ballot can vote for their mayoral candidate of choice and enjoy a slice of election cake. Results will be announced at 4pm.
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