Never heard of a District Leader? Until 2017, neither had 25-year-old Greenpointer Kristina Naplatarski, who’s running for the position in the upcoming election. The lover of Five Leaves, Variety Coffee, […]
Category: Politics
Who’s on the Ballot in North Brooklyn for the June 23rd Primary?
2020 is the year of the pandemic, but before we were sequestered inside our homes it was another fairly typical election year. New York will still hold Democratic primaries on […]
Assemblyman Joe Lentol and Emily Gallagher to Hold Petition Launch Events This Weekend
Ahead of the June primary election for the New York State Assembly’s 50th District (which includes sections of Greenpoint and Williamsburg), incumbent Joe Lentol and challenger Emily Gallagher will both […]
Greenpoint Activist Vies to Unseat 47-Year Incumbent Lentol
This story was originally published on 12/23/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Emily Gallagher is no stranger to being a squeaky wheel. The 35-year-old Greenpoint activist has tackled hyper-local […]
Town Hall With Senator Salazar and Assemblyman Lentol Set for Williamsburg (8/15)
A town hall hosted by state Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblyman Joe Lentol will take place in Williamsburg next week. The “groundbreaking bills passed this year” and the “goals for […]
Olechowski Beats Restler Becomes Greenpoint’s New District Leader
According to the Daily News and DNAinfo, after weeks of agonizing uncertainty and hand recounts, it has been reported that Chris Olechowski has taken Lincoln Restler’s place as State Committeeman for the 50th […]