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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: politics

Emily Gallagher Officially Starts Her Term as Assembly Member

by Julia Kott January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

“I really want for people to know how to access all the support that they need.”

Linda Minucci Is up for Reelection: Find Out Who She Is and Why She Is Running

by Ben Weiss June 23, 2020August 14, 2020

Linda Minucci doesn’t like the spotlight. She’s an elected official, but holds some of the most obscure positions in the Democratic Party. Minucci is a county committee member, which according […]

Campaigning in a Pandemic: Emily Gallagher Sets Sights on Albany During Quarantine

by Ben Weiss June 5, 2020August 14, 2020

Emily Gallagher is no stranger to assuming the role of David against a political Goliath. In 2016, she lost a race to unseat an entrenched district leader in North Brooklyn […]

Meet Kristina Naplatarski, Native Greenpointer and Candidate For District Leader

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner June 3, 2020August 14, 2020

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, […]

Who’s on the Ballot in North Brooklyn for the June 23rd Primary?

by Ben Weiss May 22, 2020August 14, 2020

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 […]

Greenpoint Activist Vies to Unseat 47-Year Incumbent Lentol

by The City December 26, 2019August 14, 2020

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)

by Greenpointers Staff August 6, 2019August 14, 2020

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 […]

Vote this Week! Election Day is Thursday!

by Lucie Levine September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

Hey Greenpoint, it’s time to get out the vote! Traditionally, elections are held on Tuesdays but this week’s Gubernatorial Primary will take place on Thursday, 9/13 (TOMORROW) so as not […]

Vote For Your Favorite Participatory Budgeting Projects April 7-15th!

by Lucie Levine April 4, 2018April 3, 2018

The old adage tells us that “you can’t fight city hall.” Often, in New York, it can feel like it’s residents vs. the City, but sometimes, Gotham and its elected […]

How a Local Bartender Stunned the Political World and Defeated The Corrupt “Sugar Senator”

by Geoff Cobb December 18, 2017December 16, 2017

In 1893, one of the greatest upsets in New York State electoral history occurred locally when a bartender defeated one of the most powerful men in Albany. I have written […]

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