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Victoria Cambranes Wants to Be the First Woman to Represent District 33
Victoria Cambranes is no stranger to city council politics.
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How to Join Your Brooklyn Community Board
The deadline for CB applications is February 12.
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Council Member Levin Explains ‘Yes’ Vote on City Budget to Skeptical Crowd
A crowd gathered Tuesday evening in McCarren Park to hear Council Member Stephen Levin explain his ‘yes’ vote for a city budget that many Black Lives Matter activists opposed. What […]
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Tommy’s Tavern Protestors Condemn Alleged Racism of Owner
More than 100 protestors gathered Thursday afternoon in front of Tommy’s Tavern (1041 Manhattan Ave.), a local dive bar on Manhattan Avenue, to condemn the owner’s recent behavior towards a […]
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One Week Remaining to Submit Participatory Budgeting Ideas
Participatory budgeting — the community-lead budgeting process that funds $1.5 million in neighborhood projects — is back for the ninth cycle, and you can submit ideas here. All ideas must be submitted […]
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Tonight: East River State Park and Kent Avenue Town Hall
Local elected politicians are holding an East River State Park and Kent Avenue town hall meeting tonight in Williamsburg. The town hall takes place tonight (5/28) at the Bushwick Inlet […]
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Vote for Participatory Budgeting Projects March 30th – April 7th
Voting for Participatory Budgeting, the NYC program where residents vote on how to allocate $1.5 million in funding for projects conceived and pitched by locals, will take place between March 30th – […]
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Public Meeting on Proposed School Across From Toxic Site Tomorrow (2/7)
NYC Councilmember Stephen Levin is holding a public meeting regarding the proposed k-8 school across from the Nuhart Plastics Superfund site on Thursday (2/7), at the Dupont Senior Housing Center (80 Dupont […]
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Future of Proposed K-8 School Next to Superfund Site in Question
The future of the proposed k-8 school across from a toxic site is in question. The current plan is to build the school on a vacant lot across the street […]