Here’s your chance to learn about proposed changes to the City Charter
The city’s constitution — known as the City Charter — could change for the first time in 20 years next month. In preparation, city officials are giving residents a chance to learn about what is at stake: a string of changes that would impact the functions of local government.
These changes — five ballot proposals — will be up for a vote in the city’s general election set for Nov. 5. On Thursday, Oct. 10, Brooklyn Borough Hall will host an information session about what exactly those proposals mean.
The proposals
The five ballot proposals to amend the constitution will look to make major changes in the areas of elections, police oversight, ethics, city budget and land use.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.