Politics

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File

Cuomo wants last-minute review of L-Train shutdown plans

December 11 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said he plans to order a last...

Politics

New York State Conservative Party Chairperson Mile Long (left), pictured with former Brooklyn Conservative Party head Jerry Kassar at a Bay Ridge event, says the pay raise for legislators is unfair to taxpayers. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Albany pay hikes costs taxpayers, Conservative leader says

December 10 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

It’s not that Mike Long doesn’t want members of the...

Politics

Councilmember Mark Treyger (center) organized a rally at City Hall to highlight what he said is a need for more interpreters to assist non-English speaking voters at polling sites on Election Day. Photo courtesy of Councilmember Mark Treyger

Treyger wins advocates’ support for poll site translators

December 7 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Councilmember Mark Treyger is looking for change. Immigration advocates from across the...

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City

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File

Cuomo wants last-minute review of L-Train shutdown plans

December 11 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said he plans to order a last...

New York State Conservative Party Chairperson Mile Long (left), pictured with former Brooklyn Conservative Party head Jerry Kassar at a Bay Ridge event, says the pay raise for legislators is unfair to taxpayers. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Albany pay hikes costs taxpayers, Conservative leader says

December 10 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

It’s not that Mike Long doesn’t want members of the...

National

U.S. Rep Hakeem Jeffries, AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Hakeem Jeffries elected chair of House Democratic Caucus

November 28 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn and Queens will have a seat at the table when important...

Linda Sarsour, former executive director of the Arab-American Association of New York, has come under fire for her role as co-chairperson of the Women’s March. File photo by Paula Katinas

Hikind urges progressive pols to speak out against Sarsour

November 28 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Assemblymember Dov Hikind, a longtime critic of Linda Sarsour, is getting ready...

State

Letitia James is the first black woman elected to statewide office in New York. Holly Pickett/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File

Tish James makes history: 1st black woman to win NY-wide office

November 7 | By Michael R. Sisak Associated Press

Letitia James made history Tuesday night, becoming the first black woman elected...

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, left, checks in to vote at the Brunswick Fire Co. No 1 during Election Day, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Troy, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski//The Albany Times Union via AP

Gillibrand re-elected to Senate in New York

November 7 | Associated Press

Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, has defeated Republican challenger Chele Farley...

Brooklyn Today

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Happy Tuesday! Two children die in a Bushwick fire, not everyone is happy about the Dyker Heights Christmas lights, and Brooklyn artists show off their work in Queens. Plus, an altar girl accuses a Flatbush church custodian of abuse, actress Amy Poehler opens a wine store in Park Slope, and a public squash court is coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Finally, Andy Byford wants to make the subway faster, and Boqueria in Fort Greene is set to close.

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