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Members of the Keep McGuinness Moving coalition marched along the boulevard against a plan to create a bike line along the Greenpoint truck route, on Sept. 15, 2023. Photo by Alex Krales/THE CITY

McGuinness Boulevard opponents trounced in low-turnout Greenpoint contests

Supporters of Assemblymember Emily Gallagher are hoping her win Tuesday sends a clear message to Mayor Eric Adams and City Hall: that the neighborhood wants long-promised roadway improvements on McGuinness Boulevard from which his administration has been retreating.  Gallagher, a staunch defender of the city transportation department’s plan introduced last spring to shrink McGuinness by one traffic lane in each

From left: James William Cyprian, Richie Barsamian and Qassarr Mustafa. Photo by Arthur De Gaeta

Pakistani-American Republicans hold interfaith dinner to educate and recruit ‘vital constituency’ in Brooklyn

KENSINGTON — To garner support among their constituents, Pakistani-American Republicans hosted an interfaith dinner on July 13 at Gourmet Sweets & Restaurant.  Event organizers Qassarr Mustafa, president of the Pakistani-American Republican Society, and James William Cyprian, the group’s vice president, referred to the dinner as a night of unparalleled unity among all that attended.  Richie Barsamian, chairman of the Kings

The former Pilo Arts hair salon, located at 8412 Third Avenue, could potentially become a “cannabis supermarket.” Brooklyn Eagle photo by Arthur DeGaeta

Community members, led by Republican elected officials in Bay Ridge, protest proposed cannabis dispensary

BAY RIDGE — Chants of “no marijuana store” and “Bay Ridge says no” were heard loud and clear on June 24 as more than 100 Bay Ridge residents demonstrated their vehement opposition to the proposed opening of a marijuana dispensary on Third Avenue. Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-64), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-11) and Alec Brook-Krasny (R-46) held a press conference in

An artist’s rendering of a proposed Interborough Express station at Wilson Avenue in Brooklyn, showing a light rail train, a freight train and the entrance to the subway system’s L train station. Rendering courtesy of MTA

IBX light rail gets a shot in the arm, despite MTA’s about-face on tolls

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent desire to “pause” congestion pricing put a shadow on many planned improvements in the MTA’s subway, bus and commuter rail system that were expected to be funded by the new toll program. Among these was the planned Interborough Express or IBX: a light rail line that would travel, within the Long Island Rail Road and Bay

Voters at a polling booth. Photo: rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock

In primaries, Goldman, Gonzalez, Simon, Gallagher, Zinerman are challenged; Yeger Seeks assembly

BROOKLYN — U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, and state Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon, Emily Gallagher and Stefani Zinerman are all facing challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, while current Councilmember Kalman Yeger is seeking to move to the Assembly. Rep. Dan Goldman, the incumbent in Congressional District 10, which includes parts of Lower Manhattan and Brownstone Brooklyn, was