While New York City politicians discussed the budget, former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio urging him not to give up on the effort to close Rikers Island. Specifically, Lippman called on de Blasio to include investment into decarceration programs and supportive housing and for a reduction in the Department of Correction’s spending. He
When the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, also known as the Lippman Commission after former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman,
Several of the candidates running in the special election for New York City public advocate criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial proposal to scrap the
Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed this week that he picked Feb. 26 as the date for the special election for New York City public advocate
The crowded field of candidates vying to become the next New York City public advocate includes some well known Brooklyn elected officials who are jockeying
On Wednesday, May 30, Councilmember Justin Brannan along with Parks Department officials broke ground at Fort Hamilton High School, where construction will begin on a
Three production workers were set up under a tent on a rainy Thursday morning as the Anopoli Ice Cream Parlor and Family Restaurant prepared for filming
One small step for educators. The City Council, last week, increased funding in the 2016-2017 fiscal year budget for Teacher’s Choice – a program created by the United Federation of
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, alongside other elected officials and community groups, came to Bensonhurst on Monday, August 3 to announce that day laborer centers throughout New York City will
Score one for the ‘carwasheros!’ After a protest started by the car wash employees of Vegas Auto Shop at 19th Street and Seventh Avenue this past November over working conditions
Two local councilmembers have taken a stand for local car wash employees who they say are underpaid. On Wednesday, March 4, Councilmember Carlos Menchaca was arrested along with Councilmember Brad
They will never be forgotten. The City Council voted on Thursday, January 22 in favor of Introduction 620 – a bill that will see 56 thoroughfares and public places in
A month after the point-blank murder of Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos as they sat in their patrol car, local pols are banding together in hopes of bringing a
Elected officials have begun reacting to the news that a Staten Island grand jury has voted not to indict 29-year-old NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who used a chokehold on Eric
Members of the New York City Council’s Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management met at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday, September 19 to discuss a 1,200 percent spike in
Members of the New York City Council’s Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management met at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday, September 19 to discuss a 1,200 percent spike in
On Wednesday, September 17, Mayor Bill de Blasio showed off his skills on the diamond in the Annual Mayor vs. City Council Softball Game at MCU Park in Coney Island,
On Wednesday, September 17, Mayor Bill de Blasio showed off his skills on the diamond in the Annual Mayor vs. City Council Softball Game at MCU Park in Coney Island,
New York City politicians are not mincing words when it comes to voicing their support for the possibility of the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) coming to Brooklyn.
Two months after Mayor Bill de Blasio sent a formal bid proposing Barclays Center, located at Flatbush and Atlanti …New York City politicians are not mincing words when it comes to voicing their support for the possibility of the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) coming to Brooklyn.
Two months after Mayor Bill de Blasio sent a formal bid proposing Barclays Center, located at Flatbush and Atlanti …BY HELEN KLEIN AND HEATHER J. CHIN City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has renewed a call to make the start of the Lunar New Year a school holiday. At a
Councilmember David Greenfield wants to know how you want your tax dollars spent.
He is inviting his constituents to attend a participatory budgeting information session on Tuesday, August 14, to learn how the process works.
Participatory budgeting allows those in the community to b …