Patch has compiled a guide of candidates, deadlines, links and reminders about voting in Tuesday's election.
The three-hour line at the Park Slope Armory YMCA was among the many long lines New Yorkers braved to cast early votes this week.
Patch has compiled a guide of candidates, deadlines, links and reminders about voting in the upcoming election.
The city offered few new details at as it restarted the Gowanus Rezoning process Thursday, but promised more information before January.
The Sunset Park council member would be the first Latino and first openly gay mayor should he be elected.
A presentation Thursday will restart meetings about the Gowanus Rezoning. Patch talked with Council Member Brad Lander about what to expect.
The council member is taking suggestions for where his $1.5 million in capital funding and $50,000 in expenses should go next year.
New Yorkers get to cast a ballot on Nov. 3 in a collection of local, state, and federal elections. Patch is profiling each candidate.
The Department of City Planning will join Community Board 6's landmark meeting next week as part of its "pre-certification" outreach.
The assembly member, whose district covers Park Slope, entered the race Thursday, joining at least two other contenders for the seat.
César Zúñiga, chair of Community Board 7, has thrown his hat in the ring to replace term-limited Council Member Carlos Menchaca.
A local council member and two nonprofit leaders contend that the rezoning could fuel integration, not displacement, if it is done right.
Opponents urged Speaker Corey Johnson to shoot down the massive rezoning as Industry City's CEO warned doing so would be a "huge mistake."
The venue, which has been largely unused during the coronavirus crisis, will open for early voting starting in October, officials said.
Rep. Nydia Velazquez bested Brooklyn rapper Paperboy Love Prince by a wide margin in Democratic primary, projections show.
A new, pro-rezoning petition decries "cynical NIMBYs" behind another signature drive calling to halt a sweeping Gowanus land plan.
A mass letter from the Voice of Gowanus group argues plans to rezone the Gowanus area are "woefully out of step" amid pandemic woes.
"We cannot and will not stand idly by..." on police abuses, said Jewish politicians, clergy and organizations in New York.
A $2.3 billion capital budget cut? More like a "capital mistake," say city council members who warn of affordable housing and job losses.
The long-awaited Gowanus rezoning process got held up by the pandemic and could be delayed even longer, according to reports.
AG Letitia James and City Comptroller Scott Stringer, among others, laid out what government is doing for Brooklyn communities.
"Now it’s so much clearer how much everyone else relies on your work,” the Massachusetts senator told NYC essential workers on Thursday.
Find out what community and governmental wheels keep spinning in west Brooklyn even as most people are stuck at home.
City bills would guarantee paid sick days, provide whistleblower protections and give premiums of up to $75 a shift for essential workers.
The proposed legislation, aimed at protecting frontline workers, tenants and others, will be introduced at a virtual City Council meeting.
Assembly Member Robert Carroll proposed a bill that forces insurance companies to cover businesses' COVID-19 closure claims.
Ten City Council members urged state legislators to pass a bill suspending rent for 90 days as tenants citywide dreaded a harsh due date.
Rep. Nydia Velazquez is isolating herself at home after a doctor told her symptoms fit the virus, according to the congresswoman's Twitter.
Rep. Yvette Clarke announced one of her staff in her Brooklyn office has coronavirus and is under self-quarantine.
The mayor's visit unfolded as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced all gyms will be closed Monday at 8 p.m. to limit the spread of coronavirus.
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Uber, Seamless and other gig companies should protect their workers in the coronavirus outbreak, a councilman's letter says.
Wednesday marked 10 years to the day the EPA designated the Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site, which paved the way for an upcoming cleanup.
Long-awaited canal dredging is scheduled to begin Aug. 20 between Union and Carroll streets before moving up and down the polluted waterway.
Any entities spending more than $5,000 on ballot propositions will have to identify major donors under new bill.
A sewer project along Ninth Street completed work a year early and will help reduce flooding and pollution around the Gowanus Canal.
Mayor Bill de Blasio called criticism of his time at Park Slope YMCA "idiocy" in a pre-taped morning show interview on Tuesday.