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Meet Sandy Nurse, the New 37th District Representative
Sandy Nurse, a stalwart community organizer and proud carpenter, has won the election to be the next representative for Brooklyn’s...
2021 election
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Meet Jennifer Gutiérrez, the New 34th District Representative
Jennifer Gutiérrez, a Queens-born activist and former chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso, has won the election...
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Meet Brooklyn’s New Borough President, Antonio Reynoso
Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn's next borough president.
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NYC Election Day Guide for Bushwick Voters
What you need to know before hitting the polls on election day.
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Explaining New York’s 5 Ballot Proposals
Diving into the five proposals that New Yorkers will be asked to vote on during Tuesday’s election.
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How Did The Brooklyn Democratic Party Get Here?
From party chairs to district leaders to canceled elections.
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What’s At Stake in This Queens Borough President’s Race?
A vision for the future of Queens remains murky.
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These Brooklyn Democrats Say They Go Where Socialists Won’t
"The DSA needs to do a better job of organizing in those life-long Brooklynite communities," say young Democratic Party organizers.
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An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing
Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.
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Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!
In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.
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Darma The Developer
As the election tightens, big real estate is dumping money into local city council races
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Jennifer Gutierrez: Zoning is Not Community Planning
A local city council candidate makes the case for alternatives to big real estate
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The Next Mayor Will Have To Fix NYCHA
Whoever wins in June will have to decide what to do about the NYCHA deficit
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Who’s running for city council in the 30th District?
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York's District 30
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Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?
A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn's District 37
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Who’s running for city council in the 34th District?
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York's District 34
Community
Scott Murphy: Let’s End Alternate Side Parking
A local city council candidate makes the argument for ending a long-time inconvenience for drivers
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Things Could Be Different In Bushwick
At least four candidates vie to take Antonio Reynoso's place after eight years representing Bushwick and East Williamsburg in city...
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Local Mutual Aid Groups Say They’ll Sit City Elections Out
'The work is political, but we don’t want so much to get caught in a lot of the Brooklyn party...
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How Ranked Choice Voting Could Rattle the D37 Race
'RCV gives us an opportunity to transform the way politics works in our city,' one candidate says
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City Council Candidates Rail Against Conversions
'I am fundamentally opposed to the privatization of public housing as an institution,' says Rick Echevarria
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In A Crowded Race, Candidates Dodge On Rent
Amid a rental crisis in North Brooklyn, few candidates have presented a plan to deal with rental debt
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All About That Paper Boy Love Prince
The race's youngest candidate is from Bushwick and is a rapper
Community
Sandy Nurse: Co-Governance Is A Model For City Governance
One of the founders of Bushwick's Mayday Space makes the case for more collective action in politics
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Espinal Teases Yang Endorsement In Mayor’s Race
'I have not formally endorsed yet, but…' the former Bushwick councilman says, with a wink.
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Paperboy Love Prince Kicks Petition Month Off With Flair
'Bigger than getting on the ballot is taking care of what we need to take care of,' the local candidate...
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This Election, You’ll Rank Your Choices
In a wide-open election, candidates in Brooklyn (and all over NYC) will be running on ranked ballots for the first...
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‘I Don’t See How He Wins’: A Queens Democrat Sees His Way To City Hall
The Democrat running in Ridgewood says Bob Holden won't hold on
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Could The Next Borough President Be From Bushwick?
Antonio Reynoso's campaign could finally bring the largely ceremonial political crown to North Brooklyn.
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Paperboy Prince & Kathryn Garcia Exchange Pies & Ideas
The pair of mayoral candidates met in Bushwick for one of Prince's pie-flinging political conversations.