Politics

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 37th District.

Tags: 2021 election

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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 hall

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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 politics'

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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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Petitioning in Bushwick

An ongoing pandemic fails to stop a familiar political ritual

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All About That Paper Boy Love Prince

The race's youngest candidate is from Bushwick and is a rapper

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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 and occasional rapper tells us.

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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 time

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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.