The polls are open until 9 p.m., and despite the hot day, the turnout at my usually sleepy local polling place this morning was impressive. I hope that if you can vote in the Democratic primary and haven't done so yet, that you will exercise your right| Bklyner
Everyone knows your name, but your candidacy seems to provoke strong feelings. What would your mayoralty mean for Brooklyn’s families—especially those who feel let down by both progressives and City Hall, and weary of scandals? If you’ve been in public service as long as| Bklyner
The Democratic primary is this Tuesday, June 24, and everyone from the Mayor to City Council members is on the ballot. Early voting continues through Sunday afternoon (check your polling location here). As you probably know by now, it will be increasingly extremely hot this weekend, with temperatures potentially| Bklyner
You’ve represented parts of Brooklyn for years. But Brooklyn isn’t just Park Slope. What would you say to voters in Canarsie, Midwood, or Bay Ridge who don’t see themselves in your coalition? What would your mayoralty mean for Brooklyn’s working-class families—| Bklyner
You’ve represented parts of Brooklyn for years. But Brooklyn isn’t just Park Slope or PLG. What would you say to voters in Canarsie, Midwood, or Bay Ridge who don’t see themselves in your coalition? What would your mayoralty mean for Brooklyn’s working-class| Bklyner
You’ve represented Manhattan for years, but most Brooklyn voters barely know you. What would your mayoralty mean for Brooklyn’s working-class families—especially those who feel let down by both progressives and City Hall? They might not know me as well as some of the other candidates, but I| Bklyner
Hello Bklyner readers! As you know, I’m more regularly to be found these days over at The Bigger Apple, writing about politics, policy, and the mayor's race (please sign up here if you’re interested) But there’s so much happening in Brooklyn right now that it demands an| Bklyner
Trucks. The ones that cut through residential blocks, are too big to be on local truck routes, get stuck under overpasses, speed on local streets, block traffic, kill residents … I could go on. We've all seen them. But it took the city council passing a local law| Bklyner
If you want your district to have the best possible representation in the city council right away, you should look beyond politics and pick Justin Brannan, a moderate Democrat.| Bklyner
Ahead of the November 7 local elections, when we get to pick our city council members again, NY1 held a debate Tuesday night (you can watch it here) between the two incumbents in what will be the new District 47 – Ari Kagan, a recent Republican representing current Council District| Bklyner
After seven inches of rain punished New York City on Friday, Mayor Eric Adams took almost a whole day to make his first comments about a storm that effectively ground his city, the country’s largest, to a halt. After having seven separate public events without acknowledging| Bklyner
The weather has turned pleasant and just about every neighborhood in Brooklyn wants you to come out and enjoy all it has to offer — from Atlantic Antic Downtown, 3rd Avenue Fair in Bay Ridge, art crawls in Ditmas Park and Prospect Lefferts Gardens, to lots of literary events to| Bklyner
It seems that just about everything will be happening next weekend – arts, fairs, outdoor dance parties: Brooklyn Book Festival all week culminating on October 1 Downtown Atlantic Antic on October 1 Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival September 29/30 New York Burlesque Festival kicks off at Bell House on September| Bklyner
The Brooklyn Book Festival kicked off its annual celebration of all things literary Sunday. The weeklong celebration brings together authors and readers for conversations and readings across Brooklyn, culminating on October 1, when the Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza and Columbus Park will transform into a sea of stories, hosting local| Bklyner
The Gowanus-based prop shop and retail thrift store Film Biz Recycling will close in June.| Bklyner
