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Join the Livestream Discussion: ENY Public Safety on NYC Subways & Buses with Founder of Progressive Action Sunday May 16

East Brooklyn residents are urged to join this week’s livestream discussion about Public Safety issues and solutions relating to...

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Local 372, the NYC Board of Education Employees Union, Endorses Nikki Lucas for City Council in District 42 Covering East New York, Brownsville, Canarsie and East Flatbush

Official Campaign Press Release Below Distributed by NYC Newswire Brooklyn, New York (May 4, 2021) Today, it was announced that District 42...

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CSA, The NYC Principal’s Union, Endorses Nikki Lucas For City Council In District 42 Covering East New York, Brownsville, Canarsie And East Flatbush

Today it was announced that Nikki Lucas the City Council candidate in the 42nd District, covering East New York, Brownsville, Canarsie...

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Nikki Lucas and Chris Banks Join Starrett City Residents To Stop Rent Hike

East New York community advocates gathered with Spring Creek Towers (Starrett City) residents to fight against rent increases.  Nikki...

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NYC Mayoral Candidate, Ray McGuire Proposes Aggressive Catch-Up Plan to Rescue Students from the Impact of COVID-19 

By Florence Mafomemeh Ray McGuire, NYC candidate for Mayor has proposed a full-time Summer “Catch-Up” to make up for the school...

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Join Senator Roxanne Persaud At A Tenants Rights Virtual Townhall About COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Tuesday March 16

From Senator Roxanne Persaud (19th Senate District) On Tuesday evening, March 16, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., I will host Brooklyn...

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Fulton Houses Tenants Call Out Jumaane Williams and Others for Ignoring Their 2-Year-Long Opposition to RAD the Plan That Hands NYCHA Over to Private Developers

photo: Jackie Lara and other tenants of Fulton Houses speak at a rally in December 2020 opposing any privatization of their homes and...

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Comptroller Stringer Releases Housing Agenda to Address the Growing Affordable Housing and Homelessness Crisis

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released an expansive 27-point housing plan to address the growing affordable housing and...

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Bold Police Reform and Accountability Policy Plan Proposed by City Council Candidate Nikki Lucas

by Chanell Turner  City Council Candidate, Nikki Lucas, has a plan to bring the community of East New York into the 21st Century. Her...

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Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley Picks Up Major Endorsement from NYC’s Largest Labor Union

Maya Wiley, the former legal counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, has picked up a major endorsement for her run to become New York City’s...

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