35th District City Council candidate Richard Hurley debates the other three candidates earlier this month at St. John’s Fire Baptized Holiness Church on Fulton Street. (Photo by Amanda Woods)

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35th District Candidate Profile: F. Richard Hurley

  • September 10, 2013

F. Richard Hurley, a 35th District City Council candidate, believes his legal experience as an attorney will make him an effective Council Member. He is most passionate about low-income housing and job creation for native Brooklynites.

Take advantage of this weekend's beautiful weather and spend an afternoon picnicking in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: A Candidate Forum and a Back-to-School Barclays Center Bash

  • September 6, 2013

If you haven’t yet met the 35th District City Council candidates, you’ll have one more opportunity today. Also, check out a local project Safe Surrender event, which allows attendees to meet with a criminal defense attorney and resolve outstanding summonses today and tomorrow, and back-to-school festivities held at the Barclays Center tomorrow.

About three months after Citi Bike Share came to the nabe, we noticed this rack on Lafayette Avenue at Classon Avenue nearly empty at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Have you been using the bikes, locals? What do you think so far? (Photo by Amanda Woods)

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The Day: 35th District Race, a Sculpture to Leave Fort Greene Park and a Real Estate Summit

  • September 4, 2013

Check out the New York Daily News’ overview on the 35th District City Council race, news that the Tomorrow Sculpture will be removed from Fort Greene Park and an update on a real estate conference happening in two weeks.

Living Colour enthralled people who attended Afropunk Fest last weekend in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Fransisco Daum)

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The Day: A Summer Movie Screening and Local Politics

  • August 29, 2013

See what Council Member Letitia James says sets her apart in the New York City Public Advocate race, as well as the impact Jobs for New York political action committee is having in the 35th District race. Get that and more news in our morning link round-up.

Stop and take a look at the flowers still blooming in the nabe, a few weeks before fall rolls in. (Photo by Brien Foy)

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The Day: 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech” and Local BBQ Favorites

  • August 28, 2013

You can commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech” in a couple different ways today. Also in today’s morning news wrap, get news on the nabe’s best BBQ grub and repairs at a local Dominican eatery.

Olanike Alabi, Laurie Cumbo, Ede Fox, F.Richard Hurley and Jelani Mashariki discuss CitiBikes at a candidates' forum Thursday night. (Photo by Emily Field)

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35th City Council District Candidates Discuss Citi Bike, Transportation Issues

  • July 22, 2013

35th City Council District candidates talked about Citi Bikes and other transportation issues at a forum last week in Fort Greene.

An artist's nearly finished work at the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene on Saturday, July 6. (Polsia Ryder)

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The Day: Free Meals for Children, Atlantic Yards on the Radio and a Local Actress Talks Fort Greene

  • July 9, 2013

The United States Department of Agriculture is serving free meals to children at two local spots, a WNYC report mentions the Atlantic Yards project, and “Crystal Fairy” actress and Fort Greene local Gaby Hoffman talks about her nabe.

Clinton Hill resident Jesse Coleman, who was a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, said he's against the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act.

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Locals React to Supreme Court Decision on Voting Rights

  • June 27, 2013

A man who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. and other locals reacted this week to the news that the Supreme Court of the United States struck down part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A sunny carpet of Clinton Hill rooftops leads to a sun-lit view of Manhattan. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: New BAM Development and a Neil Gaiman Reading

  • June 18, 2013

Learn about a new development for cultural space and affordable housing near the Brooklyn Academy of Music and a Neil Gaiman reading tonight in today’s news wrap.

There are only two participants in a lopsided Borough President race to Brooklyn Borough Hall. (Photo by The Nabe)

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Who Wants to Be the Brooklyn Borough President?

  • May 15, 2013

A lopsided match-up in the race for Brooklyn borough president pits four-term state senator Eric Adams against newcomer John Gangemi.