Politics

Locals gathered at the Ingersoll Community Center last night to meet with the new New York City Housing Authority Commissioner, Shola Olatoye. (Photo by Emily Field)

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Locals Meet New NYCHA Commissioner Shola Olatoye

  • April 29, 2014

Locals met the new New York City Housing Authority Commissioner, Shola Olatoye, last night at a town hall meeting in the Ingersoll Community Center.

NYCHA residents discussed public safety issues at the Ingersoll Community Center. (Photo by Emily Field)

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Cumbo Holds NYCHA Town Hall Meeting at Ingersoll Community Center

  • April 22, 2014

Learn about a town hall meeting for NYCHA residents next week organized by City Council Member Laurie Cumbo.

Community Board 2 members discussed moving district boundary lines to encompass the entire Atlantic Yards site at last night's general meeting. (Photo by Emily Field)

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Community Board 2 Votes to Request New District Boundary Lines

  • April 10, 2014

Community Board 2 voted to request moving the entire Atlantic Yards site, currently shared with Community Boards 6 and 8.

Though you might want to get out into the snow for meetings tonight, many are cancelled. (Photo by Herm007)

Crime, FG/CH News, Politics

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CB2 and 88th Precinct Meetings Cancelled Tonight

  • January 21, 2014

It might look beautiful falling down this afternoon, but the snow has forced the cancellation of multiple meetings tonight.

35th District City Council Member Laurie Cumbo, seen during a summer push to win her current seat on city council. (Photo by The Nabe)

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Cumbo to Hold Inauguration Party at Ingersoll Community Center

  • January 10, 2014

35th District City Council Member Laurie Cumbo will hold an inauguration party at the Ingersoll Community Center this weekend, when New York Senator Chuck Schumer will administer a symbolic oath of office.

Arts, FG/CH News, Politics

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Will Laurie Cumbo be Brooklyn’s “Arts Councilwoman”?

  • January 6, 2014

Council Member Laurie Cumbo stands at the intersection of arts and politics. With one foot in each world, will she will be labeled the “arts councilwoman”?

Outside Madiba Restaurant on DeKalb Avenue, people lit paper lanterns in honor of Nelson Mandela. (Photo by Daniel Lewis)

FG/CH News, Food and Drink, Neighbors, Politics

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Paper Lanterns Memorialize Mandela at Madiba Restaurant

  • December 16, 2013

South Africans and native New Yorkers alike gathered outside of Madiba Restaurant last night to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s funeral.

Public Advocate-elect Letitia James and other elected officials and activists spoke to members of the community about stop-and-frisk on Tuesday. (Photo by Daniel Lewis)

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Activists and Politicians Spoke on Organizing Against Stop-and-Frisk

  • November 13, 2013

Local residents crowded the meeting hall at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church yesterday evening for a community forum on stop-and-frisk.

Council Member Letitia James (Photo by Erin Horan)

FG/CH News, Housing, Politics

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As Public Advocate, James Will Likely Focus on Housing

  • November 13, 2013

City Council Member Letitia James’ allies have said that she is likely to make housing a central issue in her new role as New York City’s Public Advocate.

This corner of Clinton Hill may have a new name if one local has anything to do with it. (Photo by Ben Brody)

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Despite Concerns, Notorious B.I.G. Street Naming Proposal Advances

  • October 14, 2013

Boosted by an online petition, a proposal to honor the rapper Notorious B.I.G. with his name on street signs could take its first steps toward reality tomorrow at the Community Board 2 Transportation and Public Safety committee meeting.