Gothamist reports on allegations of attempted voting fraud in Tuesday’s primary election, quoting David Greenberg, a poll watcher for unsuccessful City Council candidate and Brooklyn Heights resident Stephen Pierson (photo), as saying he observed so many attempts to vote using fraudulent credentials that he assumed the problem was “widespread.” Greenberg, who was observing voting at […]
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Squadron, James Headed For Public Advocate Runoff – This Could Get Ugly
Our man in the NYS Senate Daniel Squadron will face off against City Councilmember Letitia James in the Democratic race for Public Advocate. Neither candidate achieved the magical 40% necessary to avoid the October runoff election. Squadron’s campaign has run a robust schedule of TV ads and James released the hounds last month issuing a […]
GOP Has A Whole Lhota Love For Brooklyn Heights’ Own In Mayoral Primary
Get ready Park Slope there’s going to be a showdown in November. Brooklyn Heights resident/former MTA chief Joe Lhota won the Republican mayoral primary Tuesday and will faceoff against the Democratic nominee/Park Slope resident Bill DiBlasio in November.
Steve Levin Trumps Stephen Pierson In NYC Council District 33
What a long strange primary trip it was for Steve Levin in NYC Council District 33. Brooklyn Heights resident/challenger/ fellow Brown alum/professional poker player Stephen Pierson waged a full frontal assault on the incumbent that was hyperfocused on Levin’s relationship with his former boss/disgraced Assemblyman/defeated City Council candidate Vito Lopez. But as anyone who has had the misfortune of working for a schmuck knows, that doesn’t make you one too – and the electorate agreed handing Levin a victory on Tuesday night.
Video: Karl Catches Up With Steve Levin On Primary Day
Karl Junkersfeld talks to NYC Councilmember Steve Levin (D33) on Primary Day. Watch after the jump.
Open Thread: #StevieWonders Sh*t Just Got Real In The Battle For the 33rd NYC Council District
Tuesday (9/10) is primary day. And just like monkeys locked in a cage for just a little too long the candidates in NYC Council D33’s Democratic primary are starting to fling some poop. Yes, we said poop. Hey.. they both went to Brown. (Insert groan here.)
This is an open thread, so comment away! Here’s some tweets from the candidates to get you talkin':
Where Are The Polling Locations In Brooklyn Heights For NYC September 10th Primary
Scratching your head on where the polls are in Brooklyn Heights (and citywide) for Tuesday’s primaries? Scratch no more! The NYC Board of Elections’ Poll Site Locator brings you one step closer to fulfilling your civic duty.
More after the jump.
BHB Reader Endorsement: Stephen Pierson In NYC Council District 33
The readers of Brooklyn Heights Blog have spoken – they’re backing challenger/ Brooklyn Heights resident Stephen Pierson in the NYC Council D33 Democratic primary. This is the second time, BHB readers have chosen to endorse an opponent of (now incumbent) Steve Levin. Four years ago they chose another Brooklyn Heights resident, Doug Biviano, as their […]
Libraries Forum for Public Advocate, Comptroller Candidates Wednesday
Citizens Defending Libraries, which among other things is working to prevent the Brooklyn Heights branch (photo) of the Brooklyn Public Library from being replaced by a smaller facility contained in a luxury residential building, will have a follow-up to its mayoral candidates’ forum, this time featuring candidates for Public Advocate and for Comptroller. The event […]
Tale of the Tweets: Where Were The Mayoral Candidates At Friday’s Citizens Defending Libraries Forum?
After being accused yesterday of being in the BHA’s “handmaiden” in the demolition of the Brooklyn Heights Library by the group calling itself “Citizens Defending Libraries”, we thought it would be interesting to see which candidates appeared at their mayoral forum this morning in Cobble Hill.
Read the Tale of the Tweets after the jump.
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