There’s been a lot of press coverage lately about Congressional and State Senate redistricting, but work is getting underway on redrawing City Council districts. Brooklyn Heights is presently included in District 33, represented by Lincoln Restler (photo). There’s a map of the district on Council Member Restler’s website. It’s an odd looking district, indeed. The […]
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City Council Redistricting Training Session on Zoom Tuesday Evening
By Claude Scales on May 22, 2022 12:16 am in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Association, Election 2022, Government
State Scuttles Pier Six Towers Plan; Park Execs Got Hefty Raises
By Claude Scales on May 18, 2016 12:14 am in brooklyn bridge park, Development, Government, Politics, Real Estate
Politico New York reports that the Empire State Development Corporation, controlled by Governor Andrew Cuomo and with authority over development at Brooklyn Bridge Park, has decided not to approve a proposed modification to the Park’s plan that would have allowed construction of two residential towers, including a substantial affordable housing component and a space for […]
Citizens Union Chief Rips Yassky
A column in this week’s Village Voice deconstructs the David Yassky vs John Liu Democratic run-off race for comptroller. In it, Citizens Union honcho Dick Dadey sounds off about Yassky’s flip-flop on term limits: Village Voice: “He didn’t have any hesitation,” said Dadey. “He indicated to me he would not support overturning the term-limits law […]
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