Last night in the third floor Community Room at Brooklyn Borough Hall, the Brooklyn Heights Library Redevelopment Project was exposed to public scrutiny for the first time. In a dress rehearsal for the official community appeals process the much-debated project will need to pass through before becoming reality, members of the project’s Community Advisory Committee […]
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Help Council Member Levin Spend $1 Million
It’s time once again to help City Council Member Steve Levin decide how to spend a kitty of $1 million in his district, which includes Brooklyn Heights. There will be a community meeting on Thursday, October 16 at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, at which you may present and discuss your ideas. You may […]
Some Scenes From The 2014 Atlantic Antic
Perfect weather encouraged a large crowd to attend today’s fortieth anniversary Atlantic Antic. Your correspondent enjoyed grilled sardines and Sangria in front of Chez Moi. Encouraged by a friend, he tried a salt codfish (bacalao) fritter prepared by the good people of Yglesia Antioqua, near Court and Atlantic. It was delicious, but aroused a thirst […]
Battle Royale at Borough Hall: BBPC Board Shoots Down Pier 6 Opponents
As witnessed yesterday by an overflow audience massed in Brooklyn Borough Hall Community Room, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation Board of Directors turned a deaf ear to impassioned pleas from John Raskin, New York City Council Member Stephen Levin, New York State Senator Daniel Squadron and many others regarding future housing development in Brooklyn Bridge […]
Statement of LICH Patients Responding to SUNY’s “Re-Opening” of RFP
Susan Raboy (photo), who credits her proximity to Long Island College Hospital and the prompt care she received there with saving her life, has sent us Patients for LICH’s statement in response to SUNY’s announcement that it is “re-opening” its request for proposals for the acquisition of LICH, but that it is limiting responses to […]
Council Members Past and Present Discuss Issues Then and Now
The present–Steve Levin (photo above)–and past three–The Hon. Abraham Gerges (photo below), Ken Fisher, and David Yassky–who have represented City Council District 33, which includes Brooklyn Heights, were in the Moot Court Room at Brooklyn Law School Tuesday evening for a panel discussion moderated by Brooklyn Law Professor David Reiss. The moderator opened the discussion […]
Levin Hosts Participatory Budgeting Meeting Tuesday
Want to be in on planning how City Council Member Steve Levin, who represents the 33rd Council District that includes Brooklyn Heights and nearby neighborhoods, spends a budget of $1 million? He’s scheduled a Neighborhood Assembly this Tuesday evening, October 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street (between Court and […]
Levin Schedules Community Participatory Budgeting Meetings
City Council Member Steve Levin has announced a round of Neighborhood Assemblies, open to all, to discuss the implementation of the participatory budgeting process next year. The first meeting will be held this Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, and another will be on Tuesday, October 22 from 6:00 […]
City Council Hearing on Libraries Monday
This in from City Council Member Steve Levin’s office: On Monday, September 30th, the City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations will hold an oversight hearing on capital construction needs and the potential disposal of libraries in New York City. While this hearing is not exclusive to the proposals for Brooklyn […]
Pierson Poll-Watcher Says Widespread Vote Fraud Possible in Williamsburg
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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