State Senator Daniel Squadron will host a Town Hall Meeting next Thursday, December 11, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Forchelli Conference Center at the Brooklyn Law School, 205 State Street, 22nd floor (between Court Street and Boerum Place). The meeting’s topic will be “Reforming the State: Making Albany Work for Our Neighborhoods.” I never […]
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#SaveLICH Meeting: SUNY Must Meet With Community
At a meeting Tuesday evening at the Cobble Hill Health Center, called in response to the announcement that NYU’s apparent withdrawal from the Fortis deal to purchase Long Island College Hospital, it was the consensus of those present that local elected officials should ask SUNY to participate in a public discussion of its plans for […]
Local Elected Officials’ Statement on LICH
We’ve received this statement about the SUNY deal with Fortis concerning Long Island College Hospital from the office of State Senator Daniel Squadron (photo). It is also signed by Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and Councilmembers Brad Lander, Steve Levin, and Carlos Menchaca: We are distressed that SUNY has yet again ignored the needs of the community. […]
Sen. Squadron’s Community Convention Sunday, April 27
State Senator Daniel Squadron, whose district includes Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, DUMBO, Carroll Gardens and other Brooklyn neighborhoods, along with lower Manhattan, will host his sixth annual Community Convention at Seward Park Educational Campus, 350 Grand Street in Manhattan (Delancey Street stop on the F train), on Sunday afternoon, April 27, from 2:00 to 5:00. […]
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 […]
Squadron Faults Albany “Insanity” at Town Hall
At last night’s Town Hall meeting at Brooklyn Law School, State Senator Daniel Squadron was forceful and blunt in describing what he sees as wrong with the political culture in Albany. The discussion started with a question from an attendee who wanted to know why the state couldn’t find a way to provide adequate funding […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Gregory Eaton, Musical Director at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, has brought melody forth from the Church’s 1925 vintage Skinner pipe organ for the past twenty years. On Sunday evening, November 17, starting at 7:00, he will present a concert at St. Ann, located at the corner of Clinton and Montague (enter from […]
Squadron Hosts Town Hall Meeting Next Monday Evening
State Senator Daniel Squadron will host an annual Town Hall Meeting for his Brooklyn constituents next Monday evening, November 18, at Brooklyn Law School, Geraldo’s Cafe, Feil Hall, 205 State Street (between Court Street and Boerum Place), from 7:30 to 8:30. Senator Squadron says: “Now more than ever, in this time of transition and possibility […]
Runoff Election Tuesday
For registered Democrats, there will be a runoff election on Tuesday, October 1 for the nomination for Public Advocate. The candidates vying for the nomination are City Council Member Letitia “Tish” James and State Senator Daniel Squadron. Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. You can find the location of your polling […]
Elected Officials Urge Return of Fireworks to East River
To the dismay of many Brooklyn Heights residents, the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks have taken place on the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey instead of on the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, for what will tomorrow be the fifth consecutive year. New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, State Senator […]
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