School started last week.
Brooklyn Heights’ local public school is not just wildly popular, with a great administration and engaged students and parents. PS 8 on Hicks Street, which serves Brooklyn Heights and part of DUMBO, is also among the most overcrowded schools in all of New York City: according to the School Construction Authority, in the 2013-14 school year, the school had capacity for 524 students, but was actually attended by 742 students.
In what they hope will be ground-breaking legislation, this week New York State Senator Daniel Squadron and Assemblyman Karim Camara announced the Fairness and Equity Act, a bill offering comprehensive reform for New York’s flawed marijuana decriminalization laws. This prospective legislation, a response to the New York Police Department’s controversial stop and frisk policing tactics, […]
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. […]
Crain’s New York reports today that several political aspirants are gearing up to run for Daniel Squadron’s Senate seat, in anticipation that Squadron may be headed to City Hall, possibly to serve as Parks Commissioner. Lower Manhattan District Leaders Jenifer Rajkumar and Paul Newell, and for Brooklyn District Leader Lincoln Restler are are reportedly interested. Crain’s: […]
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 […]
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 […]
NYC Councilmember Tish James soundly defeated NYS Senator Daniel Squadron in today’s runoff election for Public Advocate.
Our man in the NYS Senate Daniel Squadron received the NY Post’s endorsement in tomorrow’s run off for public advocate. While the tabloid’s editorial board feels that the office itself is just a “a taxpayer-funded invitation to make mischief while promoting your political ambitions,” it’s precisely that reason and the fact that the winner of […]
Citizens Defending Libraries, the Brooklyn Heights based group lead by Montague Street’s Michael DD White, attended Daniel Squadron’s Public Advocate rally at Borough Hall on Sunday (9/15). NYS Assemblymember Joan Millman was on hand and brought up her belief that Brooklyn’s libraries, including the Brooklyn Heights branch must be saved from developers. White asked Squadron […]
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 […]
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