Join us for a (boozy) talk with local activist, attorney, and District Leader candidate Mark Hanna as we discuss what a District Leader actually does. Along the way we’ll explore party machine politics, corruption, and reform in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and beyond!
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There Are No Accidents
Explore how corporations fail to keep us safe and blind us to dangerous, and profitable, conditions in our built environment. Local author and journalist Jessie Singer takes the lessons from her latest book, There Are No Accidents, and helps us apply them to our own neighborhood of Bay Ridge.
The Lawmaker Of Bay Ridge
With nearly fifty bills passed, we sit down with State Senator Andrew Gounardes to ask how a bill becomes a law in Albany. Where do the ideas come from? What is the process for writing a bill? How does he manage to keep up during long legislative sessions at the State Capitol? Join us as we learn how our State Senator accomplishes the one job so many other politicians ignore: legislating.
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A Voter’s Guide to Bay Ridge’s June Democratic Primary
District Leaders! Judicial Delegates! Assembly members! Learn who’s who in your local State Assembly Primaries on June 28th, 2022.
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A Guide To Bay Ridge’s New District Maps
The courts hav finished redistricting our political maps based on the 2020 Census. This includes the New York State Senate, the state Assembly, and the federal Congressional districts for the House of Representatives. What has changed in Bay Ridge? Are you in a new district? Check our maps to find out.
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Did Nicole Malliotakis Vote Against Gun Reform?
Some folks say Nicole Malliotakis voted against gun reform in 2022. Others say she voted to infringe on the second amendment. Who’s right?
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Bay Ridge’s City Council Officials, 1900-Present
A complete list and short biographies of Bay Ridge’s Aldermen and City Councilmembers, from 1900 to today. Includes election data.
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Thanksgiving Protest against Alan Polen and Revlyn Apartments LLC
On Thanksgiving morning, residents of 303 99th Street (The Dorset) had been without cooking gas for two months. They demanded landlord Alan Polen and Revlyn Apartments LLC fix the issue.
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Bay Ridge Community Forum Against Hate
Watch and listen to the entire Bay Ridge Community Forum Against Hate, featuring activist and alt-right expert Daryle Lamont Jenkins. Who are the people who are trying to recruit neo-nazis in Bay Ridge? What are their tactics? And what can be done to counter them?
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