Jul. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann The City Council on June 30 passed three pieces of legislation aimed at protecting immigrants in the face of federal policies that have left many fearful and anxious. Two of those measures — a resolution and a bill — were introduced by Brooklyn politicians Sandy Nurse and Shahana…
Jun. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The New York City Council on Monday approved a rezoning that would allow the proposed Coney Island casino to build a massive facility in the People’s Playground. Council members — including Justin Brannan, who represents the nabe — voted 36-11 with four abstentions in favor of The Coney’s…
Jun. 25, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The results of the 2025 Primary Election are in, for the most part, after a hectic campaign season and a sweltering Election Day. A heated mayoral primary and dozens of local races drew significant voter turnout across the five boroughs. According to the city’s Board of Elections, early…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil, Gabriele Holtermann & Robert Pearl Kayla Santosuosso handily won the Democratic primary for City Council District 47 Tuesday night, solidifying her spot on the November ballot in the race to succeed outgoing Council Member Justin Brannan. Meanwhile, the Republican primary remained too close to call. Santosuosso, an…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Brooklyn Paper Update (June 24, 9 p.m.): Polls are officially closed. Check back for updates as election results come in. Polls are officially open for New York City’s 2025 Primary Election, and Brooklynites are heading out to vote in a packed primary cycle that includes closely watched races for mayor,…
Jun. 17, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Brooklyn drivers who ignore alternate side-parking rules may soon face automated fines, as the City Council pushes for a state-approved pilot program to mount cameras on sanitation street sweepers. The initiative, with sponsors including Brooklyn Council Members Mercedes Narcisse and Justin Brannan, aims to target persistent parking violators…
Jun. 11, 2025 By Max Levine Murray The race for City Council District 41 – encompassing Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East Flatbush and Crown Heights – is shaping up as one of the city’s most crowded and competitive contests in the upcoming primary election. Incumbent Council Member Darlene Mealy is seeking re-election after a…
May. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen There are just weeks to go until New York City’s June 24 primary election, and with early voting set to begin on June 14, New Yorkers are preparing to head to the polls. All 51 seats of the City Council are on the ballot this year, but some…
May. 29, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith A major rezoning plan that will dramatically reshape a swath of central Brooklyn — replacing low-lying industrial buildings with apartment towers containing potentially thousands of new units, including affordable ones — was approved by the City Council on Wednesday. The Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan rezones approximately 21 blocks along…
May. 29, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Landlords who own buildings with one or more rent-stabilized units are now required to post signs informing tenants that the building contains rent-stabilized apartments — a move aimed at empowering tenants to fight illegal rent hikes, demand better living conditions and restore illegally deregulated units. The Rent Transparency…