Ben Brachfeld
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New York, NY, United States
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Your Absentee Vote May Not Count
Thousands of absentee ballots in Brooklyn and across the city are likely to be invalidated by the city’s Board of... → Read More
An Assemblyman Accused His Opponents Of Putting "their knees on my neck" During A Debate
Assemblymember Felix Ortiz, fighting to retain his seat against three major challengers in the Democratic Primary, said at a debate... → Read More
Public Ownership Of Utilities Up For Discussion At A Series Of Town Halls
A cascading series of scandals involving local utility providers has more and more New Yorkers clamoring for publicly-owned power, and... → Read More
History shows how ranked-choice voting could weaken party machines
New Yorkers weighing November’s referendum on adopting ranked-choice voting can look back 80 years to when city residents adopted a different electoral reform, proportional representation, and see how it affected election results. The measure reduced the power of the Democratic Party’s machine at the time, and it’s likely that ranked-choice voting, also known as instant-runoff → Read More
Shelter For Adult Families Coming To Gowanus This Fall
GOWANUS – The city is planning to site a homeless shelter in Gowanus, Bklyner has learned. Officials will be holding a public meeting after Labor day to hear discuss the plans for the new shelter and to hear feedback from the community. The proposed shelter would be located at 399 3rd Ave, on the corner … → Read More
Businesses Feel Left Behind In Gowanus Rezoning
GOWANUS – Business owners in the “industrial business zone” of Gowanus made it known to officials on Wednesday that they feel left behind by the neighborhood’s larger rezoning, urging the de Blasio administration to take steps to protect manufacturing and industrial business activity in the area. The business owners and officials met at the first … → Read More