Eleanor McArthur Archives – Politics NY

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn lawmakers among more than a dozen pols arrested in ICE protest at Federal Plaza

By Ethan Stark-Miller and Dean Moses

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Brooklyn

Things to Know for the 2025 Primary Elections

By Abbie Martin Greenbaum

Council Member Sandy Nurse (D-Brooklyn) speaking Pre-Stated Press Conference ahead of the passage of her bathroom bill

Politics

What a relief! City Council passes bill to double public restrooms by 2035

By Adam Daly

NYC Council holds hearing on tenants' rights bills

Politics

NYC Council eyes bills to protect tenants from illegal evictions

By Max Parrott

Brooklyn

Rep. Velázquez’s recently unveiled portrait in Capitol was decades in the making for artist

By ishkurhan

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City Council staffers see light at end of long pursuit of first-ever unionized labor contract

By Robert Pozarycki and Paul Frangipane

Health

Oh rats! Four City Council members seek action plan to stop citywide rodent infestation

By Robert Pozarycki

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Politics

Four Brooklyn councilmembers vote against ‘unconscionable’ $101 billion city budget

By Ben Brachfeld

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Politics

Restler announces district ‘Community Cleanup Plan’ after sanitation survey

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

13 Brooklyn pols appointed City Council committee chairs

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Watch: Rick Echevarria, Candidate for NYC Council District 37 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher

Watch: Christopher Durosinmi, Candidate for NYC Council District 37 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher

Watch: Sandy Nurse, Candidate for NYC Council District 37 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher

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City Government

De Blasio appeals for more resources to help combat domestic violence in New York City

By Ariama C. Long

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Brooklyn

Bushwick pol accuses challenger of switching race identities for political gain

By Kevin Duggan

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Election

Rick Echevarria Launched Race for 37th Council District

By Ariama C. Long

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Brooklyn

Race For Bushwick City Council Seat Heats Up

By Ayse Kelce

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Brooklyn

Sandy Nurse Joins the City Council Race

By Charlie Innis

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The Bronx Chamber of Commerce board members saluted its 2017 Veterans Luncheon honorees.

Bronx Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for annual veterans luncheon honoring local heroes

“Blue Moon," directed by Richard Linklater, is running at the Angelika Film Center and the AMC Lincoln Square 13.

Ethan Hawke stars as fading lyricist in melancholic ‘Blue Moon’

Unity Hall as it once stood on Myrtle Avenue near Cypress Hills Street in Glendale.

This Glendale hall had a rocky history steeped in local politics: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Proposed Downtown Brooklyn tower could obstruct neighboring views, change landmark row