Matthew Morgan Archives – Politics NY

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NYC Council members ramp up immigrant protections as ICE raids continue throughout the city

By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Lloyd Mitchell

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper’s 2025 General Election Voter Guide: How and where to vote, who’s on the ballot, and more

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn

NYC Primaries | The results of the 2025 primary election in Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Shahana Hanif Election Watch Party

Brooklyn

Hanif wins decisive re-election in closely watched District 39 council race

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane

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Brooklyn

Things to Know for the 2025 Primary Elections

By Abbie Martin Greenbaum

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Brooklyn

‘Money vs. democracy’: Hanif and supporters accuse Uber of election interference

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates in Central Brooklyn’s District 39 Council contest

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn

Op-ed | Our city’s future depends on funding childcare — now

By Maya Kornberg, Ph.D.

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Brooklyn

A slim margin: How did Brooklyn’s council members vote on City of Yes?

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn

Republican Alec Brook-Krasny poised for re-election in 46th Assembly District, Chris McCreight concedes

By Gabriele Holtermann & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil

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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

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Brooklyn

Op-ed | How Lupus has taught me to Lead

By Council Member Shahana Hanif

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn mental health advocates, pols push to change ‘ill-conceived’ involuntary hospitalization policy

By Megan McGibney

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Brooklyn

‘A permanent part of this community’: Kensington street co-named ‘Little Bangladesh’ to celebrate, commemorate Bangladeshi community

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

‘An honor of a lifetime:’ Reynoso, Hanif, and other BK politicos celebrate belated inaugurations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

Voting for Participatory Budgeting is open in five Brooklyn districts until April 10

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

13 Brooklyn pols appointed City Council committee chairs

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

Shahana Hanif wins race for City Council in District 39

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Activism

Brooklyn PAC Boosts Rein, Collymore and Diaz in City Council Races

By Stephen Witt

Watch: Brandon West, Candidate for NYC Council District 39 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher

Watch Briget Rein: Candidate, NYC Council District 39 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher

Watch: Shahana Hanif, NYC Council Candidate District 39 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher

Watch: Doug Schneider Candidate for NYC Council District 39 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher

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Brooklyn

AOC endorses Brad Lander in city’s comptroller race

By Jacob Kaye

More from Around New York

Local environmental and transit advocates questioned state and federal experts about the plans to repair five bridges along the Cross Bronx Expressway at the first of the three public hearings over the proposal on December 5.

Underwhelming attendence at public hearings for Cross Bronx bridge repairs spurs concern over public engagement

Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Matthew Marrero, and Rev. Amanda Ashcraft sing a hymn together at a press conference on Dec. 9.

Gay man detained by ICE, prompting husband and advocates to speak out

A colonial road in Queens grows into a traffic machine: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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We’ll be BWAC: After fire, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition launches search for new home