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New York City Council

District 47

Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Gravesend, Sea Gate

NY: Santosuosso Inauguration
Brooklyn

Her-story made: Kayla Santosuosso sworn in as District 47’s first female council member

By Gabriele Holtermann
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Interviews

Watch: Alec Brook-Krasny, Candidate for NYC Council District 47 (Brooklyn)

By Skye Ostreicher
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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

‘Party above politics’: Brooklyn GOP chair Richie Barsamian endorses George Sarantopoulos for District 47 after contentious primary

By Robert Pearl
inna vernikov
Brooklyn

Vernikov’s path to re-election in District 48 cleared after sweeping primary win

By Robert Pearl
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Brooklyn

Down for the (re)count: District 47 Republican Primary certified amid voter fraud allegations

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

With all votes counted, George Sarantopoulos wins narrow victory in Council District 47 Republican primary

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

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

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

Santosuosso cruises to victory in South Brooklyn primary, GOP battle ‘neck-and-neck’

By Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil, Gabriele Holtermann & Robert Pearl
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Brooklyn

Things to Know for the 2025 Primary Elections

By Abbie Martin Greenbaum
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Brooklyn

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates in South Brooklyn’s District 47 Council contest

By Abbie Greenbaum
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Brooklyn

Former southern Brooklyn city council candidate Brian Fox dies at age 34

By Adam Daly
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Politics

Council GOP notches one major win in Bronx election, fails to make net gain

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Brooklyn

Brannan declares victory in contentious District 47 council race

By Ethan Stark-Miller and Jada Camille
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Brooklyn

LIVE UPDATES: Polls open in Brooklyn with all eyes on southern Brooklyn council elections

Adam Daly, Augostina Mallous, Jada Camille, Kirstyn Brendlen & Ximena Del Cerro
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Election Day is today: Here’s the City Council races to watch when you head to the polls

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Brooklyn

Voting records, party changes, and important issues: A look into southern Brooklyn’s most heated city council race ahead of Election Day

By Jada Camille & Augostina Mallous
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Politics

Brannan nabs Mayor Adams’ endorsement in tight Brooklyn City Council race

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Brooklyn

Southern Brooklyn council candidates talk infrastructure, healthcare, and housing at political forum

By Jada Camille
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Brooklyn

‘Unconstitutional’: Southern Brooklyn pols speak out against city’s push to grant non-citizen voting rights

By Jada Camille
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Brooklyn

Council Member Ari Kagan announces funding public safety and security upgrades after ‘no’ budget vote

By Jada Camille
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Brooklyn

Ari Kagan comes out on top in District 47 Republican primary, will face Democrat Justin Brannan in general election

By Jada Camille
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Coney aquarium gets $4.5 million in capital funds to support programming

By Jada Camille
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Iwen Chu secures endorsements and more than 4,000 signatures in campaign for new state Senate seat

By Ximena Del Cerro
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Brooklynites march against anti-Semitism after Bay Ridge attack

By Ben Brachfeld

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