The Block Watcher program was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The program was revived in 2013 across several neighborhoods, including Bed-Stuy and Astoria, and then halted again in recent years.
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Video: Marty Golden on Speed Cameras, Climate Change, Rent Control, Donald Trump and his Run for Re-election
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Golden, a highly decorated police officer who then served in the City Council before being elected to Albany in 2002, is a member of an endangered species: an elected Republican from New York City.
Election Watch 2018
The People Behind the Numbers on Primary Day
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The election results show how many votes each candidate received. Voters around the city told us why they voted that way.
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Video: State Senate Candidate Myrie Makes His Closing Argument
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The race for the Democratic nomination for the 20th state Senate district is one of the most closely watched contests in the September 13 primary.
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Video: A Voice from Brooklyn’s Democratic Left Sizes Up Salazar-v-Dilan
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Watch as Nick Rizzo, the Democratic district leader who first approach Julia Salazar about challenging Sen. Martin Dilan, addresses questions that have emerged about her background and assesses the prospects for Salazar and other insurgents on September 13.
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Brownsville Plan Gains Momentum, Sparks Hope and Anxiety
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The one-year-old Brownsville Plan includes no rezoning and long-sought community resources, but many residents still have concerns about gentrification and the details of implementation.
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Tired or Trusted? Fresh or Foreign? Brooklyn Race Focuses on What ‘Old vs. New’ Really Means
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Sen. Martin Dilan and challenger Julia Salazar seem to agree on one thing: Their primary contest is about his status as a 16-year veteran of Albany and hers as a new face in politics. The disagreement is about what that all means.
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City’s Pumping Air Into Polluted Newtown Creek has Critics Worried
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The aim of the aeration system is to oxygenate the creek to support aquatic life. But some advocates worry the bubbles are doing more harm than good.
Affordable Housing
Pilot Program to Legalize Some Basement Homes Takes Shape in E. New York
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Tenants in illegal basement and cellar apartments typically have no lease and limited rights while living in substandard conditions.
Affordable Housing
Bushwick Plan’s Unveiling Nears Amid Tension Over Possible Rezoning
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Two Councilmembers invited neighborhood stakeholders to draft a rezoning plan. But it could encounter the same misgivings that top-down plans have faced.
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Big Themes and Local Loyalties in Central Brooklyn Senate Race
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Zellnor Myrie’s challenge to Sen. Jesse Hamilton will be a test of whether and how a candidate’s former ties to the IDC matter to voters.