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The race for New York City mayor is intensifying, as candidates campaign towards the June 22nd primary date. Currently, 14 candidates are running for a chance to lead the largest city in America into a new ‘post pandemic’ era. Among these candidates is Paperboy Love Prince. On the surface Paperboy may seem like an unlikely candidate, however, after a closer […]
There are many reasons why Robert Cornegy should be our next Brooklyn Borough President: With his leadership and experience, he’ll hit the ground running on Day One to create a better Brooklyn for all. He is a native New Yorker and has been at the forefront of New York Politics for some time now. Rob is the best choice to […]
Noah Syndergaard is a great pitcher with the NY Mets. The even better pitcher is his teammate, Jacob deGrom. He’s said of deGrom: “That’s an evolution thing, and he’s gotten better every single year. Great signs, and shows you how hard he works.” Sportswriter Matt Ehalt once wrote: “Syndergaard has has an up-close view of deGrom’s historic season, and is […]
It is apparent, even at a distance, that among the primary concerns of most New York City voters are safety from crime and the need for the police department to insure increased public accountability for it’s actions. While these issues resonate in Red Hook, the community also faces at least two major environmental challenges in the immediate future. Currently a […]
This year has demanded that all New York City families and students do so many things differently—they’ve had to think differently, learn differently, and connect differently with teachers, peers, and the whole school community. At the Department of Education, we know we also have to think differently as we look towards the summer. For the first time ever, we are […]
The People’s Candidate Forum covered issues including jobs, climate and justice, while allowing the District 38 City Council candidates to state their cases for being elected. The candidates included Alexa Aviles, Rodrigo Camarena, Erik Frankel, Jacqueline Painter and Cesar Zuniga. Though there were a lot of important questions asked, many of them resulted in similar answers from all of the […]
After growing up in East New York and having lots of experience fighting for marginalized communities, Alexa Aviles feels she is the right candidate to be the next councilperson for District 38. Aviles talked about how there are all kinds of programs and resources across Brooklyn and the city that residents might not know about. “Residents need to have access […]
Pretty much by accident, I was right there when Bill de Blasio’s 2013 mayoral campaign came to life. Lightning may have struck twice as I think I might have been at the beginning of another candidate’s rise. That first time, I was covering a protest meant to save Cobble Hill’s Long Island College Hospital, when a mayoral candidate given little […]
The NY Press Association, a trade group for community media, announced the winners of its 2020 Better Newspaper Contest. For the second year in a row, the awards, normally awarded during their weekend convention in Saratoga Springs, were given out in an internet presentation. The Star-Revue is a perennial winner since our acceptance into the organization in 2012. That year, […]
Around ten years ago Councilman Brad Lander helped take an idea from Brazil and brought it to New York. Every City Council member has about $5 million each year to distribute in their district as they please. This usually takes the form of grants to groups that may or may not support the politician, such as a Lion’s Club or […]
