The web tool allows users to search by keywords, and then organize the results by sponsor, committee, recent actions, and recent votes (Although for some reason there seem to be absolutely NO recent votes. Strange considering how they just passed Leandra’s law. Hm…). Users can also leave comments, recommend articles to social networking sites and debate details (where they can be found). Give it a try by visiting http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/ or clicking [...]
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Nancy Romer, “The purpose of the meeting is to constitute a Sunset Park neighborhood branch of the Brooklyn Food Coalition which would identify and work on one, two, maybe more specific issues or campaigns related to food justice—access to healthy, sustainable food with social justice for food workers and consumers. [...] In a bruising email circulating around Sunset Park and Bay Ridge, the organization Friends of Sunset Park speaks out against last Saturday’s bizarre raid on Sunset Park cart vendors. [...] A very big shout out to John and BayRidgeTalk for making this a high priority in the neighborhood. Rock on with your bad selves BRT… As we all know this fire has left many families homeless (16 to be exact). Saturday, August 22, 2009 Guild for Exceptional Children We are in need of mens clothes, children age 10 months – 12 years old, and Here’s your chance to ask some of the mayoral candidates a question. This event brought to you by, and soul-lessly linkedjacked from, the Manhattan Young Democrats. MYD is teaming up with Living Liberally and Democracy for New York City to host our 2009 Mayoral Forum on August 11th at The Tank (354 W. 45th St). The doors will open at 6:30, and each candidate will be grilled one at a time.As usual, MYD gives you the hookup: YOU PICK THE QUESTIONS! [...] A big shoutout and tip of the hat to Phantom over the Bay Ridge Blog for highlighting this. There is going to be a benefit at Shenanigans on 89 and 3rd this Sunday, August 9 from 1-6. You can find it on facebook, I copied and pasted the information for you. Host: Jill Brown and Shenanigans Price: Donations at the [...] We invite you to join us in welcoming two important union and mass-movement leaders from the Caribbean to the United States. Elie Domota from Guadeloupe and FignolĂ© St. Cyr from Haiti will be traveling to eight U.S. cities from July 5 to 14. [See tour schedule [...] This was absolutely stomach turning. In an attempt to bully over community opposition to the rezoning plan, the Department of City Planning announced at the last minute that they will be considering the Sunset Park Rezoning TOMORROW AT 10am. WTF?!!?! Excuse the editorializing: how in the HELL are community activists and residents supposed to get involved in the process when they have LESS THAN 48 HOURS TO [...] The Brooklyn Museum, has been facing some grim new economic realities. Approximately half a million patrons visit the museum each year, and the money crunch has already forced them to increase the suggested donation price by $2 and even offer buyouts to all of its 281 full time employees. If you would like to donate and help them keep bringing the world to our borough, their fiscal year ends on June 30th and they could definitely use your help. [...] You set an example of civic action… If only we fought for our democracy with the same vigor. |
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