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fromPolitics NY
1 month ago

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Christopher Marte

My goals for 2026 are to advance affordable housing, protect public land for public good and strengthen neighborhood resiliency. I am focused on ensuring city agencies are responsive to community concerns, supporting small businesses and making Lower Manhattan more livable for working families.
NYC politics
Brooklyn
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

Ten NYC parks across all five boroughs are getting upgrades

New York City will invest $50 million to upgrade 10 neighborhood parks across all five boroughs that have lacked meaningful improvements for at least 20 years, benefiting over 116,500 residents in historically underserved communities.
fromBrooklyn Eagle
10 months ago

How Brownsville got its name

The area, historically a marshy land for building materials and waste disposal, transformed as Brown, a land speculator, turned it into Brown's Village with 250 houses.
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