#KeepGowanusCreative
For the many artists and friends of the arts in Gowanus, this is a month of both celebration and protest.The celebration: This weekend will be the biggest-ever Gowanus Open Studios (produced by Arts...
View ArticleNYC ID card sign up coming to our area!
Almost a year ago New York City made history by launching IDNYC, our city’s new municipal ID card program. Since then, over half a million New Yorkers have signed up, and IDNYC is now the largest...
View ArticleHope, Not Hate
The following are remarks from Council Member Brad Lander at the Brooklyn Vigil for Paris, November 15, 2015:Article 1. Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights.Article 4. Liberty consists...
View ArticleMore New Plans for St. Mary’s Playground
As you might have seen earlier this year, a major reconstruction is in the works for St. Mary’s Playground (under the F and G tracks, along Smith Street from Luquer to Huntington Streets).The park has...
View ArticleGratitude, 2015
There’s a lot to be anxious about these days.Terrorism around the world punctures our sense of security, and prompts xenophobic backlash against our neighbors and those seeking protection from this...
View ArticleProtecting Freelancers from Getting Stiffed
New York City is the freelance capital of the world, with over 1.3 million freelancers, so many of them right here in Brooklyn. More and more people are working “by the gig” (as graphic designers, film...
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#AnnotateNYC (my first trip to genius.com)
(null).jpgEarlier this month, I had the chance to visit the new genius.com HQ (on 3rd Street between Hoyt & Bond, just a few steps from the Gowanus Canal).genius.com (aka rapgenius.com) allows...
View ArticlePBNYC 2016 Ballot is here: What will you choose?
You’re going to get a lot of chances to vote this year – the Presidential primary in April, the State legislative primary in September, and the General Election in November.But only one ballot contains...
View ArticleSome new candidates on the (PBNYC) ballot!
PBNYC Vote Week is underway – and there are some new candidates on the ballot!For the first time ever, we’ll be offering a brand new voting opportunity. In addition to voting on how to spend $1.5...
View ArticleParks, Plazas, and More --- New Open Spaces to Enjoy in Kensington this summer
Summer is here and across New York City, our public parks and shared outdoor spaces are in high demand. That’s why I’m pleased to tell you that – after several years of hard work and significant...
View ArticleConstruction Begins on Park Slope Library Reading Circle and Storytelling Garden
Council Member Brad Lander, Friends of Park Slope Library, Community Members Celebrate External Improvements, New Public Amenities Funded Through PBNYCBrooklyn, NY—Construction is underway on the new...
View ArticleThe future we want for Gowanus: help us get there
A few short years ago, the future for Gowanus looked bleak. The canal was toxic, with no plan to clean it up. Businesses were on the decline. New housing on 4th Avenue displaced existing residents, was...
View ArticleSome great news about the Pavilion Theater
The Pavilion Theater at the corner of Prospect Park – previously known as the Sanders, and before that the Marathon Theater – has been a site of first dates, family movies, and waiting in lines for...
View ArticleStill and always, grateful
Some years, gratitude is closer to the surface. Some years, it takes a little more digging.Four years ago, as Thanksgiving came, we were recovering from a natural disaster.Hurricane Sandy had taken the...
View ArticleGovernors Island is open! (Here’s how to get there)
Over the past 10 years, Governors Island as become a great part of summer in New York City, a whimsical island full of culture, music, and food. If you made it last summer, you got to climb & slide...
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