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Rubain Dorancy at a Crown Heights community meeting this summer (Photo by Matthew Taub)

standard Experienced Educator and Community Activist Emerges at Forefront for Borough President’s Former State Senate Seat

Matthew TaubAugust 28, 20141 Comment

Securing one endorsement after another, an attorney, former teacher, Department of Education administrator and Crown Heights native has emerged as the most likely candidate to take Borough President Eric Adam’s former State Senate seat when a special election is held (along with […]

The Long Island Railroad (Photo by Matthew Taub)

standard Unused Headlines: What the Rags Would Have Offered for an AWOL Mayor in a Transit Strike

Matthew TaubJuly 18, 2014Comments

A transit strike and an AWOL mayor. It would have made for some creative headlines, but was not to be. @BKcolin should we throw out some expected @nypost headlines now? @Azi — Matthew Taub (@MatthewTaub1) July 16, 2014 always a fun game. […]

The Gowanus Houses are part of the New York City Housing Authority

standard More Security, or More Harassment? Some NYCHA Residents Pessimistic About Influx of Officers

Matthew TaubJuly 14, 20144 Comments

At the Gowanus Houses, opinions about police are abundant–but getting someone’s name is hard to come by. “The cops come in here, they have attitude. They question everything you’re doing,” said a middle-aged man on Butler and Bond Street who refused to […]

standard Task Force Will Seek Out Treatment Diversion Routes For Mentally Ill, Substance Abusers

Matthew TaubJune 2, 2014Comments

A newly-created Task Force on Behavioral Health and the Criminal Justice System will immediately work to create a strategic, actionable plan to ensure proper diversion routes and treatment for people with mental illness or substance abuse within the criminal justice system, as […]

standard Bill Expands Rent Protection for Senior Citizens

Matthew TaubJune 1, 2014Comments

Thanks to recent legislation, more senior citizens will be eligible to beat back rising rents. Mayor Bill de Blasio today signed legislation into law to raise the maximum income level of seniors eligible for Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program benefits […]

standard Protest Against New Condos in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

Matthew TaubMay 25, 2014Comments

Championing Preservation, Environmentalism, and Affordable Housing “Stop condos in the Park!” members of the Coalition Moratorium to Protect Prospect Park Yelled near the Farmer’s Market at Grand Army Plaza Saturday. Their protest against new development in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens area is fueled by […]