Shaping Our Future, Right on Your Block
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in All Politics is Local
Do you know who your elected county committee representative is? And yet that is your most accessible representative. I would venture to say that the vast majority of people do not. Along with District Leader, County Committee is a political position that only political insiders know or care about. However, your committee person plays an [...]
Hakeem Jeffries: Unite the Hill
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Jim Flood in All Politics is Local
Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout are currently served by one community board, one police precinct and one school district. Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout are represented primarily by one City Council member, one State Senator and one Congressman. But when it comes to the New York State Assembly, a jagged line separates the [...]
Tish James: Hill Advocate in City Politics
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Thaddaeus Pera in All Politics is Local
City Councilwoman Letitia James has served Fort Greene and Clinton Hill with tremendous popular support since 2003, winning the most recent election with 92% of the popular vote. In that time she has been a fierce advocate for the common citizen and the progressive agenda in the council chambers. Recently The Hill caught up with [...]
Green in BKLYN Makes Living Greener Easy
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Kate Hanley in Hill Top Reviews
Bed-Stuy resident Elissa Olin wanted to make earth-friendly shopping choices but found it hard to do so—one store might have green cleaning supplies but no recycled paper products, while another carried non-toxic hand soap but only conventional, chemical-laden shampoo. “Even though I was committed to living greener, it was a struggle,” she recalls. An event [...]
