Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members decide how a portion of a public budget will be spent. Councilmember Stephen Levin, who represents the 33rd District, has allocated at least $1 million of his discretionary funding for capital projects to PB. Community members have been working to flesh out ideas generated [...]
Yes, it is only 2012 and we haven’t even had the general election yet, but if you want to vote in the 2013 NYC primaries, you must register to vote by this Friday, October 12. If you want to change parties and still be eligible to vote in the 2013 NYC primaries, you must make [...]
This Wednesday night is the first of 4 debates in this year’s presidential campaign. Come watch it with your NAG friends @ BLACK RABBIT Wed Oct 3rd — 830-1030pm 91 Greenpoint Ave [btwn Franklin & Manhattan] Domestic Policy Debate with fun quizzes & games & prizes by the fine folks of Black Rabbit and the [...]
Unless you are a local political junkie (or got those robo-calls from Chuck Schumer and Bill Clinton), you may have missed that today is a primary day for Federal elections in NY state. Locally, there are two very important contested elections in our area – the 7th and 8th Congressional districts. Since both districts are [...]
The Daily News reports today on why things have not improved since NYC moved from mechanical to electronic voting machines. Despite the introduction of computerized scanners, it turns out that votes are still tallied pretty much by hand, unlike in other jurisdictions, where, as the News points out, they use the new computers as computers.
Town Hall Meeting Thurs Feb 2, 2012. 7-9pm 160 N 5th — Holy Ghost Ukranian Church Neighborhood Forum Sat Feb 4, 2012. 12-4pm 110 Kent Ave [@N8th] Ground floor of NAG office bldg. If you could give the neighborhood a grade,what would it be? Join new and long-time community members as we discuss the crucial [...]
September 13th is election day. Most of the big races are special elections, but there are citywide primaries on both the Democratic and Republican side (including judicial races in Brooklyn). In terms of the special elections, closest to home there one to replace Darryl Towns (who has moved on to the Cuomo administration) in the [...]
For the month of July, NAG Action is going to tackle the tall topic of government in NYC. Cap off your 4th of July celebrations with a night learning about NYC citizenship. Confused about how government in NYC works and, more importantly, effects you in North Brooklyn? Come grab a drink with NAG while we [...]
So, most of the local seats were decided during the primaries, the national mood is taking a sharp turn to the right (hopefully not back towards that ditch), and there’s this confusing new balloting system that doesn’t even seem to work. Tomorrow is election day, but it’s probably best to stay home, right? WRONG! Tuesday [...]
Next Tuesday (14 September) is primary day in New York. For local elections, this is often the most important day of the electoral calendar, as the Democratic winners tend to carry through in November. This year, there are a number of heavily contested races at the local level. While NAG does not take a position [...]
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