… Charles Barron still brings the fire. Burning questions in the minds of “critical thinkers” are: what’s he done lately for the community? What legislation has he passed? Why can’t he step aside and bring in some new blood? Is Barron “for real?” Many folks in Barron’s 42nd Councilmatic District of Brownsville-East New York hardly […]readmore

There was wistfulness about the Major Owens endorsement of Councilman John Liu on Monday at his congressional office where he’s been for 24 years.  “We’re moving out in September,” the congressman said. “This is the last event we’ll be having here.” Before getting to the endorsement of Councilman Liu, the former congressman spoke of the […]readmore

“The Brooklyn Supreme Court Guardianship Program has been hijacked by Mafia-style crime”, charges Reverend Samuel Boykin, court-appointed guardian for Judge John Phillips, the “Kung Fu Judge.”   Phillips was a Brooklyn Civil Court Judge for 13 years serving two terms between 1976 and 1994.  Boykin is the first family member in a long line of court-appointed […]readmore

The New York version of “to the victor go the spoils,” blatantly implemented through  the Republican dominated NYS Senate for 40 years, abruptly ended with the emergence of a Democratic majority. One of the benefits of Democrats being in the majority is how community project funds, a.k.a. member items, are distributed. Member item dollars distributed […]readmore

Administration Negotiates Amendments to Mayoral Control Mayor Mike Bloomberg said people would riot in the streets if Mayoral control was allowed to sunset on June 30. He demanded Governor Paterson dispatch state troopers to drag Democratic senators by the scruff of their necks, kicking and screaming, back to Albany to rubber stamp the Padavan/ Silver […]readmore

It’s official. Candidates for elected office have submitted their balloting petitions. All central Brooklyn council members are facing challengers. Three are running for a second term. Three are running for a third term. Three voted for term limit extension; three against. One who voted against extending term limits is running for a third term. All […]readmore

Charge Rising Test Scores Don’t Mean Rising Education Demonstrators filled the street in front of the Tweed Building where the Department of Education and Mayor Bloomberg were the target of demands from parents to be a part of the education of their children and accusations that increasing test results do not necessarily mean an increase […]readmore

“These raindrops represent the tears of the family and the community” said Councilwoman Letitia James at the start of the march commemorating the third year of the unsolved brutal murder of Chanel Petro-Nixon, a 16-year-old “A” student at Boys & Girls High School.  Ms. Petro-Nixon’s body was found in a trash bag in front of […]readmore