June is the start of the unofficial “parade season” and I enjoy walking as much of each parade route as possible—and I always want to march with friends! Please join me at this month’s parades... Join me in marching in June’s parades!
June is the start of the unofficial “parade season” and I enjoy walking as much of each parade route as possible—and I always want to march with friends! Please join me at this month’s parades...
B.P. Brewer in the news:
May 18-24
Here are the latest press clips on Borough President Gale Brewer and the work of her office.
B.P. Brewer in the news:
May 11-17
Here are the latest press clips on Borough President Gale Brewer and the work of her office. New Community Board appointments announced
This year’s slate of Manhattan’s 12 Community Board appointments include 89 new members–four of them teens–among the 320 total appointees (from a totel of 651 applicants). Following this latest round of appointments, 93 percent of all appointees now live in the district in which they are appointed. See the complete list of Manhattan Community Board members and appointees (by term) here.
If you’ve followed the process at all, you know… Read more
B.P. Brewer in the news:
May 4-10
Here are the latest press clips on Borough President Gale Brewer and the work of her office. The Charter Revision Commission wants to hear from you!
The 2019 Charter Revision Commission released a preliminary staff report on proposed changes to the Charter in four areas: elections, governance, finance, and land use. You can see the proposed changes here.
Over the next few weeks, the commission will hold borough hearings on these draft proposals. The first, in Queens, was held April 30th. Here are details for the upcoming hearings:
Thursday, May 2: BrooklynBrooklyn Borough Hall,… Read more
Changes coming to 14th Street during L train slowdown
The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to create a “busway”—or what DOT is now calling a “Transit-Truck Priority” project—on 14th Street between 3rd and 9th Avenues beginning in June for an 18 month pilot.
This means buses and delivery vehicles will be given priority over private and for-hire vehicles during most of the day, with the exact hours still to be determined by transportation officials. Private cars that… Read more
B.P. Brewer in the news:
April 20-26
Here are the latest press clips on Borough President Gale Brewer and the work of her office. Lawsuit to compel public review of Holmes Tower infill development
I’ve filed a lawsuit against Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYCHA demanding that the plan for Holmes Towers Infill development on First Avenue and 93rd Street be subject to the City’s Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) as required by the state public housing law.
State public housing law requires that localities follow a standard approval process. In New York City, that’s the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, and… Read more
B.P. Brewer in the news:
April 13-19
Here are the latest press clips on Borough President Gale Brewer and the work of her office. 
