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Checkin’ in with: Freshman Sunset Park Assemblywoman Marcela Mitaynes

Democratic Assemblywoman Marcela Mitaynes took office on Jan. 6 after defeating 26-year incumbent Félix Ortiz in the June 2020 Democratic primary for the District 51 Assembly seat, which represents Sunset Park, Red Hook, and part of Bay Ridge. Mitaynes, a tenant organizer and registered Democratic Socialist, is one of a handful of young progressives to be elected to the state legislature in recent years, including North Brooklyn Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, Bushwick state Sen. Julia Salazar, and Bedford-Stuyvesant state Sen. Jabari Brisport. Brooklyn Paper virtually sat down with Mitaynes to discuss the district’s central issues and her legislative goals. Note: this interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. Brooklyn Paper: As you start your first term, what are your top priorities, what are some of the issues…

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radiorocky has added a photo to the pool: Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights, May, 1991. The real charm of the image is the little boy looking at the fire fighters.

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Borough Park protests spurred by Trump campaign, Cuomo alleges

Demonstrations in Borough Park over new COVID-19 regulations were politically-motivated rallies fueled by President Donald Trump’s campaign rather than genuine protests over the new rules, Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued on Friday. “President Trump exploits divisions … I also believe his campaign is fomenting the ultra-Orthodox in Brooklyn,” Cuomo said.  The two nights of chaos in Borough Park came after Cuomo announced he was closing schools and limiting religious gatherings to 10 people in COVID-19 hotspots. Some of the city’s highest rates of COVID-19 are in Orthodox communities…

Hundreds urge Brooklyn Friends School to stop union bust in open letter

More than 1,000 members of the Brooklyn Friends School community have signed onto a letter urging the administration to halt its efforts to dissolve the private Quaker school’s faculty and staff union. “Having a comprehensive union that represented as many members of BFS was a priority, reflecting the Quaker values of community and equality,” read the letter signed by nearly a dozen teachers, and co-signed by parents, students, and graduates.  The Downtown Brooklyn school, known for its progressive…

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Madeleine Brennan, longest serving principal in city’s history, dies at 93

The lionized former principal of a Dyker Heights school — whose 50-year tenure made her the longest serving principal in New York City history — died on April 9 at the age of 93.  Madeleine Brennan took the helm of Dyker Heights Intermediate School 201 on 1963 after working as a teacher in the New York City school system for 17 years. Her leadership and compassion made her a beloved fixture of the school and the surrounding community until her retirement in 2013, educators said.  “She’s an icon, a remarkable woman,” said Robert Ciulla, the current principal of Dyker Heights I.S. 201, who worked with Brennan for more than…