Senate and State of New York Recognize Juneteenth as Official Holiday

June 19, 2020

Juneteenth

Juneteeth graphic

The Senate joined Governor Andrew Cuomo in recognizing Juneteeth as an official holiday, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The day has been celebrated on June 19th by African-Americans and others since the late Nineteeth Century. The date originated on June 19, 1865, when enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, heard the news that they were free.

Brooklyn Paper: Community Board 1 Approves River Ring in Marathon Meeting

September 15, 2021

The proposed River Ring development (center) at River Street near Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. James Corner Field Operations and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.

Brooklyn Eagle: Brooklyn Bridge Protected Bike Lane Opens

September 14, 2021

This ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge opened the bridge’s long-awaited, two-way bike lane. Among those seen here are DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman (in sunglasses, toward center) Brooklyn Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (second from left); Manhattan Councilmember Margaret Chin (next to her, holding up scissors); Brooklyn-Manhattan State Sen. Brian Kavanagh (second from right) and Brooklyn Councilmember Steve Levin. Photo courtesy of NYC DOT

Kavanagh Joins Krueger, Colleagues Calling for Denial of Permits for New Fossil Fuel Power Plants

September 13, 2021

Astoria Power Plant

NY Times: 800,000 New Yorkers Just Lost Federal Unemployment Benefits

September 7, 2021

“To just cut people off, it’s ridiculous and it’s unethical and it’s evil,” said Travis Curry, 34, a freelance photographer who will lose roughly $482 in weekly assistance. Credit: Rosem Morton for the NY Times.