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Notes on New York law and Brooklyn civic life from Michael L. Walker, with links to the original reporting.

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Jun 14, 2022Brooklyn

NY Business Groups Ask For “Assault” Weapons Ban

Five business groups in New York have called on Governor Kathy Hochul to ban “assault” weapons as the fill in Governor is busy signing even stricter gun…

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Jun 13, 2022Immigration

Immigrant Groups Demand $25 Million For Non-Citizen Voting Law

As city budget meetings wind down immigrant advocate groups along with city council members have rallied to demand $25 million added to the budget to fund…

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Jun 09, 2022Employment Law

Employment Law: Brooklyn Co Tries To Decrease Gun Violence By Going Green

Brooklyn startup BlocPower is trying to use the business of greening the city to mitigate gun violence in hard hit communities. BlocPower’s “Civilian…

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Jun 07, 2022Immigration

NY Immigration Advocates Wanted More From Two New Bills

New immigration legislation fell short of immigration advocacy groups expectations. The advocacy group FWD.us said the bills – which they had hoped would…

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Jun 06, 2022Employment Law

Employment Law: Delivery Workers Organizing For Employee Protection

Food delivery workers have started to form groups to ensure they receive increased rights and protections in the post-pandemic world. Mayor Adams and New…

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Jun 03, 2022Real Estate

Brooklyn Real Estate Potpourri

A few new stories in Brooklyn real estate news from this week… Bklyner.com covers stories including: Mayor Adams proposing make housing and other…

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