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Participatory Budgeting Event on March 11th

Participatory Budgeting Event on March 11th

Mar 06, 2019 ,,,,,

Participatory budgeting voting week is coming up from March 30th- April 7th. And leading up to it the offices of Carlos Menchaca is putting on a very unique and creative event. See more info below! Arts Workshop onMonday, March 11th at 6:30pm, location TBD. We’re excited to partner with Arts & Democracy to hold this workshop where we’ll be […]

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Red Hook Meet Your Neighbors Event.

Apr 30, 2018 ,,,,,,,,

Calling all Red Hook community members! Mark you calendars for this Friday May 4th and stop by our Van Brunt office from 6pm-8pm because we are hosting a “Meet Your Neighbors” happy hour event. The fabulous Cora Dance will be performing and Council Member Carlos Menchaca will be our guest speaker for the evening. Another […]

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Calling on Artists for Red Hook Project.

Apr 06, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency and Council Member Carlos Menchaca are accepting submissions from professional artists for a temporary art commission in Red Hook, Brooklyn.  The focus of this project is “climate change” and the deadline to apply has aptly been set for Earth day, April 22nd. […]

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5th Annual Red Hook Prom is Announced!

Apr 05, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,,

We are so excited for the Red Hook Prom, the yearly dance party to benefit the Cora Dance Organization!  The date is set for May 6th at 7pm and we are told the event will be extended until midnight this year. We wanted to share this with our Red Hook friends and neighbors so you […]

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Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Forum Tonight.

Feb 03, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,

We just got word from Carlos Menchaca’s office that there will be a forum tonight to address the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming members of our community.  The meeting will begin at 6pm at the YWCA of Brooklyn (30 3rd Ave) and will run until 9pm. The purpose is to strategize with fellow community leaders, elected officials […]

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A Message From Carlos Menchaca

Jan 31, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,,

We received the message below from our Council Member, Carlos Menchaca, and wanted to pass it along!  We’re so proud of Menchaca and all the politicians standing up for immigrant rights and protesting alongside their constituents. We’ve been hearing about a lot of folks putting pressure on our local politicians, in fact we blogged about the protest […]

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Day of Unity and Solidarity March Nov 20th.

Nov 18, 2016 ,,,,,,,,

  It has been over a week now since Donald Drumpf has been elected and we have seen a protest or rally on the streets of New York each day since. More than one hundred thousand people marched down 5th Avenue the day after the election and thousands showed up to the Love Rally in Washington […]

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Brooklyn PTA 5K

May 16, 2016 ,,,,,,,,,,

There was a huge turn out this year for the PTA 5K around Prospect Park, as you can see.  The family fun walk/run/bike/scoot was a fundraiser to raise money for Brooklyn schools.  Carlos Menchaca was there, representing District 38, as were council members  Brad Lander, Laurie Cumbo, and Stephen Levin (in the photo above).  There were […]

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