The Gowanus Canal is a 1.8-mile-long (2.9 km) canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn,on the westernmost portion of Long Island. Once a vital cargo transportation hub,the canal has seen decreasing use since the mid-20th century,parallel with the decline of domestic waterborne shipping. It continues to be used for occasional movement of goods and daily navigation of small boats,tugs and barges.
Gowanus is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn,within the area once known as South Brooklyn. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 6. Gowanus is bounded by Wyckoff Street on the north,Fourth Avenue on the east,the Gowanus Expressway to the south,and Bond Street to the west.
Martin J. Golden is an American politician from Brooklyn,New York,one of the five boroughs of New York City. A Republican,Golden represented the 43rd district in the New York City Council from 1998 to 2002 and represented the 22nd district of the New York State Senate from 2003 to 2018.
Greenwood Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn,named partially after the adjacent Green-Wood Cemetery by real estate developers. Greenwood Heights is a part of Brooklyn Community District 7 along with Windsor Terrace,Sunset Park and South Slope. The much-debated borders are roughly the Prospect Expressway to the north,Gowanus Canal and Upper New York Bay to the west,Eighth Avenue to the east,and 39th Street to the south.
Bradford S. Lander is an American politician,urban planner,and community organizer who currently serves as the New York City Comptroller. A member of the Democratic Party,Lander is a progressive politician,and has been described as "one of the most left-leaning politicians in the city."
The Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council is a bloc of progressive New York City Councilmembers that was formed in 2009. In 2010,the Caucus consisted of 12 members,nearly 25% of the 51-member New York City Council. The caucus grew to 35 members following the 2021 city council elections,before narrowing to 20 members in February 2023 following new bylaws requiring members to sign on to their Statement of Principles. It is co-chaired by Shahana Hanif (D-Brooklyn) and Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn). Jennifer Gutierrez (D-Brooklyn) and Carmen De La Rosa (D-Manhattan) are Vice Co-Chairs.
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is a nonprofit conservancy founded in 2009 that serves as a community-based environmental steward of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn,New York City. Partnering with the EPA,the city Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP),groups like Riverkeeper and universities as diverse as Brooklyn Law School,SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse,and Rutgers,it seeks to improve the canal's water quality while promoting local green spaces and building habitats for the fauna that live in or near the waterway.
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn is an American politician who serves as the Assembly Member for the 42nd District of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of East Flatbush,Flatbush,Ditmas Park,and Midwood,in Brooklyn.
Jo Anne Simon is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 52nd District of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Brooklyn Heights,Downtown Brooklyn,Cobble Hill,Carroll Gardens,Gowanus,Park Slope,Boerum Hill and DUMBO in Brooklyn. She was a candidate for Congress in New York's newly redrawn 10th congressional district in 2022.
Zellnor Myrie is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served in the New York State Senate since 2019,representing the 20th state senate district,which includes parts of Brooklyn.
Farah N. Louis is an American politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and is a member of the New York City Council for the 45th district,which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush,Flatbush,Flatlands,Marine Park,and Midwood.
Tiffany Cabán is an American attorney,politician,and political organizer who has served as a member of the New York City Council for the 22nd District since the 2021 New York City Council election. She won the Democratic primary for the seat after the incumbent,Democrat Costa Constantinides,retired.
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2,2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020.
Darma V. Diaz is a Democratic politician. She is a former New York City Councilmember for the 37th district,which includes Bushwick,East New York,Cypress Hills,Ocean Hill-Brownsville,and Brownsville,Brooklyn. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected unopposed in December 2020 following the resignation of Rafael Espinal. Diaz presided as Chair of the New York City Council's Committee on Women and Gender Equity.
New York City's 39th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Shahana Hanif,who took office in 2022. Among the seat's prior occupants are former Mayor Bill de Blasio and current Comptroller Brad Lander.
Crystal R. Hudson is an American politician from New York City. A Democrat,she represents the 35th district of the New York City Council,which covers parts of central Brooklyn.
Sandra Nurse is a Panamanian-born American carpenter and Democratic politician from New York City who has served as the New York City Council member for the 37th district since 2022. District 37 covers Bushwick and other neighborhoods in northern Brooklyn.
Mercedes Narcisse is a Haitian American nurse and Democratic politician from New York City currently serving as the New York City Council Member representing Brooklyn's 46th City Council District covering the neighborhoods of Bergen Beach,Canarsie,Flatlands,Georgetown,Gerritsen Beach,Marine Park,Mill Basin,Mill Island,Sheepshead Bay in southeastern Brooklyn.
Shekar Krishnan is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 25th district,which covers the northwestern Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights,Elmhurst,parts of East Elmhurst,and a small piece of Woodside.
