BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (August 8, 2022) – For decades, the area near Cooper Park and Cooper Park Houses has experienced violence, unhoused individuals, and substance abuse on its streets. In the past several years, these issues have become more acute citywide from the stresses of the pandemic, with a commensurate rise in the Cooper Park area.
This is unacceptable.
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WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Two Queens schools, one Brooklyn school, Maria Hernandez Park Dog Run and North Brooklyn to receive a combined almost $1 million from Council Member Jennifer Gutierrez’s office to fund projects this year.
The vote was the 7th time that the Participatory Budget (PBNYC) program has been used in District 34, which includes parts of Bushwick and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and Ridgewood in Queens.
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