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Posts by Council Member Lincoln Restler

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A brand-new, state-of-the-art @DSNY garage is open in Bed-Stuy!

This facility is 25 years in the making, and will be the new home for Bed Stuy sanitation operations. This will mean shorter response times when it snows and more efficient truck routes.

Photo cred: Jorge Vazquez/DSNY

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We’re investing $15M to transform McCarren’s asphalt lot into a new green space that will also be the biggest green infrastructure project in all of North Brooklyn.

But we need your input on the redesign! Join our virtual community meeting on May 7 at 6:30PM. Register at: bit.ly/mccarrenupgr...

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A Citi Bike ride shouldn’t cost a penny more than a subway or bus ride. We’ve got a bill to cap e-bike fees at $3 and end Citi Bike-flation.

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We held a hearing on the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ decarbonization efforts. The City of New York is behind on meeting our ambitious carbon reduction goals for municipal government and we must do better.

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We renamed Pacific St & Boerum Pl for Ralph Mercado! A  Brooklyn born global force in Latin music. He was the man behind the music - managing legends like Celia Cruz & Tito Puente and bringing salsa to the world.

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The current outdoor dining process has made way harder for small businesses.

New Yorkers want their local restaurants to be gathering spots to enjoy all year long. It's time to bring open dining back year-round.

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New Yorkers want bring back year-round open dining! Our bill will:

📆 Allow year-round dining again
✅ Expand footprint for small restaurants
⚠️ Help design safer streets
🍽️ Allow more businesses to participate

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We introduced a bill to restore year-round open dining and make it easier for restaraunts.

Outdoor dining was a silver lining of the pandemic, and New Yorkers want it back. We can simplify the process for restaurants to secure permits and give us more places to dine together.

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Here are 4 things we want to do right now:
1️⃣Pass my legislation to revoke 60,000 city-issued parking placards
2️⃣Implement consistent, aggressive enforcement by NYPD & allow citizen enforcement
3️⃣Safer street designs
4️⃣Eliminate on street parking spots reserved for government workers that aren’t needed

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Our office released a new study highlighting rampant illegal parking across Downtown Brooklyn. Vehicles block sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes & loading zones - making it more dangerous for New Yorkers to get around the neighborhood.
www.lincolnrestler.nyc/s/Illegal-Pa...

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Join us at the Greenpoint Library on Thursday October 16th from 10AM-1PM! 

Discuss local issues with our Community Advocate Kelly and @sengonzalezny’s team, get tenant support from @communitiesresist and visit SBS’s Workforce1 van for job services.

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We also celebrated the great Jane O’Connell from DEC, who has overseen some of the most complex remediation projects in Greenpoint, including NuHart. Her expertise, accountability, & the highest standards of remediation are unmatched.

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I joined @NYSDEC & Madison Realty Capital for a ribbon cutting at Greenpoint Central — housing on the former NuHart Plastic Manufacturing site. This site shows how remediation should be done: cleaning up toxic plumes to transform into homes for our community.

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Join us at Montague Open Streets on Sunday Oct 19! We’ll be there all afternoon with a performance from Bindlestiff Family Circus at 1pm, free compost giveaway & blood drive.
Reserve compost: bit.ly/oct19compost 
Donate blood: bit.ly/oct19blooddr...

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Exclusive | New Yorkers to get heads up about hideous 5G towers planned for their neighborhood under new proposal “This legislation ensures that there is a real conversation, real opportunity for feedback and a 30-day window where neighbors can weigh in,” Councilman Lincoln Restler, who represents much of nort…

We introduced legislation to ensure that when the City is installing 32-ft Link5G towers, they will be required to notify neighbors & solicit community input. 

At the very minimum, neighbors deserve notice about what’s being built right outside their homes.
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Thank you to @EmilyAssembly @SenGonzalezNY and @NydiaVelazquez for cohosting this event and to our Immigration Chair Council Member @CMAlexaAviles for leading these efforts Citywide.

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This weekend we canvassed small businesses in Williamsburg and Greenpoint to educate employers about what to do if ICE shows up. We will be hosting more outreach events to share actionable information about how to keep our community safe.

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Our office had a great time at McGolrick Park this weekend at our Greenpoint Eco Day! We gave out 500 bike helmets with @NYC_DOT, 7,000 pounds of compost, and 150 leaf bags!

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We distributed 400+ backpacks packed with school supplies to students at District 33's highest need schools. 

Huge thanks to all our neighbors who donated and The Service Collective for helping ensure every student is set up for success this year!

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Want to make a big impact on the health of Brooklyn’s street trees? Become a Citizen Pruner! You’ll learn all about tree care & pruning best practices and become a certified citizen pruner! forms.gle/2QteYU5VMHuk...

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Our office partnered with @GoodwillNYNJ to host residents from Acacia’s Atlantic Ave shelter to provide free professional clothes and connect clients with job & mental health resources. 

Dozens of our neighbors left with new outfits and new opportunities—thank you Goodwill!

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.@NYC_DOT is starting work today on initial stage of center-running bus lanes on Flatbush Ave between Livingston St & State St! 

The project will also bring new loading zones, safety upgrades, and expanded pedestrian space—making Flatbush safer, faster & more reliable.

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🌳🌱In partnership with @NYCParks, we planted Brooklyn’s first mini forest in Williamsburg! 

This once-rundown space at N. 4th St & N. 4th Pl is now a thriving pocket forest that will boost biodiversity, improve air quality, prevent flooding & beautify the neighborhood.

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Stand Against ICE Day of Action on Saturday, September 27 at 11AM to support immigrant New Yorkers. We'll be canvassing nearby businesses to inform employers and employees of their rights & prepare them to stay safe in the event of an ICE raid. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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We will be taking care of street trees on Saturday, October 4 from 10AM-12PM in Brooklyn Heights! We will be weeding, cultivating soil, adding mulch, and planting daffodil bulbs. Sign up here! bit.ly/d33treecare

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I loved joining @NY4ChildCare’s rally (with my little guy!) to demand more affordable childcare for working families! 

The City Council took a first step on 2-Care this year with a small pilot and now we need to expand it to make sure all working families have access to universal child care!

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We’ve heard from many neighbors about recent car break-ins in Boerum Hill. Our office has been working with 84th Precinct. Please don’t leave valuables in your car, and reach us with questions/concerns or more information at district33@council.nyc.gov.

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New Yorkers deserve a Mayor who is focused on what we need—on faster, more frequent buses, on keeping our young people out of jail, on ending NYPD corruption and misconduct, and on ensuring our quality of life. This MMR proves once again that Eric Adams was never up to the task.

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New Yorkers are seeing drastically less accountability for increasing police officer misconduct. There were over 1,000 substantiated complaints last year—almost triple from before Adams took office. And NYPD overturned 22% more recommendations for discipline last year.

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The MMR also shows that Eric Adams continues to fall woefully short of his pledge to create 150 miles of bus lanes in four years. DOT installed just 5 miles this year (and a total of only 42 since Adams came into office)—out of 3,200 total bus route miles in our City.

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