Politics

Bensonhurst — Coney Island councilmember named new co-chair of Brooklyn delegation

Sunset Park — Assemblymember Ortiz appointed Assistant Speaker

Sunset Park — 46th Street residents take to the streets over unlivable conditions

Downtown Brooklyn — Brooklyn loses to Philly in bid to host DNC

Sunset Park — Sunset residents lobby for improvements for the 58th Street Pier

Cobble Hill — Red Hook Container Terminal to receive $1.6 million in FEMA funding

— Safety Football Act presented at City Hall hearing

— Brooklynite drops out of race to be Assembly speaker

Bensonhurst — Brooklyn and Bronx players square off in handball tournament

— Common Sense: Trending negative

Bensonhurst — P.S. 229 parents and students rally to bring back veteran security guard

Bay Ridge — We the People: Europe remains on high alert in wake of Charlie Hebdo murders