As chair of the @bkcb6.bsky.social Business Affairs and Licenses committee, we have been pushing for year-round outdoor dining for years. When it went away, so did mass support for our favorite bars and restaurants. I’m thrilled and cannot wait to be having a cozy dinner outside in December!

CB6 - Brooklyn Community Board 6@bkcb6.bsky.social · 4w ago

Outdoor dining is coming back year round. Thanks @cmrestler.bsky.social, @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social, CM Aviles & BP Reynoso. CB6 Business Affairs, chaired by @aspishakthomas.com, backed it. So did Transportation, chaired by @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @tonymelone.bsky.social, & our Full Board.

Credit to @mayor.nyc.gov & Deputy Mayor Borzag on Block by Block & LIFT list w/ 120 city owned sites to build housing on. I sent letter flagging 250 Baltic St (yes @bkcb6.bsky.social office) , zoned R6, so residential needs no ULURP. 🤞 list become 121 🏠 sites 🏢. bkcb6.app/blockbyblock

NYC’s headed for a “heat dome”, with an emergency declared and heat indices possibly hitting 109° ~4/5 of @bkcb6.bsky.social runs hotter than citywide avg I built a page about it •CB6 cooling center map •Heat vulnerability map • CB6 surface map bkcb6.app/cooldown

Thanks @bradlander.bsky.social Here’s the Gowanus Rezoning portion bkcb6.app/gowanus.html

CB6 Gowanus Rezoning

Maps and information on the Gowanus rezoning, including active ULURP applications.

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Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Check out this great new app created by @bkcb6.bsky.social’s @racioppomike.bsky.social! It’s never been easier to find your local community board, access useful data, get connected with your officials, and understand how community boards work. (Or learn about the Gowanus Rezoning!) Check it out!

Jim Walden seems addicted to losing. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/n...

Mamdani’s Opponents Raise More Than $1 Million to Fight His Agenda

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My new op-Ed in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social on @emilyassembly.bsky.social and @juliasalazar.bsky.social Small Business Rent Stabilization Act. Let’s fight to keep our neighborhood businesses open and from big real estate controlling nyc! citylimits.org/opinion-comm...

Opinion: Commercial Rent Stabilization is Our Only Hope - City Limits

"It would ensure that small business owners can afford to keep their doors open and that we don’t live in neighborhoods lined with Sweet Greens, Targets, and Whole Foods."

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it's never been easier to find your local CB!! we love!

Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Check out this great new app created by @bkcb6.bsky.social’s @racioppomike.bsky.social! It’s never been easier to find your local community board, access useful data, get connected with your officials, and understand how community boards work. (Or learn about the Gowanus Rezoning!) Check it out!

Check out this great new app created by @bkcb6.bsky.social’s @racioppomike.bsky.social! It’s never been easier to find your local community board, access useful data, get connected with your officials, and understand how community boards work. (Or learn about the Gowanus Rezoning!) Check it out!

CB6 & Beyond

Brooklyn Community Board 6 plus every Community Board across NYC.

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🎉 Congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on being elected Mayor, and to @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social, @shahanafrombk.bsky.social, @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, and @jumaane.bsky.social on re-election. And congrats to @aschierenbeck.bsky.social and the CRC team on Questions 2 to 5 passing. enr.boenyc.gov

Lots of focus on Lina Khan (because yay!) but the real exciting thing is that Maria Torres-Springer is on the team. Nobody knows city government better.

Politico@politico.com · 10mo ago

Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team

I'm very happy that this statement is true for me and Cuomo. Not mayor, just Italian. 🤌 🇮🇹

Let’s goooooo @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social !!!!

YES on Affordable Housing@yesonaffhousing.bsky.social · 10mo ago

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has already proven that nothing changes unless we change it. Today, by joining Zohran and voting YES on Proposals 2 through 5, New Yorkers are wielding the power of our votes to change the course of our city’s future. @opennewyork.org

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has already proven that nothing changes unless we change it. Today, by joining Zohran and voting YES on Proposals 2 through 5, New Yorkers are wielding the power of our votes to change the course of our city’s future. @opennewyork.org

Read my latest in Patch. Why I believe you should vote yes on questions 2 through 5 and help make Mamdani’s plans to build hundreds of thousands of units of affordable housing a reality. patch.com/new-york/bro...

My Sixth Mayor, Your Ballot.

One of your neighbors posted in Politics & Government. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

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New short two-way protected bike lane connector on Union Street in Gowanus. Thanks @nyc-dot.bsky.social! Another project supported by @bkcb6.bsky.social. Glad to see the network taking shape in this part of the neighborhood.

Now that we’ve got an extra hour, the question becomes: what will we do with it? Vote! 🗳️ Today, Sun, Nov 2, is the last day of early voting. Polls are open 9 AM –5 PM. It won’t take the whole extra hour, and you get a sticker. Not sure where to vote? findmypollsite.vote.nyc

While less spooky today, you can still vote early until 5PM today, Saturday, November 1st, and tomorrow, Sunday , November 2nd, from 9am until 5pm. findmypollsite.vote.nyc

CB6 - Brooklyn Community Board 6@bkcb6.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Greetings from Spooky CB6! 🎃 Vote early, vote today. It’s Friday, October 31, 2025, and polls are open from 9 AM until 5 PM. Cast your ballot and get this year’s limited-edition Halloween Voter sticker. findmypollsite.vote.nyc

. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in Park Slope / @bkcb6.bsky.social! (happiest district) @carloscalz07.bsky.social making sure, unlike Cuomo, we know it’s Mamdani! Esp great to 👀 on day I voted for him, @shahanafrombk.bsky.social & @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social & got a 🎃🗳️ sticker!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It's scary how cute Park Slope was tonight. Happy Halloween, NYC.

Greetings from Spooky CB6! 🎃 Vote early, vote today. It’s Friday, October 31, 2025, and polls are open from 9 AM until 5 PM. Cast your ballot and get this year’s limited-edition Halloween Voter sticker. findmypollsite.vote.nyc

If Brad runs for Congress, do that mean we get a 1st Deputy Mayor Stavros in a @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social administration?

As @aspishakthomas.com said, take our survey! bit.ly/CB6SurvFY27

Mandi Spishak-Thomas@aspishakthomas.com · 11mo ago

Every year community boards across New York City submit a "District Needs Statement", identifying their district's priorities with the hopes of influencing the city budget. @racioppomike.bsky.social writes about the process and highlights our call on @bkcb6.bsky.social for community input.

Mike has been a steady and principled voice for safe, sustainable streets in BKCB6. He knows that prioritizing walking, biking, and transit makes sense in a district + city where most people don’t drive. Grateful to be mentioned by Doug alongside leaders of the safe streets movement.

Mike Racioppo @racioppomike.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Thank you @brooklynspoke.bsky.social for acknowledging me in Life After Cars! Great move by @shahanafrombk.bsky.social in appointing Doug to CB6 in 2023 & @ericmcclure.bsky.social becoming CB6 Chair, so I can tell people that @thewaroncars.bsky.social is the @bkcb6.bsky.social transportation chair!

Thank you @brooklynspoke.bsky.social for acknowledging me in Life After Cars! Great move by @shahanafrombk.bsky.social in appointing Doug to CB6 in 2023 & @ericmcclure.bsky.social becoming CB6 Chair, so I can tell people that @thewaroncars.bsky.social is the @bkcb6.bsky.social transportation chair!

Thank you @streetspac.org!

StreetsPAC@streetspac.org · 11mo ago

We're thrilled today to announce our endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's November 4th general election, headlined by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor. Read all about our full slate of candidates here: www.streetspac.org/mamdani_2025...

I’ve been informed this is a reskeet So thank you @aspishakthomas.com and take our survey! bit.ly/cb6survfy27!

CB6 FY2027 District Needs Assessment Survey

Brooklyn Community Board 6 is currently preparing our Fiscal Year 2027 District Needs Assessment. This document, which we submit to the City of New York each fall, helps guide our budget priorities. ...

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Mandi Spishak-Thomas@aspishakthomas.com · 11mo ago

Every year community boards across New York City submit a "District Needs Statement", identifying their district's priorities with the hopes of influencing the city budget. @racioppomike.bsky.social writes about the process and highlights our call on @bkcb6.bsky.social for community input.

We want to hear from you! If you live in Brooklyn CB6 (Red Hook, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, Columbia Waterfront) fill out our survey and let us know what you want to see prioritized in this year's district needs statement.

CB6 FY2027 District Needs Assessment Survey

Brooklyn Community Board 6 is currently preparing our Fiscal Year 2027 District Needs Assessment. This document, which we submit to the City of New York each fall, helps guide our budget priorities. ...

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Every year community boards across New York City submit a "District Needs Statement", identifying their district's priorities with the hopes of influencing the city budget. @racioppomike.bsky.social writes about the process and highlights our call on @bkcb6.bsky.social for community input.

Suggesting You Choose to Take A Survey

One of your neighbors posted in Politics & Government. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

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"Housing is the most-pressing crisis facing New York City. The plan delivers up to 6,000 new homes, with 2,650 permanently below market rate at deep affordability levels, including 250 units reserved for NYCHA residents from the surrounding neighborhoods."

Mike Racioppo @racioppomike.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I’m in @nyc.streetsblog.org this morning with an op-Ed on my ‘Yes’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan. bit.ly/streetsblogmikerac930

I’m in @nyc.streetsblog.org this morning with an op-Ed on my ‘Yes’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan. bit.ly/streetsblogmikerac930

The Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan is a big win that will increase housing supply, open space, & public transit. Great op-ed by @racioppomike.bsky.social about how this came to be, & we’re excited to see & support more of these kinds of plans going forward! citylimits.org/opinion-how-...

Opinion: How And Why I Voted Yes on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Plan - City Limits

"The Vision Plan is not perfect, but it is clear and concise. It is a 15-year, three-phase framework that sets enforceable commitments around housing, climate resilience, transportation, and social se...

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