Council District 39: Outgoing Councilman Bill DeBlasio has backtracked on his secretive effort to allow a politically connected private school to move ahead with a two-story extension atop of the courtyards that give Carroll Gardens is very character. Comment.

Council District 39: Has Councilman Bill DeBlasio sold out his district in one of his last official acts before becoming public advocate? Comment.

Council District 39: A city lawmaker who battled to preserve the architectural character of Carroll Gardens could be laying the groundwork for its eventual dissolution, local residents charged this week. Comment.

Council District 39: This morning there was a reprise of the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” at City Council nominee Brad Lander’s Park Slope homestead. Comment.

Council District 39: The Democrat beats back a Republican and a Green. Comment.

Council District 39: Here’s a quick question for you: How many candidates in the race for the 39th City Council District have children in city public schools? Comments (1).

Council District 39: Even though he’s already won the Democratic primary for the 39th District, City Council candidate Brad Lander is still learning a thing or two about “the game” -- especially the unwritten truth that any event, no matter how important or benign, could turn into a political rally. Comments (1).

Council District 39: What other newspaper lets you into the boardroom when we grill three candidates for City Council who are seeking our endorsement? With video … Comment.

Politicrasher: Joe Nardiello is a different kind of Republican, but on a few issues, he’s not different enough. Comment.

Council District 39: Who says that Green party candidates are nothing but tree huggers? Comment.

Council District 39: He’s not just the bona fide winner: He’s the certified winner. Comment.

Council District 39: The three men who want to represent Park Slope in the City Council weigh in on Council Speaker Christine Quinn Comments (2).

Council District 39: The specter of controversy hanging over City Council Republican candidate George Smith did little to boost his chances for victory Tuesday as his opponent Joe Nardiello easily secured the nomination with more than two thirds of the votes cast. Comments (3).

Council District 39: Now that he’s won the Democratic nomination for the 39th Council District, Brad Lander is facing two challengers: Republican Joe Nardiello and Green Party nominee David Pechefsky. We checked in with both upstarts to see if they stand a chance against the better-funded, better-known Democrat. Comments (2).

Council District 39: When Brad Lander woke up early Tuesday morning to begin his last big pitch for City Council, one of the first things he heard was the Black Eyed Peas. Comment.

Council District 39: The win was somewhat expected, but not by this much. Comments (1).

Council District 39: Today is Primary Day, so if you have not been able to make up your mind after a full year of the campaign, perhaps these last-minute endorsements will push you over the edge. Comment.

Council District 39: The two men hoping to win the Republican nod for Park Slope’s 39th District don’t see September 15 as Primary Day. Instead, it’ll he the bitter end to the venomous war of words the campaign has become. Comments (1).

Editorial: The Brooklyn Paper editorial board scolds readers to eat their vegetables — namely, to read up on the issues and vote in Tuesday’s primaries. Comment.

Council District 39: All five candidates for the Democratic nomination to succeed Councilman Bill DeBlasio make their pitch. Comments (3).

Council District 39: It could be a political first: a cartoon attack ad. Comments (1).

Council District 39: What is the best way to get from Point A to Point B? Comments (1).

Council District 39: One Republican City Council candidate is NOT running on his record — his criminal record, that is. Comments (1).

Council District 39: Who needs Tivo? The Brooklyn Paper and Brooklyn Independent Television’s exciting debate featuring the five men who hope to succeed Bill DeBlasio can be viewed just by clicking here. With video … Comments (5).

Council District 39: City Council hopeful George Smith hasn’t even begun the policial career he’s vying for and he’s already been slapped with sexual harassment charges. Comments (2).

Council District 39: In the heat of the campaign to succeed City Councilman Bill DeBlasio, candidate Josh Skaller’s wife Kelly gave birth to the couple’s second child, a daughter named Selah, at New York Methodist Hospital on Aug. 7. Comment.

Council District 39: One candidate announced in advance that he’d show up this morning — the other just showed up. Isn’t this subway system big enough for the both of them? Comments (1).

Council District 39: For the first time in — let’s just say ever — two candidates are battling it out for the 39th Council District’s Republican line in November’s election. Comments (5).

Council District 39: City Council candidate John Heyer has found an issue that he hopes to ride all the way to office. Comment.

Council District 39: For the second time in as many days, the race to succeed Councilman Bill DeBlasio has turned into a vicious, mud bath between rivals Josh Skaller and Brad Lander — this time as the two leading candidates exchanged accusations of illicit campaign spending all day long on Tuesday. Comments (2).

Council District 39: The once-genteel race to succeed Councilman Bill DeBlasio was thrown into turmoil this week, when the pregnant wife of one of the candidates sent an e-mail from her hospital bed to slam another candidate for making an issue out of the couple’s decision to send their son to private school. Comments (1).

Council District 39: Former City Councilman Steve DiBrienza’s scandal-scarred Windsor Terrace non-profit has practically gone out of business after the city stopped funding the organization this summer — even the sign has been changed. Comment.

Council District 39: It’s our big election package — online! Comment.

Politicrasher: The Republican Party is tearing itself apart even before its City Council candidate in Park Slope can get his chance to be shredded at the polls in November. Comment.

Council District 39: Public schools are a big topic right now — but not every candidate sends his or hers to public school. Is that a problem? Comment.

Council District 39: David Pechefsky begins the long struggle to run as a Green in one of the city’s most-liberal neighborhoods. Comment.