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Update: Markowitz Begins Coney Casino Coalition

Source: Wikimedia CommonsThis week Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced he’d support [/assembly-speaker-sheldon-silver-eyes-coney-island-for-casino-destination/] a casino in Coney Island. Wednesday, Marty Markowitz began a coalition backing gambling in Coney Island, according to the Daily News. [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-borough-president-marty-markowitz-starts-coalition-backing-proposed-coney-island-casino-article-1.1137174] “Back in January when I called for c

antisemitism

Shomrim Monitoring Holocaust Park After Anti-Semitic Vandalism, Calls For Camera Surveillance Increase

A footprint left at the site of the vandalism last week, believed to belong to the culprit.Our report last week on the anti-Semitic graffiti at the Holocaust Memorial [/breaking-anti-semitic-graffiti-found-at-holocaust-memorial-park/] was met with swift responses from elected officials [/more-responses-to-anti-semitic-vandalism-at-holocaust-memorial-park/], and so far one measure has been taken to ensure the