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Photo via WikipediaAbout a month ago, Andrew Gounardeslaunched a petition [https://docs.google.com/a/bklyner.com/forms/d/1g7i6Pw5QK5X0qw203i2wRVzy_rT0g3coa1bnUHqqvpI/viewform?edit_requested=true] to be submitted to Governor Cuomo to increase the bus service for the Bay Ridge Avenue R stop while it undergoes renovations which will close
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Billy Thai. (Photo via Facebook)The fight for control of the 47th Assembly District has created some unexpected bedfellows, thanks to a common enemy: Assemblyman William Colton. Several key political players in southern Brooklyn are offering behind-the-scenes support for Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V6tvCJMrIU0], the Democratic candidate presented by Chinese Political
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Kemmerer via LinkedInPolitical activist and executive director of the Bay Ridge Democrats, Jamie Kemmerer, will formally announce his bid to represent the 22nd District in the State Senate on Monday, challenging 12-year Republican incumbent Marty Golden for his seat. “The speculation is true. There’s a lot of work to
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Andrew Gounardes (Photo by Carol Dronsfield)The following is an opinion article submitted by Andrew Gounardes, a local attorney, vice president of the Bay Ridge Democrats and 2012 candidate for State Senate Last week, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption released a report detailing an enraging, though not surprising,
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Quaglione speaking at the rally. (Source: johnquaglione.com)Republican City Council candidate John Quaglione is firing back at Assemblyman William Colton and Councilman Vincent Gentile, who last week condemned Quaglione for turning the Southwest Brooklyn Waste Transfer Station into a “political football.” [/colton-blasts-quaglione-for-turning-waste-transfer-controversy-into-political-football/] Quaglione told Bensonhurst Bean that the two
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On the six month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy yesterday, local politicians, activists, and neighbors gathered once again to decry the waste transfer station proposed for the Bensonhurst waterfront, saying that the station could turn a Sandy-like storm into a toxic maelstrom. Close to 200 people rallied on Sunday, April 28,
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Single ladies of Brooklyn, now you too can experience the thrill of buying a local politician, as Representative Michael Grimm has put himself on the block for charity, according to a report by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/calling-all-single-women-here%E2%80%99s-your-chance-bid-bachelor] . The charity auction, which
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Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz celebrating during an election night party at the Turkish Cultural Center of Brooklyn. (Photo: Erica Sherman)By now, the whole world knows that the American people chose to send Barack Obama back to the White House for another four years. But how did your local elected fare
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Image courtesy of the office of Andrew GounardesAndrew Gounardes, who looks to replace State Senator Marty Golden in the 22nd District, opened his second campaign office. A crowd of about 100 turned out for the opening at 7321 15th Avenue on Saturday, according to a release from Gounardes. Assemblyman Peter
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State Senator Marty Golden will hold a class for professional women on “Posture, Deportment, and the Feminine Presence” [http://www.nysenate.gov/event/2012/jul/24/polished-professional]in the workplace, angering women’s rights advocates who think women would be better served with good policy, not antiquated etiquette. The taxpayer
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Andrew Gounardes, who recently threw his hat into the ring [/video-andrew-gounardes-makes-case-for-marty-goldens-seat/] against State Senator Marty Golden, has joined fellow Democrat Councilman Vincent Gentile and a group of successful Bay Ridge women [/gentile-bay-ridges-women-leaders-to-protest-brooklyn-11223/] in opposing the way new reality show Brooklyn 11223 portrays life among a group of pugilistic young women