Source: _PaulS_ via FlickrThe following is a press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler: New York, NY – U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), authors of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, issued the
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Demjanjuk (center) hearing his death sentence on 25 April 1988 in Jerusalem, Israel. The guilty verdict was later overturned.City Councilman David Greenfield and State Assemblyman Dov Hikind will hold a press conference today in Borough Park, in order to protest a State Department decision allowing the body of convicted
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Source: nysenate.govState Senator Diane Savino thinks the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC) dropped the ball in what should have been an easy lay up of a senate race between Democratic City Councilman Lew Fidler and Republican attorney David Sorobin. Savino, a former co-chair of the DSCC, made her opinion
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The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman David Greenfield: Greenfield Encourages New Yorkers to Save on Prescription Drugs Visit or Call District Office for Free BigAppleRx Card Brooklyn – Councilman David G. Greenfield wants residents to take advantage of savings available to everyone through New York
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While State Senate District 27 includes just a small portion [http://www.nysenate.gov/district/27] of our coverage area, we wanted to give our readers some background on the election, as well as an update on its outcome (or lack thereof). Yesterday’s contentious special election for State Senator
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Source: holycalamity via FlickrGrimaldi’s Pizzeria, whose pies are beloved by both Brooklynite and tourist alike, is coming south. They’ll soon be opening a second Brooklyn location in Coney Island. The restaurant, which already has stores across the country [http://www.grimaldispizzeria.com/all], will be moving to a
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Photo Credit: Katie McNishGreen-Wood Cemetery’s historian, Jeff Richman, will tell the tale of the venerable cemetery’s ambitious project to identify previously unknown Civil War veterans – with an illustrated presentation at the New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish House on Wednesday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m., reports the
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This morning, I passed by P.S. 226 on 23rd Avenue, which is in State Senate District 27, and hosting a Special Election today in order to decide who will replace Carl Kruger. The race pits Democratic City Councilman Lew Fidler against Republican attorney David Storobin. While the winner will
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It looks like the storefront at 6719 Bay Parkway that housed the old Off Track Betting parlor will soon be home to a large grocery store. According to DOB records, 6719 Bay Parkway – and 6723 Bay Parkway next door – are slated to become a Best Fresh Supermarket. A quick Google
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Source: DoctorTongs via FlickrThe following is a press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler: Today, in response to the weekend’s events in Zuccotti Park, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and the representative of Lower Manhattan
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The Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst will be hosting an 85th Anniversary Gala at Tribeca Three Sixty [http://www.apogeeevents.com/] on June 5, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Honorees will include chairman and former president of Marks JCH Cary J. Davis, who
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John Dewey High SchoolJohn Dewey High School’s principal was dismissed suddenly last Thursday morning, as the city continued preparations to “close” the school in compliance with a federally prescribed reform program known as “turnaround.” It was not immediately known whether the removal of Principal Barry Fried was related to