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Cymbrowitz, Golden Push Insurance Reforms Through Albany To Protect Sandy-Affected Homeowners

Photo by Leon LipkovichGovernor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-legislation-support-homeowners-impacted-superstorm-sandy] Thursday, the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, designed to regulate insurance claims related to sewer backups that occur during storms. The law requires the Department of Financial Services to examine and make

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Five New York Medical Marijuana Manufacturers Approved, But None Will Serve Brooklyn Or Staten Island

Medical marijuana (Photo by dankdepot [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankdepot/5457588074/]/Flickr)New York just took a huge step towards making medical marijuana accessible to patients across the state — just not in Brooklyn or Staten Island. Five organizations licensed by the State Department of Health to manufacture and dispense

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Here’s What You Need To Know About The Rent Regulation Laws That Expired Last Night & What Your Rights Are

Neighbors traveled to Albany last week to advocate for stronger rent regulations. Photo via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition/photos/a.851935758213567.1073741872.268117579928724/851938288213314/?type=3&theater] The state’s laws regulating rent increases and eviction policies for the more than two million New

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Local Schools To Rally Against Proposed Education Reforms This Saturday

A crowd packed the sidewalk in front of PS 321 at a recent rally. Photo courtesy of Emma Murphy.With a vote on the New York State budget set for April 1, parents, teachers, and administrators from local schools are ramping up efforts to fight Governor Cuomo’s proposed education

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Gentile Seen As Most Likely Democratic Contender For Grimm’s Vacant Seat

Courtesy of CM Vincent Gentile.Councilman Vincent Gentile is widely perceived as being the most likely Democratic contender to face off with Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan for Congressman Michael Grimm’s now vacant congressional seat, reports Will Bredderman [http://observer.com/2015/01/with-cusick-out-of-contention-eyes-turn-to-gentile-to-fill-grimm-seat/] in the New York Oberserver:

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Feds Probing Senator Golden’s Campaign Accounts

State Senator Marty Golden (Photo By Erica Sherman)Federal prosecutors are looking into the campaign finances of State Senator Marty Golden, the pol confirmed. “The campaign fund is being looked at,” Golden told the New York Post, regarding a probe by United States Attorney Preet Bharara. The paper reports [http:

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Borough Park Groups Slated To Land Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Pre-K Funding

Source: Sunny SkiesGov. Andrew Cuomo announced the preliminary recipients of $340 million in pre-kindergarten funding yesterday [http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/08182014-pre-kindergarten-funding]. While none are in the Bensonhurst area, there are two in Borough Park – Mothers Love and Sunny Skies DC Corp [http://www.sunnyskiespreschool.com/nyc-child-day-care-preschool-nursery-school/borough-park/] . Provided

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The $21 Million Vision For A Resilient Sheepshead Bay: What You Need To Know

The New York Rising project, a state-sponsored, federally-funded program [/community-takes-storm-resiliency-plans-into-own-hands-at-ny-rising-workshop/] to make coastal communities more resilient in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, will unveil the final proposals for Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach tonight [/monday-public-engagement-meeting-restore-protect-sheepshead-gerritsen/], revealing the $21.3 million vision to help us better withstand and more quickly recover

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Congresswoman Clarke Tells Albany To Send Resources To BK Neighborhoods Lacking Representation

It’s not often you see a member of one of the nation’s most dysfunctional legislative bodies appropriately shaming members of another dysfunctional legislative body, but that’s what we wake up to this morning. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke is calling on Albany lawmakers to send resources to those Brooklyn

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Diane Savino Says Cuomo’s Medical Marijuana Proposal “A Great First Step”

State Senator Diane Savino (Source: Thomas Good via Wikimedia Commons)State Senator Diane Savino, who represents parts of Coney Island, Gravesend, Brighton Beach and Bensonhurst, thinks highly of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to get groovy with medical marijuana. News came of Cuomo’s change of heart – he previously said

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Poll: NYC Voters Support Casinos, Just Not In NYC

Source: sincerelyhiten via flickrA new poll suggests that a majority of New York City residents support changing the amendment to add seven new casinos somewhere in New York State, but don’t want to see it in the five boroughs, the New York Times reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/

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Subpoenas Sent To Real Estate Developers Who Were Given Tax Breaks By Golden & Co.

State Senator Marty Golden (Source: Senator Golden’s offices)Subpoenas were issued to huge real estate firms that scored a windfall in tax breaks in legislation crafted by Republican State Senator Marty Golden and signed by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Wall Street Journal is reporting [http://online.wsj.com/