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UPDATE (2/27/18): This afternoon, in an email statement, Senator Golden announced staff member Anthony Testaverde’s departure from the senator’s employment. “Anthony Testaverde is no longer employed by my office. While freedom of speech is a right, that all citizens enjoy, what occurred in this instance was
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The Bookmark Shoppe in Bay Ridge is one example of a local small business. (Photo: The Bookmark Shoppe)In an effort to improve on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Internet Fairness Conformity Tax” [https://www1.avalara.com/us/en/blog/2018/01/cuomo-proposes-internet-fairness-tax-online-sales-new-york.html] proposal, which would make sites like Amazon
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State Senator Marty Golden has been under fire for comments he made regarding the opioid epidemic (Photo: NYS Senate)BAY RIDGE – In response to State Senator Marty Golden’s racist comments about the opioid epidemic [/local-politicians-respond-to-senator-goldens-ghetto-drug-comment/] made last week, a group of local progressive politicians and community activists protested outside
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Photo: NYS SenateUPDATE- 5:55 pm: Senator Marty Golden just released this statement: “To anyone who was offended by my choice of words regarding the heroin and opioid crisis facing our state, I sincerely apologize. While my words were not articulated clearly or properly, the point I was trying to
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State Senator Marty Golden holds a decisive fundraising advantage over his challengers.BAY RIDGE – Democrats Andrew Gounardes and Ross Barkan are running against Senator Marty Golden in District 22 this year, and have just released their fundraising numbers. District 22 includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach,
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Clearing a Brooklyn sidewalk during a snowstorm (Photo: Nathan Haselby)After last week’s bomb cyclone and freezing weekend, things are finally heating up a bit—and so is the conversation over who is responsible for keeping New York’s sidewalks clear from snow. Southwest Brooklyn politicians got vocal on
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via FBBAY RIDGE – As of this morning, journalist Ross Barkan [/journalist-ross-barkan-will-run-marty-golden-bay-ridge-senate-race/] is not the only Democrat challenging State Senator Marty Golden’s (R, District 22) seat in next year’s elections. Attorney Andrew Gounardes [http://www.andrewgounardes.com/], Counsel to Borough President Eric Adams, announced his Senate run in an
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(Photo via Wikipedia)At the end of April, the second busiest train station in Bay Ridge is slated to close for six months for major MTA station renovations [/three-r-line-stops-will-close-for-half-year-in-total-makeover/]. But in the meantime, neighbors have unanswered concerns about how the MTA will step up bus service during that construction. In
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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,