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Storobin Sends Second Letter To Bloomberg About Voorhies Mosque

We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the city to revisit the issue [/sheepshead-bay-mosque-storobin/] of the Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies Avenue [/tag/2812-voorhies-ave/], hoping they’d squash the project. Some time between then and now, the mayor’s office

Video: Akselrod Announces Campaign To Unseat Cymbrowitz

Conservative Democrat Ben Akselrod [/tag/ben-akselrod/] announced his campaign for State Assembly [/cymbrowitz-to-face-ben-akselrod-in-democratic-primary-challenge/] yesterday, setting the stage for a primary battle against incumbent Steven Cymbrowitz [/tag/steven-cymbrowitz/], who has occupied the seat since January 2001. Akselrod took to a podium in front of Baku Palace (2001 Emmons Avenue), flanked by

More Fliers Fly In Sheepshead Bay Mosque Controversy

Click to enlargeThese two fliers landed in my inbox this week, in the wake of a Brooklyn Supreme Court ruling that tossed out Bay People’s lawsuit [/sheepshead-bay-mosque-wins-first-court-battle/] against the organizers of the Voorhies Avenue mosque. We’re not going to editorialize much on these fliers, since last time we