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Oct
29
Translation Services Left Out in the Cold Again

Translation Services Left Out in the Cold Again

No Electioneering. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city announced they’ll provide language interpreters at 86 polling sites throughout Brooklyn, but the
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Oct
17
Everyone Was A Winner At The 15th Annual Your Highness Grandmother Pageant

Everyone Was A Winner At The 15th Annual Your Highness Grandmother Pageant

Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Grandmothers were the cause of celebration on Sunday at the National restaurant and catering
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Apr
28
Elected Officials Push For Russian And French Creole Interpreters At Polling Sites

Elected Officials Push For Russian And French Creole Interpreters At Polling Sites

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add Russian and French Creole interpreters and
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Dec
22
Two Registered Sex Offenders Live At Marlboro Houses, Pols Blast NYCHA For Failing Residents

Two Registered Sex Offenders Live At Marlboro Houses, Pols Blast NYCHA For Failing Residents

The report found there are two sex offenders living in the Marlboro Houses. (Source: Google Maps)Elected officials railed against
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Dec
21
Elected Officials Rail Against NYCHA For Failing To Protect Residents From Sex Offenders

Elected Officials Rail Against NYCHA For Failing To Protect Residents From Sex Offenders

The report found there are two sex offenders living in the Marlboro Houses. (Source: Google Maps)Elected officials railed against
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Mar
10
Where Do Our Lawmakers Stand On The Controversial 421-a Property Tax Abatement Program For Developers?

Where Do Our Lawmakers Stand On The Controversial 421-a Property Tax Abatement Program For Developers?

Brooklyn tenants advocacy group Flatbush Tenants Coalition visited Albany last week to call for an end to 421-A. (Photo by
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Jan
13
Magen David High School Shows Some Love For The NYPD

Magen David High School Shows Some Love For The NYPD

Magen David Yeshivah High SchoolIn the wake of recent terror attacks [http://www.cbsnews.com/paris-shooting/] in France at the
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Nov
17

Local Pols Fund New Baskets And Cleanup Crews To Tackle 86th Street’s Trash Problem

Courtesy of CM Treyger’s officeOur elected officials are taking on 86th Street’s chronic trash problem. [/86th-street-trash-problem/] Councilmen Mark
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Aug
01

Assemblyman Colton Joins Condemnation Of Bath Beach Anti-Muslim Flier

Source: @takeonhate/FlickrAssemblyman William Colton is adding his voice to the chorus of condemnation of the anti-Muslim fliers found in
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May
27

Colton: Remember The True Meaning Of Memorial Day

The following is a statement from Assemblyman William Colton, issued yesterday for Memorial Day: Colton (Source: Facebook)As summer approaches,
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