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Capano ‘Steps Down’ From Gounardes’ Transition Team

Bob Capano. (Facebook screenshot)BAY RIDGE — Bob Capano, a former City Council candidate and chairman of the now-defunct New York State Reform Party stepped down from Andrew Gounardes’ transition team two weeks ago. Sources say the departure comes as a result of what some called “xenophobic rhetoric” Capano spilled [https:

Indicted Assemblywoman Harris Gets Paid Despite Not Showing Up In Albany

Harris speaking at a campaign event in 2015. (Photo: BKLYNER)Brooklyn Assemblywoman Pamela Harris representing the 46th Assembly District has not attended any Assembly sessions in Albany following her indictment last month, yet she continues to get paid [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/brooklyn-pol-absent-albany-bust-paid-article-1.3814799] . Harris was indicted on

Brooklyn Teen Republican Club Hosts Debate For GOP City Council Candidates

Bob Capano, John Quaglione, Liam McCabe, Batya Goldberg, with debate moderators and organizers. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The 2017 race to succeed term-limited City Councilman Vincent Gentile — who has represented Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and Bensonhurst for more than 13 years — is already gaining momentum. Neighbors packed

Four Candidates Ramp Up Campaigns To Replace Gentile In City Council

The 2017 race to succeed term-limited City Councilman Vincent Gentile — who has represented Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and Bensonhurst for more than 13 years — is gaining momentum. Check out the opening moves from three Republicans and one Democrat who are vying for the seat in District 43. Liam

Here’s Who May Be Running For Gentile‘s City Council Seat

The race to succeed term-limited City Councilman Vincent Gentile — who has represented the 43rd District for more than 13 years — is starting to heat up. No campaign accounts have been set up yet, and the elections won’t be underway for more than a year (November 2017), but here is

Video: Questions Remain About Turner’s TEACH Act

At this week’s meeting of the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association, attendees raised several questions about Congressman Bob Turner’s latest legislation: the TEACH Act, which offers families of private and religious school students a $5,000 tax break towards tuition [/turner-pushes-bill-providing-5000-tax-credit-to-private-school-parents/]. Turner’s rep at the meeting, Mike Tracey,