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Source: StatenIslandDA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o77EVbTguEE]/YouTube Richmond County District Attorney Daniel Donovan has been named the Republican candidate for the not-yet-called special election to replace disgraced Congressman Michael Grimm [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/12/congressman-michael-grimm-will-resign/]. The Staten Island Advance reports [http://www.silive.com/news/
Alec Brook-Krasny
It was mostly a predictable day at the polls yesterday when it came to Southern Brooklyn races, including the reelection of two lawmakers currently facing federal charges. The most high-profile race, of course, was that of the 11th Congressional District, in which incumbent Michael Grimm, who faces a 20-count indictment
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Congressman Michael Grimm’s trial on fraud and tax evasion charges [/grimm-tax-fraud/] is set to begin on December 1 after a federal judge yesterday denied a request from the lawmaker’s defense team to delay it. The trial will take place after the November election, but not long enough after
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Amid legal troubles connected to a 20-count indictment for mail fraud, tax evasion and perjury [/grimm-healthalicious-charges/], Congressman Michael Grimm’s campaign cash is drying up – and donors are turning their backs. On the bright side for the lawmaker, he received permission last week to raise money specifically to cover the
ari kagan
Steven Cymbrowitz (l.) and Ben Akselrod (r.)Conservative Democrat Ben Akselrod appears to be launching his second attempt to unseat incumbent Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, recently filing papers with the state to form a campaign committee. Akselrod mounted his first challenge to Cymbrowitz in 2012, rising from relative obscurity to a
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Grimm, left; Christie, right.Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge and Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm came to the defense of embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today, saying the fellow Republican has “demonstrated true leadership” amid the expanding scandal surrounding the George Washington Bridge. Christie has come under fire after e-mails and
Opinion
Ken Thompson announcing his campaign; inset: David GreenfieldWhat’s more important in an election than good ideas, strong qualifications and an unyielding dedication to the public good? In Brooklyn politics, the answer is party loyalty and backroom deals. And nothing has made that clearer than the current race for Brooklyn
Brooklyn Federal Court
Ofer Biton, an Israeli man who may have illegally raised $500,000 for Michael Grimm’s congressional campaign in 2010 [/fbi-continues-probe-on-congressman-michael-grimms-finances/], pleaded guilty to visa fraud in Brooklyn Federal Court on Friday. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/associate-rep-grimm-pleads-guilty-visa-fraud-article-1.1429304] that as part
Anthony Weiner
The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (FJCC), an organization comprised of a broad spectrum of community and business leaders dedicated to safeguarding the interests of the greater Flatbush Jewish community, has organized the second mayoral forum to take place locally. The forum, to be held in Midwood, begins tonight at 8:
ari kagan
And then there were two! Community Board 15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo became the second candidate to officially announce a bid to replace term-limited City Councilman Michael Nelson this year, touting her lifetime residency in the neighborhood and her seven-year-long tenure as the Board’s chairperson. “Because of my work at
Borough President
Councilman Recchia, left, and Senator Adams, right.Coney Island City Councilman Domenic Recchia is reportedly eyeing the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, potentially pitting Northern and Central Brooklyn versus Southern Brooklyn for the largely powerless position. Sources told the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brownstone-belt-grabs-upcoming-borough-president-race-pundits-article-1.1223840] that
alan bellone
The following op-ed is submitted by Alan Bellone [http://belloneforcongress2012.com/Home_Page.php], the Republican candidate running for Congress against Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Green Party candidate Colin Beavan in the 8th Congressional District. If you listen to the media and the news, you will hear that you do