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New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito confers with Councilmember Jumaane Williams. (Photo via New York City Council Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/NYCCouncil/].)Are you civic minded? Have you ever thought about running for public office? Thoughtful and dedicated people are needed at all levels of government
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New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito confers with Councilmember Jumaane Williams. (Photo via New York City Council Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/NYCCouncil/].)Are you civic minded? Have you ever thought about running for public office? Thoughtful and dedicated people are needed at all levels of government
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New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito confers with Councilmember Jumaane Williams. (Photo via New York City Council Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/NYCCouncil/].)Are you civic minded? Have you ever thought about running for public office? Thoughtful and dedicated people are needed at all levels of government
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis coming Tuesday, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem — pollution generated by idling cars and trucks. The Council’s Environmental Protection committee will conduct an oversight hearing [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=503955&GUID=53FE19F4-4E69-456F-84FB-FCEEA40B5B5E&
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis coming Tuesday, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem — pollution generated by idling cars and trucks. The Council’s Environmental Protection committee will conduct an oversight hearing [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=503955&GUID=53FE19F4-4E69-456F-84FB-FCEEA40B5B5E&
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William E. Grady CTE High School. Photo via Facebook/James J. Obrien. [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=578321115541967&set=bc.AbrlBsgwtq12GQMIQxaXj9puL6_NthPHZ1X9Mmu5vgCyzX_L2iE9isMSsxR2VL0PyW9OzK1vPeZM3QMbDGdrkfbAG4Pk-ri6Lw2JFFrnbnxah5LMkJUV2uFijuAw4vcsRj3B2gloyh815nHwlNnzwaLwKNFj19t0ntOwzy02gq4xfw&type=1&opaqueCursor=AbppkOoawrh7PcIby7jxY3d5q-D5xQfEPag1SoerB8Rw1uoZlBepYnhs1mVNGi2xPR45Hp5ro9ypSiRRoEdklvKASARcNNHdYi4cV4z4Y09l1pRujtmjoeKuB24rA3SkSgiomjlCiy31JZQOWvjGCp34CIEzuiVOTAtRO32vR19
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Photo via Councilmember Chaim Deutsch.Councilmember Chaim Deutsch’s Senior Scam Education bill [/deutsch-bill-would-protect-seniors-from-telephone-scams/] passed unanimously through City Council and was signed into law on August 31st. Last week, Deutsch received a phone call at his office from a 75 year-old man. Someone had called the man, and told him
Bensonhurst
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
Bensonhurst
Ulmer Park Library re-opening. (Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger) Councilman Mark Treyger joined Brooklyn Public Library today to celebrate the reopening of Ulmer Park Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/ulmer-park] (2602 Bath Avenue) today. The run down, heavily utilized branch closed last year for capital improvements made possible
Bensonhurst
Councilman Mark Treyger and Chris Mccreight (Photos: Facebook)In a rare move, United Federation of Teachers has endorsed Councilman Mark Treyger for open Democratic District Leader seat in Brooklyn’s Assembly District 46. Treyger, a former history teacher at New Utrecht High School, won the support of the teachers’ union
Bensonhurst
ACUS’ Warren Chan (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The head of a social service agency serving Bensonhurst’s Asian American community says he’s been converted when it comes illegal home conversions. Warren Chan, executive director of Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] (ACUS) and founder of
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Photo courtesy of Kate CuccoAt a press conference today, Kate Cucco [/five-qs-kate-cucco-democratic-candidate-state-assembly-46th-district/#.V7y575MrI9c] , who is challenging Assemblywoman Pamela Harris for the 46th Assembly District seat, along with state committee candidates Chris McCreight and Brigitte Purvis [/32029/#.V7y605MrI9c], called on the developers behind the 42-story tower coming to Coney Island [/coney-island-residents-demand-answers-developers-proposed-40-story-tower/