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Brooklyn Incumbents Win In 2018 Congressional Primaries

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe 2018 Congressional Primaries have come and gone. The winners? Two incumbents: Dan Donovan of District 11 and Yvette Clarke of District 9. District 9 (Park Slope, Flatbush, Sheepshead, Crown Heights) had a total of 28,533 voters (just 15,046 voters more from the last primaries

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Brooklyn Officials Respond To Trump’s Pulling Out of Paris Accord

Photo by BKLYNERLast Thursday, President Trump announced his withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a 2015 climate deal made by 195 countries around the world with a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the rise in average global temperatures. The main

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“We Need The ACA”: Say Locals To Rep. Donovan In Video Message

Activists in Bay Ridge want to de-politicize the Affordable Care Act battlefield and put a human face to the struggle to pay for coverage in southern Brooklyn and Staten Island. In a new video made by Courtney Scott and Rebecca Brodsky, constituents from U.S. Congressman Dan Donovan’s district

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Congressman Dan Donovan’s Office Responds To Requests For Town Hall

Editor’s note: We have received the below letter to the editor from Congressman Dan Donovan’s office, in response to one by his constituent requesting a public town hall. The original story about the Chamber of Commerce event is here, along with a video of the event so you

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Donovan: Your Constituents Want Face-to-Face Town Hall

Congressman Dan Donovan. (Photo via the Congressman’s Facebook page)Re: It’s Hard to be a Republican in Brooklyn – Donovan’s Constituents Protest Chamber Event, 2/6/17, by Liena Zagare To the Editor, I was one of the protesters who confronted Congressman Dan Donovan at the Brooklyn Chamber

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It’s Hard To Be A Republican In Brooklyn – Donovan’s Constituents Protest Chamber Event

Dan Donovan is Brooklyn’s only Republican Congressman, representing Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Staten Island for the 11th Congressional District, and at least some of his Brooklyn constituents are really unhappy. This morning the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce held a Brooklyn Newsmakers breakfast series with the Brooklyn Congressional Delegation,

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62nd Precinct Cops Honored For Making 33 Gun, Drug & Burglary Arrests In One Month

Photo by Ben Cohn/ Bensonhurst BeanOfficers of the Anti-Crime Unit were honored at May’s 62nd Precinct Community Council meeting Tuesday.In recent weeks, there have been several large-scale busts including the seizure of 200 pounds of marijuana and two separate gun arrests. The five honored cops are responsible for

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Ex-Rep Michael Grimm Gets Early Release From Prison

Souce: Michael Grimm/FacebookDisgraced ex-congressman Michael Grimm was released from prison last week after serving seven of his eight-month prison sentence for tax evasion, the Daily News reports. Grimm was sent to a federal prison after admitting to underreporting earnings and paying workers off the books at his fast food

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Legislators Push For Pill Drop Boxes To Be Installed At NYPD Precincts

Congressman Dan Donovan and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis are calling on the NYPD to expand their drug take back initiative to every police precinct in the city. In 2014, Donovan — then the Richmond County District Attorney — and Malliotakis teamed up to purchase prescription drug drop boxes for each of Staten Island’

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Congressman Donovan Launches App Challenge For Students

Photo by dragonpreneurl via FlickrCongressman Dan Donovan announced a district-wide app challenge as part of the U.S. House of Representatives’ focus on advancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education today. Students (ages 13 and up) of all backgrounds and skill levels that go to school in the 11th

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Eric Garner’s Daughter Mulling Run For Donovan’s Congressional Seat

Photo via YoutubeErica Garner, whose father Eric died during a chokehold at the hand of a police officer, is considering a run for the congressional seat occupied by former Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan, reports the New York Post. Donovan oversaw the jury that failed to convict Officer Daniel Pantaleo

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Donovan Calls On Senate To Pass Cancer Research Bill

Source: Rep. Daniel Donovan’s OfficeCongressman Dan Donovan met with cancer research advocates from Staten Island and Brooklyn Tuesday to discuss a new measure aimed at advancing medical research, and to call on Senate to pass the bill. Donovan is a co-sponsor the 21st Century Cures Act — legislation that provides

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In Wake Of Charleston Massacre, Congressman Jeffries Calls For Renaming Of General Lee Avenue

Source: Congressman Hakeem Jeffries/FacebookSome are scratching their heads over why a Dyker Heights street would be named for a Confederate Civil War general — including Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. The mile-long General Lee Avenue, which runs through the Fort Hamilton Army Base, is named for Robert E. Lee, who served at

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Donovan Wins Congressional Seat In Special Election

Photo by Dan Donovan for CongressThe numbers are in. Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan sailed to victory over opponent Councilman Vincent Gentile in last night’s special election. Republican Donovan took 60 percent of the vote while Gentile, the Democratic candidate, won just 39 percent, according to preliminary results.

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Gentile, Donovan, And Lane Trade Barbs In Bay Ridge Debate

Councilman Vincent Gentile, Green Party candidate James Lane, and DA Daniel Donovan (Photo by Kimberly Conner)By Kimberly Conner It was a cold, wet evening, but things heated up quickly. Community members gathered at the Guild for Exceptional Children’s headquarters building (260 68th Street) in Bay Ridge on Tuesday