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Trump Village Board Headed By Former Council Candidate Suing Resident For Libel

ObermanThe Trump Village co-op board headed by former City Council candidate Igor Oberman filed a libel suit against a tenant who established a blog to vent criticism of the board’s actions. Oberman filed the suit against resident Yuliya Bezvoleva on behalf of the Trump Village Section 4 board last

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Republican District Leader Slams Storobin For Saying Russians Didn’t Vote In Council Race

Nussbaum (Source: RUNY)I’m not quite sure why one would release a statement in response to a quote published a month and half ago, or why one would attack a former elected official of the same party who has said he will never run for office again. But that’

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Video: Council Candidates Hear Out Grassroots Proposals To Local Issues

Candidates vying for the 48th City Council District participated in an unorthodox, but incredibly informational, forum last Thursday, hosted by the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association. The learning-style forum gave local citizens the opportunity to interact directly with three City Council candidates for the 48th District: Republican David Storobin, Working Families Igor

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Video: City Council Candidates Show Mixed Support For Participatory Budgeting At 48th District Forum

The leading candidates in the 48th District City Council race to replace term-limited Michael Nelson battled it out at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center during a candidate’s forum held by the Jewish Press last week, expounding on their qualifications for the job and their proposals for improving the district.

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Oberman’s Trump Village Troubles Attracting Attention In Council Race

ObermanCity Council candidate Igor Oberman is facing some heat for his leadership of the board of the 1,144-unit Trump Village 4, where some residents and former employees allege that he has abused his power and ruled with an iron fist. A handful of dust-ups with residents and employees is

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CB15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo Officially Announces City Council Run

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

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Storobin Responds To NY Post’s Pay Raise Allegations

Photo by Erica ShermanEarlier this week, we ran a summary of a New York Post story claiming that State Senator David Storobin doled out salary hikes to staffers just after losing his election bid for the Super Jewish district. Storobin, who came to office in June only to see his

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Storobin Sends Second Letter To Bloomberg About Voorhies Mosque

We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the city to revisit the issue of the Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies Avenue, hoping they’d squash the project. Some time between then and now, the mayor’s office wrote back to

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Photos: 27th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering

Approximately 200 people gathered together at the Holocaust Memorial Park on Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard in honor of the 27th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering this past Sunday, honoring and preserving the memories of those who perished in the Holocaust. The audience was filled with people of all ages. There

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Storobin Supports State Legislature Term Limits, Funding Vouchers With Existing Revenue Streams

Republican State Senate contender David Storobin told attendees of a civic meeting this week that he supports implementing term limits for members of the state legislature, and explained that his proposal to give tuition vouchers for private school students would be funded by “existing revenue streams.” Storobin appeared before the

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Kruger Hints At Possible Resignation From State Senate, Contenders Begin Lining Up

Embattled State Senator Carl Kruger may be hinting to colleagues that his days are numbered, setting off a whole new round of speculation about contenders for the power broker’s seat. Authorities charged Kruger with accepting more than $1 million in bribes in March, revealing a 53-page criminal complaint that