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Donovan Fumbles Over Minimum Wage In Testy Televised Debate

Things got heated Tuesday night at NY1’s live televised debate between Staten Island DA Daniel Donovan and Councilman Vincent Gentile at the College of Staten Island, as the candidates clashed over issues like the Eric Garner case, Iran, immigration, and prosecuting FEMA fraud. Despite being comically mismatched height-wise, with

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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

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Poll: Grimm Has A 19-Point Lead Over Recchia Before Elections

Things are looking pretty grim for Congressman Michael Grimm’s opponent on Election Day tomorrow. According to the most recent poll, conducted by Siena Research Institute, NY1, and Capital NY, the embattled congressman has a whopping 19-point lead over Democratic challenger Domenic M. Recchia Jr., a significant jump from the

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Video: Gentile And Quaglione Face Off In Dyker Heights Debate

Our friend Brian Hedden of Bay Ridge Odyssey was kind enough to record and pass along this video of the debate between Councilman Vincent Gentile and Republican opponent John Quaglione. The debate, held Monday night, was hosted by the Dyker Heights Civic Association. The two touched on many topics, from

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Council Candidates Tackle Co-Op Regulations, Tenants’ Rights At Debate

Five candidates vying for seats in two different Southern Brooklyn City Council districts participated in a heated debate on Sunday, focusing on reforming co-op laws to benefit as many as one million New York City residents of co-ops. All candidates expressed support for a shareholder’s bill of rights, which

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Mayoral Candidates Square Off On The Future Of Transportation – Part 3 Of 3

The mayoral candidates at last Friday’s debate. Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE: In Part 1 of this series, I reported on the candidates’ positions regarding major transit issues. In Part 2, I addressed financial issues. Now we will discuss safety, and sum up. The first half of the conference

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Sans Cymbrowitz, A Debate Where Everyone Agrees On Everything (Video)

Well, almost everything. Ninety-nine percent of everything, if you’re to believe one of the candidates. Republican Russ Gallo and Independence Party candidate Ben Akselrod faced off – sort of – last night during the Manhattan Beach Community Group’s town hall debate, but, with incumbent Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz absent, they found

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Tonight: Fidler And Storobin Debate For State Senate

After the cancellation of two debates between City Councilman Lew Fidler and Republican hopeful David Storobin, the two have agreed to a televised debate on NY1. The debate airs at 7:00 p.m. tonight on the channel’s Inside City Hall program. We have requested permission to stream the

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Today & Tomorrow: Two Fidler-Storobin Debates Planned (UPDATED)

The Flatbush Park Jewish Center, where Thursday's debate between Fidler and Storobin is slated to take place. Photo by Erica ShermanUPDATE (2:26 p.m.): The Storobin campaign just issued the following release: The Storobin campaign has just received word that Councilman Lew Fidler will be medically unable to attend