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Councilman Recchia To Run For Borough President, Sources Say

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

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NY Aquarium Unveils Designs For New “Ocean Wonders: Sharks!” Exhibit

A rendering for “Ocean Wonders: Sharks!”After we reported to you back in 2010 [/ny-aquarium-to-rock-new-facility-more-teeth/] that the New York City Public Design Commission approved a new 57,000-square-foot structure at the New York Aquarium to house the “Ocean Wonders: Sharks!” exhibit, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced during a press conference at

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Bensonhurst-Area Councilmen Push For Parade For Veterans Of Iraq, Afghanistan

Source: Patty Sue O'Hair-Vicknair/FlickrBensonhurst-area City Councilman are all in support of a resolution from Flatbush Councilman Jumaane Williams urging the mayor to throw a ticker-tape parade for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan military conflicts [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/04/southern-brooklyn-councilmen-want-parade-for-iraq-afghanistan-veterans/] . Our sister site Sheepshead Bites

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Recchia Presents Special Needs Workshop Tomorrow

Tomorrow City Councilman Domenic Recchia, in conjunction with the United Federation of Teachers Special Education Department and the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, will host a workshop for parents of special needs children. The event will take place at P.S. 329 the Surfside School at 6 p.

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Controversy Over Renaming 59th Street After Italian Army Vet

Zachary Sansone (source: Daily News)Words were exchanged by local pols after Councilman Domenic Recchia proposed renaming 59th Street between 14th and 15th Avenues after recently deceased 40-year community activist Zachary Sansone. The controversy? Although Sansone was born in the United States he moved, with family, back to his parents’

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Two Weeks Left of Tuesday Night Asser Levy Concerts

With the announcements of the free summer concerts happening around Southern Brooklyn, one series got lost in the shuffle — the swing shuffle, that is. New York City Council Member for the 47th District, Domenic Recchia, Jr., also hosts concerts at Asser Levy Park [http://drecchia.com/2009/07/09/free-summer-concert-series/