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Dominic Recchia

A collection of 6 issues

What Michael Grimm Is Up To One Year Post-Indictment

As we approach the May 5 special election [/important-deadlines-dates-for-the-11th-cd-special-election/] to fill Michael Grimm’s vacant congressional seat, the Staten Island Advance has done us a favor and tracked down [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/a_year_since_his_indictment_fo.html#incart_most-read_news_article] the

Congressman Michael Grimm Expected To Plead Guilty In Tax Fraud Case

Those who reelected Congressman Michael Grimm on the expectation that he would be convicted of tax fraud [/grimm-healthalicious-charges/] and forced to resign might be getting their wish this Christmas. Grimm will change his plea to guilty in his federal tax evasion case, reports the New York Times [http://www.nytimes.

Councilman Recchia Wants MTA Toll Hike Delayed Until Southern Brooklyn Rebuilds

Source: Johnny S.via Wikimedia CommonsAfter the Metropolitan Transit Authority voted to increase the public transit fees and the toll on the Narrows Bridge, Councilman Domenic Recchia is asking officials to delay the hike. The start date of the new rates is March and Recchia is asking to hold it

Councilman Gentile Battles Mayor Bloomberg On The Proposed Soda Ban

Source; Newsflash via Wikimedia CommonsMayor Michel Bloomberg’s soda ban is still on the table and local politican Councilman Vincent Gentile is not happy. He fired off a letter to Bloomberg in which he calls the program “authoritarian, interfering and overprotective.” Gentile joinsCouncilmembers Domenic Recchia and David Greenfield [/local-pols-discuss-mayor-bloombergs-soda-ban/] in

A Letter From Councilman Vincent Gentile On The New Fiscal Year Budget And What It Means For Our Community

Councilman Vincent Gentile Writes: > Even during these tough economic times, this was a banner year for our great city. My colleagues and I came to a $68.5 billion balanced budget deal five days before the deadline. The budget, which will go into effect on July 1, comes without

Russian Leaders Squabble Over Brighton Beach Show

Can we? (Photo credit: Wikipedia Commons)Looks like Little Odessa is far from united in their perception of the Brighton Beach reality series [/tag/brighton-beach-show/], and television producers looking for real Russkie drama need only follow around the community’s leadership. Following the letter earlier this week written by Russian-Speaking