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Manhattan Beach now has some eyes in the sky after two NYPD security cameras were installed last month in the beachfront community. The cameras were made available with state funding, initiated by Borough Park Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who pushed for them [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2012/05/hundreds-of-security-cameras-coming-to-a-corner-near-you/] after the
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One of the campaign’s posters. Click to enlarge.Assemblyman Dov Hikind claims that the Department of Transportation has blocked his attempt to put up advertisements calling for the deportation of a Queens man believed to be a Nazi war criminal on bus shelters near the man’s home. Hikind
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Source: Nathan James/FlickrLegislation aimed at reducing auto insurance fraud in New York State passed the Senate on Monday, bringing the bill which allows insurance companies to retroactively cancel the policies of fraudsters one step closer to law. The Senate bill was sponsored by State Senator Marty Golden, who describes
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UPDATE (11:23 a.m.): The sentencing of David Flores has been postponed to January 17 because the pre-sentencing report was not ready. Councilman Greenfield, via Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYCGreenfield/status/420224757439942656], notes that Flores pleaded guilty to an additional charge at today’s hearing, this time for scamming
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These men not welcome in Borough Park. (Source: ifccenter.com)Assemblyman Dov Hikind has taken to his bully pulpit to let it be known that fight clubs are not welcome in his district. According to a curious press release [http://jpupdates.com/2013/10/28/brooklyn-hikind-vows-to-fight-the-fight-club-in-borough-park/] put out by JP
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Councilman David Greenfield (Source: Facebook)Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Councilman David Greenfield exchanged vicious remarks in regards to the race for the Brooklyn District Attorney. According to a report [http://politicker.com/2013/08/hikind-blasts-greenfield-for-disgusting-lies-and-unconscionable-gutter-politics-in-brooklyn-d-a-s-race/] by Politicker, Greenfield, who supports incumbent Charles Hynes, warned that candidate Ken Thompson would “target
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Richard Landman and representatives from the Roma community unveiled the new stone honoring Roma and Sinti victims at a May 5 ceremony.Salgado (Source: Erick Salgado for Mayor)Long-shot mayoral candidate Erick Salgado is entering the fray over Sheepshead Bay’s Holocaust Memorial Park, blasting the Parks Department for allowing
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-26-2013/crazy-stupid-dov] Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes [http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/], Political Humor & Satire Blog [http://www.indecisionforever.com/],The Daily Show on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow] Jon Stewart took to the Daily Show
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Simcha Felder’s move to caucus with Republicans and move the GOP within one vote of controlling the State Senate has provoked reactions from around the state. • “People sell their souls all the time” was the first line in a New York post article [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/
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Image courtesy of the offices of Assemblyman Dov HikindNo new information has been released regarding the vandals responsible for the wave of anti-Semitic graffiti in Borough Park [/swastika-graffiti-spraying-continues-over-the-weekend/]. The acts of hate have prompted many community leaders to publicly condemn the perpetrators. Congressman Jerrold Nadler has announced his desire to
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Image courtesy of the offices of Assemblyman Dov HikindJust a few weeks after the Borough Park area was vandalized with anti-semetic graffiti [/swastika-graffiti-spraying-continues-over-the-weekend/], the perpetrators have struck again. Police have a video of the vandals drawing on a car in front of the Hamodia office at 207 Foster Avenue in
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Source: Simone Weichselbaum via TwitterInvestigators from the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit are busy following up on yet another anti-Semitic incident in Midwood, after homeowners found their garage had been spray-painted with the words “Die Jews” and several swastikas. The graffiti was found Sunday morning on the East 5th Street