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Campaign contribution limits, citywide participatory budgeting and term limits for community board members likely on the ballots in November

DUMBO – Decreasing campaign contribution limits, launching a citywide participatory budgeting program, and establishing term limits for community board members are some of the proposed changes to the NYC Charter Resolution. If approved to be on the ballot, the public can vote for them in the November elections. After months of

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Second Meeting On Bergen Street Homeless Shelter Scheduled For Tonight

After a contentious, last-minute, public meeting on Saturday, March 4 [/homeless-shelter-proposed-1173-bergen-street/] discussing the opening of a homeless shelter at 1173 Bergen Street in Crown Heights, a follow-up informational meeting will be held tonight. Rescheduled from yesterday due to the snow, tonight’s meeting (6:30pm at P-Tech School, 150 Albany

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Donovan Fumbles Over Minimum Wage In Testy Televised Debate

Things got heated Tuesday night at NY1’s live televised debate [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/04/how-to-watch-ny1s-gentile-vs-donovan-debate-live-tomorrow/] 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

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Another Reporter Says She’s Been Victim Of Grimm’s Temper

More evidence that Congressman Michael Grimm’s thuggish behavior towards a NY1 reporter [/video-congressman-michael-grimm-threatens-to-throw-reporter-from-balcony-break-him-like-a-boy/] was no isolated incident continues to emerge, as another reporter has come forward to say that she has been a victim of his anger. For those who’ve been living under a rock, Congressman Grimm was

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Video: Gentile, Quaglione Debate On NY 1

Screenshot from the NY1 debate.Tomorrow is Election Day, and while many of the City Council elections were determined during September’s primary, Bensonhurst remains the scene of one of the most heated general elections in New York City. Democratic incumbent Vincent Gentile has faced a fierce challenge from Republican

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Fidler Takes NY1 On A Tour Of Southern Brooklyn

Photo By Erica ShermanDeparting City Councilman Lew Fidler took journalist and “Inside City Hall” host Errol Louis on a tour of his Southern Brooklyn district, visiting Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park, among other places, in a new report by NY1 [http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/road_to_city_hall/