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Local Pols Demand Investigation into ICE Shooting of Brooklyn Resident

GRAVESEND — Yesterday morning, Eric Diaz, 26, of West 12th Street, was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during [/ice-shoots-man-in-gravesend-in-broad-daylight-protest-at-maimonides-hospital/] the detainment of Gaspar Avendano-Hernandez, 33, who ICE stated had been already once removed from the country, and was an illegal alien from Mexico. ICE officers

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Half Of Brooklyn’s Congressional Delegation Join Boycott Of Inauguration

The U.S. Navy Band marches on Pennsylvania Avenue during the presidential inauguration parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013 after Barack Obama was elected to a second term in office. (Photo: E.J. Hersom / defenseimagery.mil via Creative Commons)At least half of Brooklyn’s six members in

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Numerous Elected Officials Support Treyger’s Bid For District Leader Seat

Photo by Alex EllefsonToday, a group of 21 elected officials from all levels of government threw their support behind Councilman Mark Treyger in his campaign for the open Democratic district leader position in Assembly District 46. Treyger’s endorsements include Public Advocate Tish James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President

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Officials Announce Completion Of $28 Million Resiliency Project To Prevent Beach Erosion

Senator Chuck Schumer speaking during the announcement of the completion of the Sea Gate Reach project. (Photo provided by Senator Chuck Schumer’s office)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday the completion of a $28 million resiliency project to restore Coney Island’s beaches, prevent erosion and

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With A Government Shutdown Looming, Here’s Where Our Local Reps Stand On Planned Parenthood

Source: FacebookSome of our lawmakers in Congress are embroiled in a stand-off over those crazy, heavily-edited Planned Parenthood videos, which experts are predicting [http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/09/expect-a-government-shutdown-213164] is likely to result in a government shutdown. On one side of the Planned Parenthood aisle is newly-elected

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Elected Officials Break Ground On T-Groins To Prevent Beach Erosion In Seagate

Courtesy of Senator Schumer’s OfficeAfter two long decades, the Coney Island Reach Project is finally getting some love. The shoreline protection plan, which dates back to 1992, outlines critical restoration, T-groins, and beach replenishment to be implemented and maintained along Brooklyn’s southern coast. U.S. Senator Charles E.

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Local Leaders Push MTA To Restore Express F Train Service

[http://instagram.com/p/r15u2omIuT/?modal=true] Local leaders are putting pressure on the MTA to restore express service on the F train in Brooklyn, last experienced by commuters in 1987, while the MTA remains a bit iffy on the issue. In a letter sent to MTA Chairman Thomas F.

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Army Corps To Reinforce Coney Island Shoreline, Construct Barriers To Prevent Erosion

An example of what a T-Groin structure looks like. (Source: Federal Highway Administration)The following is a press release from the offices of U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries and Jerrold Nadler: U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congress members Jerrold

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Feds To Fund Restoration Of Private Seagate Beaches, Spurring Neighbors To Demand Public Access

Seagate. (Source: Google Maps)The US Army Corps of Engineers will shell out $30 million to restore the beaches of the gated community Seagate, after their private beaches were battered by Superstorm Sandy. The Brooklyn Paper is reporting [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/23/bn_seagatebeach_2013_06_07_

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Recchia Getting A Big Push From Democratic Party Leaders In His Effort To Unseat Grimm

Domenic Recchia Source: FacebookCouncilman Domenic Recchia met with Democratic Party leaders last week to further coordinate and strategize his efforts to unseat Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2013/03/dccc-touts-recchia] by the New York Daily News. Earlier in the month [/grimm-targeted-in-ads-blaming-republicans-for-sequester-mess/

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Local Congressional Pols Urging FEMA To Extend Small Business Deadline For Sandy Aid

Source: Wikimedia Commons via WikipediaLocal New York City-based Congressional Representatives are banding together to urge FEMA to extend the deadline for small businesses affected by Superstorm Sandy to apply for disaster aid. A joint letter to FEMA, cosigned by nearly a dozen Congressional Representatives, argues that the deadline, currently set

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A Family That Flies Together, Sits Together

Source: Jnpet via Wikimedia CommonsCongressman Jerrold Nadler introduced legislation yesterday that requires the U.S. Department of Transportation to direct airline carriers to “establish a policy to ensure, to the extent practicable, that a family that purchases tickets for a flight with that air carrier is seated together during that

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Local Pols Have Mixed Reactions To President’s Healthcare Act

Source: Matt H. Wade via Wikimedia CommonsWhen the news first broke of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the measure, news channels were were reporting from opposite sides of the spectrum [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/06/supreme-court-health-care-ruling-cnn--wrong-/1#.T-0uEbVYvw4] . The responses from local politicians were

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Nadler Urges Justice For Underwater Mortgage Holders

The following is a press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joined advocates in New York, Washington, D.C. and Southern California in calling on Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of