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Thousands Protest Conviction Of Ex-Officer Peter Liang: ‘No Selective Justice!’ [Video]

https://youtu.be/M4tVlLtakic Chants of “Justice, justice!” and “No scapegoat!” rang out in Downtown Brooklyn Saturday as local pols and representatives from Chinese American organizations gave impassioned speeches at a rally protesting the conviction of ex-NYPD officer Peter Liang. More than 10,000 people poured into Cadman Plaza to

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MBCG Spotlights New Leadership, Peace Offering At Meeting Celebrating 72 Years Of Service

MBCG boardmembers, including new president Judy Baron (left) and outgoing president Ira Zalcman (right) pose with Comptroller-elect Scott StringerThe Manhattan Beach Community Group met earlier this month for their 72nd annual general membership meeting, an end-of-year celebration where new officers are installed and the year’s accomplishments celebrated. This year’

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Fidler Not Joining Democrats Who Want To Avoid A Runoff

City Councilman Lew Fidler. Photo by Erica ShermanDemocrats across the city are rallying behind the perceived inevitability of Bill de Blasio becoming the Democratic nominee after the candidate narrowly slipped by the trigger for a runoff in the preliminary vote count, and are urging Bill Thompson to concede his desire

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Golden Backs Bill That Provides Massive Tax Breaks For Developers Of Luxury Manhattan Apartment Buildings

State Senator Marty Golden (Photo By Erica Sherman)State Senator Marty Golden sponsored a bill that provides huge tax breaks for Manhattan luxury apartment building developers. The New York Daily News is reporting that legislation backed by Golden designates tax breaks for five developments, costing the city tens of millions

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Community Invited To Participate In Mayoral Forum In Manhattan Beach

Clockwise, l-r: City Comptroller John Liu, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, 42nd City Comptroller Bill Thompson, and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Photos courtesy of Bill Thompson for Mayor, Bill de Blasio (Flickr) and Erica ShermanThe Jewish Press is inviting the community to attend a mayoral forum with Democratic candidates

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Delays At Marine Park Community Center Highlight Parks Department Deficiencies

Source: Google MapsAfter years of delays and millions of dollars over budget, Marine Park residents are still without a much-anticipated community center. And the project is now one of the most notable in the city as an example of the Parks Department’s waste and inefficiency. The community center, located

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Should the New York Marathon Go On?

Mayor Bloomberg’s decision to hold the Marathon on Sunday as planned has provoked significant backlash from the public and politicians alike. Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Brooklyn Councilman Dominic Recchia are among the many opposed to the race, reports Crains. Both say the city’

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John Liu Doesn’t Want to Raise Your Rent

Capital NY reports NYC Comptroller John Liu wants the Rent Guidelines Board to issue a rent freeze for the next year, which would make rent-stabilized apartments even more rent-stabilized. Between the “economically challenging times” and the “significant delays” in planned affordable housing (including our very own (sort of) Atlantic Yards

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John Liu Campaign Being Investigated By Feds

(source: Michael Appleton for NY Times)After the NY Times published a report last month revealing several fund-raising improprieties by City Comptroller John Liu’s election campaign, federal authorities have begun an investigation. (source: Michael Appleton via NY Times)Grand Jury subpoenas issued last week sought records from both the

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Comptroller Liu: Public Pension Dialogue Mired In "Misdirection"

New York City Comptroller John Liu again made a visit to our neighborhood, this time to speak before Community Board 15 on Tuesday about budget issues, fiscal efficiency and to hear out neighborhood concerns about city spending. In doing so, the visibly exhausted comptroller took a shot at dispelling popular