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Stars & Stripes Democratic Club Welcomes New President Irene Chu

Irine Chu with Councilman Vincent Gentile (Photo via Stars & Stripes Democratic Club)Stars and Stripes Regular Democratic Club [http://www.yelp.com/biz/stars-and-stripes-democratic-club-brooklyn] announced its new president at its annual dinner dance this week. Irene Chu, a Bensonhurst resident and club member, has been active in the Chinese

Betty Anne Canizio, BOE Official Suspended Over Voter Purge, Still Running For District Leader In Bay Ridge

Betty Anna Canizio with former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes (Source: Facebook)Betty Anne Canizio — the Board Of Elections (BOE) official who was suspended in the aftermath of the purge of registered Brooklyn voters [/thousands-of-brooklyn/#.VzDADKODGko] revealed during New York’s presidential primary — has no intention of ending her campaign

Union Members, Elected Officials Protest Verizon For Firing Union Leader At 86th Street Store

Public Advocate Letitia James (Courtesy of CWA Local 1109)How did a Verizon Wireless employee who advocated for a bullied colleague end up with a pink slip? That question was on the tongues of many at a protest in front of an 86th Street cellphone shop last week. Hundreds of

Task Force To Aid Workers Disabled By World Trade Center Attacks And Cleanup Extended

Marty Golden, Photo By Erica ShermanA bill signed into law yesterday extended the September 11th Worker Protection Task Force Act, which supports those afflicted with a disability as a result of working at the World Trade Center, for another five years. The extension, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman

Slain Detective Liu Honored By Assemblyman Peter Abbate

Courtesy of Assemblyman Peter Abbate’s OfficeAssemblyman Peter Abbate held a private ceremony with Detective Wenjian Liu’s widow and parents today to present a resolution in recognition of the slain detective’s sacrifice, courage, and service to the community. The resolution, which was passed on March 3rd and was

A ‘Historic’ Lunar New Year Parade On 18th Avenue [Photos]

Photo by Chun KitDespite the flurries, the show went on. Over 100 neighbors marched down 18th Avenue for Bensonhurst’s first-ever Lunar New Year Parade [/sunday-bensonhursts-first-annual-lunar-new-year-parade-18th-avenue/] Sunday, hosted by the Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] (ACUS). The festivities continued at the Salvation Army building, located at 7309-7321

Sunny Skies Bring Out Voters, Campaigners, And A Dog On Election Day

Bensonhurst appears to have had a strong turnout at the polling booths this morning, thanks, in part, to sunny skies. There were folks out campaigning for Assemblyman Peter Abbate [/tag/peter-abbate/] and Democratic candidate James Kemmerer, Congressman Michael Grimm [/tag/michael-grimm/] and State Senator Marty Golden. [/tag/marty-golden/] A dog

MetroCard Bus Comes To Abbate’s Community Office Tomorrow Afternoon

MTA MetroCard Bus. Photo by Trevor Logan, Jr. Source: TransitTalk / Transportation Media GroupAssemblyman Peter Abbate. Photo by Erica Sherman Assemblyman Peter Abbate will be bringing the MTA MetroCard Bus to his Community Office, 6605 Fort Hamilton Parkway, tomorrow, October 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Qing Chen, Man Who Rescued Baby Who Plunged From 18th Ave Window, Honored By Bensonhurst Officials And Borough President

From left to right, Assemblyman Peter Abbate, honoree Qing Chen, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Councilman Vincent Gentile (Photo by Kathryn Kirk via Stefan Ringel)When baby Ayana was spotted crawling on an awning on 18th Avenue [/baby-who-crawled-out-of-window-rescued/], Qing Chen sprung to action, climbed out onto the awning and

Monday: Metrocard Bus Heading To Assemblyman Abbate’s Ft. Hamilton Pkwy Office

From the offices of Assemblyman Peter Abbate: