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Sep
18
Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON/PARK SLOPE – Shahana Hanif was meant to survive. When she was diagnosed with
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Jun
19
Meet the 6th Municipal District Civil Court Judge Candidates: Tehilah Berman

Meet the 6th Municipal District Civil Court Judge Candidates: Tehilah Berman

Tehilah Berman at a coffee shop in Kensington (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)The Civil Court Judge races are less
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Dec
14
Mark-Viverito Promises To Continue The Worst Landlords List As She Campaigns For Public Advocate At Newkirk Station

Mark-Viverito Promises To Continue The Worst Landlords List As She Campaigns For Public Advocate At Newkirk Station

Public Advocate Candidate Melissa Mark Viverito on the Q train platform at the Newkirk Avenue station in Flatbush (Photo credit:
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Jul
10
EXCLUSIVE: State Senate Hopeful Challenges Incumbent Hamilton to Debate Series

EXCLUSIVE: State Senate Hopeful Challenges Incumbent Hamilton to Debate Series

Democratic challenger Zellnor Myrie addressing Brooklyn residents (Via ZellnorForStateSenate [https://zellnorforstatesenate.com/])Today, Zellnor Myrie, a candidate in the Democratic
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Jan
16
Councilmember Jumaane Williams Eyes Position of Lieutenant Governor

Councilmember Jumaane Williams Eyes Position of Lieutenant Governor

Councilmember Jumaane Williams, D-45 (Photo courtesy of Councilmember Williams’ Office)After an unsuccessful bid for City Council Speaker last month,
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Jan
11
Brooklyn Politicians To Hold Panel Discussion on the Importance of Women in Government

Brooklyn Politicians To Hold Panel Discussion on the Importance of Women in Government

The panel, titled A Century of Striving, will be held tonight at the YWCA in Boerum Hill (Flyer via YWCA)
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Jun
28
Stars & Stripes Democratic Club Welcomes New President Irene Chu

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:
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Jun
10
Who Is Charles Ragusa, 47th Assembly District Leader?

Who Is Charles Ragusa, 47th Assembly District Leader?

Charles Ragusa (Photo courtesy of Assemblyman William Colton’s Office)Earlier this week, we profiled Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V1sDWOYrI9c], a
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Jun
08
Billy Thai Running For Male District Leader Of 47th AD: ‘It’s Time For A Chinese American-Born Elected Official’

Billy Thai Running For Male District Leader Of 47th AD: ‘It’s Time For A Chinese American-Born Elected Official’

Courtesy of Billy ThaiAn electrical engineer from Bensonhurst has announced that he is running for male district leader for the
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Jun
07
Menchaca & Mark-Viverito Slam Trump For Comments About Mexican American Judge

Menchaca & Mark-Viverito Slam Trump For Comments About Mexican American Judge

Photo by Jeff Reed/NYC CouncilAt a press conference outside of Trump Tower in Midtown, Manhattan on Monday, Sunset Park
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