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Feb
13
Gounardes Meets Voters And Fields Questions At The Owl’s Head Bar

Gounardes Meets Voters And Fields Questions At The Owl’s Head Bar

Andrew Gounardes at The Owl’s Head/Megan McGibneyBAY RIDGE – About 30 people turned up last night at The Owl’
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Feb
12
Cuomo Budgets State Money for Early Voting

Cuomo Budgets State Money for Early Voting

Today, Governor Cuomo announced a budget amendment that would provide state funding for early voting in New York in the
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Feb
12
Councilmembers Cumbo, Cornegy and Eugene Lag Behind on Environmental Scorecard

Councilmembers Cumbo, Cornegy and Eugene Lag Behind on Environmental Scorecard

The New York League of Conservation Voters’ [http://nylcv.org/] recently published 2017 Scorecard [http://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/
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Feb
09
Controversial Comfort Stations Are Finally Coming to Brighton Beach

Controversial Comfort Stations Are Finally Coming to Brighton Beach

A rendering of the elevated comfort stations (Via NYC Parks)BRIGHTON BEACH – After years of controversy, two new “comfort stations”
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Feb
09
Exclusive: Borough President Calls For An Investigation of Landlord’s Foundation

Exclusive: Borough President Calls For An Investigation of Landlord’s Foundation

FLATBUSH – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is denouncing the “insidious practices” that forced an octogenarian, Joy Noel, out of her
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Feb
06
Who Killed Joy Noel?

Who Killed Joy Noel?

Ms. Joy Noel after a hearing at the Housing Court, fall of 2017. Photo by Aga Troyniak.FLATBUSH – Joy Pearl
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Jan
31
Senate Contender Barkan Fields Questions at The Owl’s Head on Monday

Senate Contender Barkan Fields Questions at The Owl’s Head on Monday

Ross Barkan (standing) answers questionsBAY RIDGE – About 25 people gathered Monday night at The Owl’s Head [http://www.theowlshead.
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Jan
29
Progressive Groups Protest State Senator’s Drug Comments in Bay Ridge

Progressive Groups Protest State Senator’s Drug Comments in Bay Ridge

State Senator Marty Golden has been under fire for comments he made regarding the opioid epidemic (Photo: NYS Senate)BAY
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Jan
29
Dozens Gather To Support Family of 13-Year-Old Cyclist Killed By Truck In Bed-Stuy

Dozens Gather To Support Family of 13-Year-Old Cyclist Killed By Truck In Bed-Stuy

On a wet Sunday morning, neighbors and elected officials demonstrated their support for Kevin Flores’s family. (Greg Lewis/BKLYNER)
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Jan
26
Local Politicians Respond to Senator Golden’s “Ghetto Drug” Comment [UPDATE]

Local Politicians Respond to Senator Golden’s “Ghetto Drug” Comment [UPDATE]

Photo: NYS SenateUPDATE- 5:55 pm: Senator Marty Golden just released this statement: “To anyone who was offended by my
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