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Dec
19
Round-Up Of Mayor de Blasio’s District 38 Town Hall Meeting

Round-Up Of Mayor de Blasio’s District 38 Town Hall Meeting

SOUTH SLOPE – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] hosted a Town Hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio
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Dec
15
Kensington Stands In Peace Against Port Authority Pipe Bomber

Kensington Stands In Peace Against Port Authority Pipe Bomber

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERKENSINGTON – Muslims, Jews, and neighbors of all different backgrounds and faiths gathered at Ave C Plaza on
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Dec
15
Brooklyn Councilmembers Oppose Half of Right to Know Act

Brooklyn Councilmembers Oppose Half of Right to Know Act

Councilmember Jumaane Williams opposes the current form of Intro 182, along with Councilmember Brad Lander (Photo courtesy Jumaane Williams’ office)
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Dec
14
AG Schneiderman Will Sue To Protect Net Neutrality

AG Schneiderman Will Sue To Protect Net Neutrality

Our Attorney General Eric Schneiderman does not mess around. In response to today’s FCC vote, he just announced that
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Dec
14
Senate District 17 Is Awakening, Mr. Felder – OPINION

Senate District 17 Is Awakening, Mr. Felder – OPINION

Boundaries of NY Senate District 17 via Senator Simcha Felder’s home page.By Naomi Rabeeya In the past few
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Dec
13
The Story Of What It Takes – Tenants v Landlord in Brooklyn

The Story Of What It Takes – Tenants v Landlord in Brooklyn

SUNSET PARK – Last October, as the temperature outside plummeted, the heat in my Sunset Park apartment would not go above
8 min read
Dec
12
Criminal Justice Reform, Transportation Plans and More: An Interview With Councilmember Antonio Reynoso

Criminal Justice Reform, Transportation Plans and More: An Interview With Councilmember Antonio Reynoso

Upstairs in City Councilmember Antonio Reynoso’s Union Avenue office, staffers sat with constituents, conversing in Spanish, helping them with
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Dec
11
Badlands Barber Pens Piece On Helping White Park Slope Men Look Less Fascist

Badlands Barber Pens Piece On Helping White Park Slope Men Look Less Fascist

Patty Suarez of Badlands with a client.PARK SLOPE – “Helping straight white men look less fascist was the last thing
1 min read
Dec
07
Local Lawmakers Oppose Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

Local Lawmakers Oppose Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

Local lawmakers spoke out strongly against the House passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity act, which would force New York
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Dec
06
City Reaches Settlement in Broadway Triangle Discrimination Suit

City Reaches Settlement in Broadway Triangle Discrimination Suit

A rendering of proposed development in the Broadway Triangle (Image via Dept of City Planning)WILLIAMSBURG – A court settlement in
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