Bensonhurst
https://youtu.be/jMg4aas6Fio Assemblywoman Pamela Harris took her seat in the state legislature Wednesday as it held its first session of the new year. The newly-elected assemblywomen stood beaming as she was introduced on the Assembly floor by Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, who described Harris’ career as a corrections
Bensonhurst
ACUS’ Warren Chan, Stephen Yeung, and Ken(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)“I don’t care about being politically correct,” Warren Chan, executive director of Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] (ACUS) told a handful of mostly Chinese-language press reporters on Sunday. “Our candidate, and our future
andrew cuomo
Photo by Leon LipkovichGovernor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-legislation-support-homeowners-impacted-superstorm-sandy] Thursday, the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, designed to regulate insurance claims related to sewer backups that occur during storms. The law requires the Department of Financial Services to examine and make
alex brook-krasny
> Celebrating @NYPD68Pct [https://twitter.com/NYPD68Pct] Captain Festino’s birthday & @AlecBrookKrasny [https://twitter.com/AlecBrookKrasny] retirement from the State Assembly in #Brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/zg5Eg9JWwH [http://t.co/zg5Eg9JWwH] — Nicole Malliotakis (@NMalliotakis) July 8, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NMalliotakis/status/
State Assembly
Source: Flickr/nycstreetsA citywide speed limit reduction goes into effect tomorrow, November 7, dropping from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour. Part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero [/tag/vision-zero/] initiative, which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and make streets safer, the speed limit bill
ben akselrod
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and challenger Ben Akselrod sought to distinguish themselves from each other at a candidate’s forum for the 45th Assembly District organized by [/wednesday-assembly-candidates-face-questions-manhattan-beach-community-group-meeting/] the Manhattan Beach Community Group last week. Although the rivals agreed on many issues, the two expressed different approaches to campaign financing and
ari kagan
Steven Cymbrowitz (l.) and Ben Akselrod (r.)Conservative Democrat Ben Akselrod appears to be launching his second attempt to unseat incumbent Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, recently filing papers with the state to form a campaign committee. Akselrod mounted his first challenge to Cymbrowitz in 2012, rising from relative obscurity to a
identity theft
The following is a message from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: Photo by Erica ShermanThe only thing worse than having maxed-out charge cards and a mortgage in default is when your kids have them. Hard to believe, but the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that no fewer than 8.
State Assembly
Yes, it’s last minute, but we’re passing it along anyway… State Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Kevin A. Cahill will be holding a roundtable today at 2:00 p.m. at the Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton – Manhattan Beach (3300 Coney Island Avenue) to discuss the claims settlement practices of
Craigslist
The ad Gallo refers to.Republican contender Russ Gallo, seeking to unseat Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, blasted the incumbent in a press release this morning for advertising a job posting on Craigslist, which he said is “notorious for being used by criminals and those peddling immorality.” According to Gallo, Cymbrowitz’s
42nd Assembly District
Rhoda Jacobs [/blog/tag/rhoda-jacobs] has won the Democratic primary race for the 42nd State Assembly District (map [/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/42ad.jpg]) by a significant margin. With 91% of precincts reporting, Jacobs captured 69.7% of the vote (3,182) to Rodneyse Bichotte [/blog/tag/rodneyse-bichotte]‘s 30.
foreclosure
Helene WeinsteinAssemblywoman Helene Weinstein has sponsored The Foreclosure Fraud Prevention Act [http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/A10629-2011] of 2012, which would increase the penalties for deceitful practices relating to home foreclosures if passed. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman introduced this bill in the New York State Legislature on Friday.
andrew cuomo
Tuesday, a panel of federal judges declined to dismiss a legal challenge to New York State’s redistricting process, instead naming a federal judge to assist in drawing up new district maps, writes the New York Times. The panel mandated that lawyers for New York’s legislative leaders convene with
alcohol
Cymbrowitz during the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee’s hearing on underage drinking. (Source: Cymbrowitz's office)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, as chair of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee, recently held a hearing on underage drinking. Through testimony presented at the hearing, the assemblyman concluded that underage drinkers comprise
State Assembly
We received this from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [/tag/steven-cymbrowitz/]: > Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) called the proposed lower Manhattan trial location of the 911 terrorists a plague on all New Yorkers, including those from the outer boroughs. > “This is not a Manhattan issue; this is of