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Local pol looks to suspend muni-meters on holidays

One local politician is hoping to make parking across the city just a little bit easier and a lot more consistent. At a Wednesday, February 24 City Council meeting, Councilmember Vincent Gentile will...

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Generally Speaking: Brooklyn Lunar New Year Parade starts out with a big bang!

According to the FDNY explosives unit that supervised the event, over 50,000 firecrackers were ignited in the middle of Sunset Park’s Eighth Avenue at 50th Street this past Sunday, to commemorate the...

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Local pol looks to regulate non-tobacco hookah smoke

New legislation introduced this morning would address a major “elephant in the room” when it comes to hookah, says one local pol. Councilmember Vincent Gentile on Thursday, February 25 debuted a bill...

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We the People: Meaningful action versus vague and worrisome plans

Mayor de Blasio hosted a town hall meeting at Fort Hamilton High School and answered questions that concern our community. Hizzoner was engaged and well prepared to respond to all the questions asked....

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Common Sense: A pope’s view

I find it amusing that some would question the Pope’s authority to comment on what makes a good Christian. Frankly, I would think commenting on religion and Christianity would be a very basic part of...

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Pols push for $400 tax rebate for homeowners

A bipartisan group of City Council members is moving to score property owners a $400 tax rebate, citing more than $1 billion  in surplus money coming down the pipeline. “Quite frankly, there needs to...

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We the People: Smoke and mirrors

Councilmember Vincent Gentile announced a bill to include “shisha” smoke for regulation under the 2002 Smoke Free Air Law at the February meeting of CB 10. That would make a lot of sense since the...

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Common Sense: Counseling the Council

State Senator Marty Golden (whom I serve as chief of staff) and Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis were quick to denounce the looney City Council proposal to give illegal immigrants the right to vote in...

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Sale of Brooklyn Heights library to impact Sunset branch

In what activists hope is not a foreshadowing of the fate of the Sunset Park Library, the Brooklyn Borough Board voted on Tuesday, March 1 to support the sale of the Brooklyn Heights Library despite a...

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For reborn political club, there’s power in numbers

One Flatbush political club is hoping to swell its ranks, and, at the same time, bring more attention to the neighborhood , marking its intentions with a new name. The P20 Political Club, originally...

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