Politics
Wednesday, 19 October 2011 13:43
New MTA boss to face 'many challenges'
Jay Walder has left as chairman of the MTA to take a seven-figure post in the Hong Kong subway system. Gov. Cuomo has now nominated Joe Lhota, 57, of Brooklyn to succeed Walder in the high-profile job. The state Senate must still confirm Lhota's appointment, but he is expected to begin serving as acting chairman.
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Wednesday, 21 September 2011 23:16
Turner: 'I will not caucus with the Tea Party'
Written by David J. Glenn
Republican Bob Turner -- who was tagged as a Tea Partier by his opponent but easily, and surprisingly, won the seat vacated by Anthony Weiner, who was forced out by a sexting scandal, in heavily Democratic District 9 -- says he "will not caucus with the Tea Party."
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011 00:11
GOPer Turner wins battle for Weiner's seat
FROM NY1, THE AP, and BAY CURRENTS STAFF
Republican Bob Turner captured the seat vacated by long-time Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner, upsetting Democrat David Weprin in Tuesday's special election.
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The new documentary, Battle for Brooklyn, is the true story of a man who fought for eight years to stop his neighborhood from being condemned in order to build the Atlantic Yards sports arena. Bay Currents interviewed Daniel Goldstein, who eventually lost the battle – but certainly not for lack of trying.
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Thursday, 12 May 2011 00:23
CB 13 committee OKs concrete strip on boardwalk
Written by David J. Glenn
Lovers of the iconic Coney Island-Brighton Beach boardwalk are now caught between a concrete slab and a hard place.
The parks committee of Community Board 15 agreed – by a 5-1 vote – to support plans by the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation to install a 12-foot strip of concrete along the boardwalk, with planks of imitation wood on either side.
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 21:15
Pols vow to do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep supermarket
Almost as soon as the owners of the Pathmark outlet at 3785 Nostrand Ave. at Avenue Y announced that the supermarket would close in April, local elected officials started trying to persuade other companies to open a supermarket at that location.
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