Tag Archive | "politics"

One Gowanus: Three Voices

Friday, March 5, 2010

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Three Brooklyn residents weigh in on the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to place the Gowanus Canal on the Superfund site list.

Black Leaders to Reconsider their Support of Paterson

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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The black political establishment of Harlem is weighing whether to continue supporting embattled Governor David Paterson, a Brooklyn district leader told the Ink earlier today.

Rangel Steps Down Temporarily

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Charles B Rangel has stepped down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee after an ethics panel told him off for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean. The House ethics committee is still investigating a slew of accusations: Rangel’s reported failure to pay taxes on the rental income for a villa in the Dominican Republic, [...]

Barron Blasts Times, Stands By Paterson

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Rep. Steve Israel, a Democratic congressman from Long Island, has urged Gov. Paterson not to run for reelection after a report in the New York Times of a domestic abuse complaint against a top aide.

Arab-Americans voice frustration with Obama

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Read Chris Alessi’s story on a town hall, where only two Arab-Americans said they’ve seen improvement in immigration policy since President Obama took office.

Brooklyn Dems vote to keep Monserrate in NY Senate

Monday, February 15, 2010

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Queens Senator Hiram Monserrate who was expelled from the State Senate last week by a 53-8 vote found the support of of five Brooklyn Democrats to keep him in the legislative body. Monserrate was expelled due to charges of domestic violence although the case is yet to go to trial. The Brooklyn Senators were backing [...]

Brooklyn Party Politics 101

Thursday, February 4, 2010

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Young Brooklyn activists get a civic lesson from their anti-establishment elders.

The Morning After in Bed-Stuy

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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The Ink brings you a vox populi report from the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant on the morning after hometown mayoral candidate Bill Thompson's narrow loss.

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