Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Attacks on transgender women prompt Jackson Heights protest rally

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Sriram Vaidhyanathan

Attacks on transgender women prompt Jackson Heights protest rally

Residents and activists called for legislative action to protect transgender women.

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Alan J. Gerson holds rally to protest Grand Street bike lane

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Suhail A. Khan

Alan J. Gerson holds rally to protest Grand Street bike lane

Residents and business owners complain about bike lane.

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Habitat prepares to ramp up building affordable housing

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Amanda Rentz

Habitat prepares to ramp up building affordable housing

Habitat for Humanity is poised to increase construction as Westchester County looks to settle a fair housing suit.

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Councilman Miguel Martinez resigns and pleads guilty to corruption charges

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Jennifer DePreist

Councilman Miguel Martinez resigns and pleads guilty to corruption charges

Martinez’s guilty plea hit close to home for many Inwood residents.

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Doing the most good, with less

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Ben Watanabe

Funding cuts challenge the Salvation Army’s efforts to provide services.

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Mamaroneck eyes upriver developments

Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by Amanda Rentz

Mamaroneck eyes upriver developments

Mamaroneck Mayor Kathy Savolt approaches neighboring municipal planning boards to voice concerns about potential flooding from upriver developments.

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Mamaroneck Town Council considers towing law

Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by Amanda Rentz

Mamaroneck Town Council considers towing law

The Mamaroneck Town Council considers a new towing law to prevent illegal parking in permit-only decks.

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City Council District 34 race heats up

Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by Tricia Summers

City Council District 34 race heats up

Councilwoman Diana Reyna (D-Brooklyn) is running for her third term.

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More News

Living

Crotona Park East and West Farms to get facelift

Crotona Park East and West Farms to get facelift

Twenty percent of the new development area will be reserved for affordable housing, according to the group’s proposal.

Politics

Harlem artist, neighborhood work to preserve murals

Harlem artist, neighborhood work to preserve murals

Many Harlem residents consider these gates a part of the neighborhood’s history.

Religion

Racial propaganda causes concern in Greenpoint

Racial propaganda causes concern in Greenpoint

White supremacist fliers were left under the windshield wipers of cars parked overnight in Greenpoint, but officials say their message is protected under the First Amendment.