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Electeds want MTA to nix Q79 bus cuts
TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens: A bevy of Queens elected officials at the city and state level joined borough bus drivers and mechanics last weekend at a Little Neck Parkway bus stop to protest proposed cuts to the neighborhood’s Q79 line. Comment.
City to include ambulance corps on 911
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 30: After catching flak from elected officials, including City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), the city has agreed to repeal a policy change that excluded volunteer ambulance corps from the 911 dispatch system. Comment.
Bayside students land scholarships
TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens Borough President: Queens Borough President Helen Marshall honored six borough students with scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000 at an annual awards reception in Corona which celebrates African-American heritage. Comment.
Meeks says AEG scrutiny is unfair
TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens: U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) said two figures who were part of the group selected to operate and install 4,500 video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track — Darryl Greene and the Rev. Floyd Flake — were being unfairly scrutinized in the media for their involvement with the consortium. Comment.
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Markowitz grilled in discrimination suit
Courier-Life
Brooklyn Borough President: Borough President Marty Markowitz was put on the hot seat last Friday when he was grilled for nearly four hours about a discrimination lawsuit filed against him back in 2007. Comment.
Monserrate fights to regain lost Senate position
TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens: Ousted state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) has filed petition signatures for the special election for his seat and appealed a federal court ruling last week that declined to interfere with the vote expelling him from the Senate. Comment.
District Leader fight brews in Bay Ridge
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: They may not concur as to who should be the male Democratic district leader in the 60th Assembly District going forward, but the two candidates for the position agree that the race will be a “cordial” one. Comment.
Friedrich urges CB 13 to denounce mailing
TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens: Failed state Assembly candidate Bob Friedrich urged Community Board 13 Monday night to condemn campaign literature sent by his opponent, Assemblyman-elect David Weprin, three days before the Feb. 9 contest that called Friedrich an extremist for opposing increased penalties for hate crimes in a mailing that used a swastika. Comment.
A big Domi-NO from CB1 panel
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 33: The Community Board 1 Land Use Committee voted against the $1.2-billion redevelopment of the old Domino Sugar factory on Tuesday night, the first public rejection of the project as it enters the eight-month public review process for the go-ahead to build on the Williamsburg waterfront. Comment.
Greenfield and Lazar in race for campaign cash
Courier-Life
Council District 44: With money to spare and endorsements raining down faster than a summer thunderstorm, the two frontrunners in the special 44th District City Council race are galloping toward the March 23 election. Comment.
Parking ticket amnesty weighed by Bklyn pol
Courier-Life
Council District 48: Parking ticket scofflaws might have a Brooklyn idol: City Councilmember Michael Nelson. Comments (1).
Brooklynites to join gay marriage march on Albany
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Members of Brooklyn’s Lambda Independent Democrats will be joining dozens of LGBT groups on Marriage Equality New York’s Lobby Day tomorrow. Comment.
Brooklyn Politics: Is Yassky TLC bound?
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: This week we look into the scuttlebut behind former City Councilman David Yassky’s possible takeover of the Taxi and Limousine Commission and just how Borough President Marty Markowitz is buffing up for a possible Mayoral run (thank you photoshop!) Read on for this and lots more! Comment.
