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October, 2009

Join our editorial board as it grills three Council hopefuls — live!

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 39: What other newspaper lets you into the boardroom when we grill three candidates for City Council who are seeking our endorsement? With video … Comment.

September, 2009

Dutch prime minister to Breukelen: Drop dead

The Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn: In an exclusive interview with the Breukelen-obsessed Brooklyn Paper, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende refuses to stop the merger of Breukelen and two small villages nearby. With video … Comment.

Meet Councilman Tony Avella

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Queens lawmaker is a firebrand — and he wants to be your mayor. With video … Comment.

Dutch prime minister to Breukelen: Drop dead

The Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn: In an exclusive interview with the Breukelen-obsessed Brooklyn Paper, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende refuses to stop the merger of Breukelen and two small villages nearby. Comment.

A battle for Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Carroll Gardens

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 33: This forum — featuring John Heyer, Gary Reilly, Josh Skaller, Brad Lander and Bob Zuckerman was moderated by Brooklyn Paper Editor Gersh Kuntzman — and you’ll want to watch it again and again. Comment.

A battle for Williamsburg, DUMBO, Bklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Park Slope

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 33: All seven candidates for the 33rd District seat — Isaac Abraham, Ken Baer, Doug Biviano, Ken Diamondstone, Steve Levin, Jo Anne Simon and Evan Thies — participated. Comments (4).

Siegel and Green fight each other

The Brooklyn Paper
Public Advocate: All four the candidates — Councilmembers Bill DeBlasio (D–Park Slope) and Eric Gioia (D-Queens), civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel and former Public Advocate Mark Green — clashed in a spirited debate held by The Brooklyn Paper in conjunction with Brooklyn Independent Television. Comment.

Letitia James takes on two challengers in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 35: Some of the wildest action so far this campaign season involved one man and two women going at it in front of a camera — in a hot City Council debate in The Brooklyn Paper’s Metrotech offices last month. Comment.

All four candidates in our debate

The Brooklyn Paper
Comptroller: ouncilmembers Melinda Katz, John Liu and David Weprin, all of Queens, and Councilman David Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights), were grilled by reporters from Community Newspaper Group, the parent company of The Brooklyn Paper, in a debate held in conjunction with Brooklyn Independent Television on the BCAT TV Network. Comment.

Meet Comptroller Bill Thompson

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson visited The Brooklyn Paper’s office last month to outline his vision for the city — and his plans differ from his Democratic rival on just about all counts. Comments (1).

Meet Councilman Tony Avella

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Queens lawmaker is a firebrand — and he wants to be your mayor. Comment.

Zuck unleashes ‘lighthearted’ attack ad against rivals Skaller and Lander

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 39: It could be a political first: a cartoon attack ad. Comments (1).

Foes square off in District 26 debate

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 26: The four contenders seeking to replace City Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) told the TimesLedger Newspapers staff in a debate last month that affordable housing, education, the oil spill at Newtown Creek and a dispute between tenants and landlord Vantage Properties were among the key issues leading up to the Sept. 15 Democratic primary. Watch the whole thing, better late than never, right here. With video … Comment.

Ethnic tensions flare up at District 20 debate

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 20: Accusations of racism and a full-out shouting match punctuated the jam-packed debate in the race to succeed John Liu. See the whole thing right here. With video … Comment.

Watch our public advocate debate now!

The Brooklyn Paper
Public Advocate: Last week, we taped a scintillating debate with the four public advocate candidates — and you can watch it right now by clicking the link above! With video … Comment.

Watch our comptroller debate now!

The Brooklyn Paper
Comptroller: Who should be our next comptroller? Decide for yourself by watching our exclusive debate featuring all four hopefuls. With video … Comments (1).

Candidates for Avella’s seat clash in District 19 debate

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 19: TimesLedger Newspapers (and our parent, the Community Newspaper Group) brought the six ambitious Democratic candidates in District 19 together for a spirited debate on the issues facing northeast Queens. Watch the whole thing, right here. With video … Comments (1).

Dems stake out positions ahead of District 29 primary

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 29: Six Democratic hopefuls came together for a lively but cordial debate in the race to succeed Melinda Katz in the District 29 council seat. See the whole thing right here. With video … Comments (6).

District 25 contenders aim barbs at Sears in CNG debate

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 25: Challengers Danny Dromm and Stanley Kalathara went on the attack against Helen Sears at our City Council debate last week. Watch the whole thing here. With video … Comment.

Friedrich, Weprin, Singh square off in District 23 debate

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 23: A trio of Democrats talked about the issues facing Council District 23 at our debate as each seeks to be the successor to David Weprin. See the whole thing right here. With video … Comment.

Meet Comptroller Bill Thompson

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Democrat who wants to be mayor sits down with our reporters and editors. With video … Comment.

August, 2009

Bloomy in our hood! An exclusive video preview!

The Brooklyn Paper
Video: Mayor Bloomberg sat down with our editors and reporters on Monday. Here’s just a small taste. With video … Comment.

East Flatbush follies: 40th candidates butt heads at CNG forum

Courier-Life
Council District 40: Sparks flew as candidates in the 40th Council District came face to face during a debate held at this newspaper’s office. With video … Comment.

Candidates for 41st City Council District seat square off in CNG debate

Courier-Life
Council District 41: The high rate of HIV/AIDS, violent crime and controversial facilities such as halfway houses dominated the Community Newspaper Group debate among the candidates for the 41st City Council District. With video … Comment.

Our debate is a brawl! Candidates for Fort Greene seat get testy

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 35: Some of the wildest action so far this campaign season involved one man and two women going at it in front of a camera — in a hot City Council debate in The Brooklyn Paper’s Metrotech offices this week. With video … Comments (12).

Junior’s. Nathan’s. Yassky?

The Brooklyn Paper
Comptroller: Borough President Markowitz is out on the hustings for David Yassky in a fun new TV ad. Comments (1).

Our 39th District debate is online — now!

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 39: Who needs Tivo? The Brooklyn Paper and Brooklyn Independent Television’s exciting debate featuring the five men who hope to succeed Bill DeBlasio can be viewed just by clicking here. With video … Comments (5).

Watch our 33rd district debate now — or whenever! It’s online all the time!

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 33: There’s no need for Tivo! You can watch candidates for the 33rd Council District — currently occupied by David Yassky — debate right here, right now! With video … Comment.

The race to succeed David Yassky — a video take

Council District 33: Brooklyn Independent Television’s Brooklyn Review provides video coverage of the candidates for the 33rd City Council district in Brooklyn. Comment.
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