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Yassky gets TLC from Mayor
Courier-Life
Council District 33: He may have lost his bid for City Comptroller last fall, but former City Councilman David Yassky has a shiny yellow and black consolation prize: a Commissioner’s post with the Taxi Limousine Commission. Comment.
Hey, was that John Heyer at the gay-bash vigil?
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 39: The anti-gay-marriage candidate re-emerges at the scene of the assault of a gay man. Comment.
More Tish-grace! Councilwoman hires big-time personal injury lawyer in bump-and-scratch
Courier-Life
Council District 35: Councilwoman Letitia James is ramping the legal pressure up in her personal injury lawsuit against an itinerant laborer after she allegedly injured herself walking into his legally parked truck. Comment.
IND welcomes Attorney General candidates
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: The Independent Neighborhood Democrats club is hosting a forum for attorney general candidates tonight, so we took the chance to examine who the borough might fancy. Comment.
Senesh plan off: School will not build on Carrol Gardens courtyard
Courier-Life
Council District 39: A Carroll Gardens private school announced late on Friday that it had abandoned its controversial plan to build an annex on its courtyard — ending a bitter debate over whether building on such yards would destroy the very character of the neighborhood. Comment.
Carroll Gardens ground zero in anti-landmarking push
Courier-Life
Council District 39: An effort to preserve the history of Carroll Gardens is being criticized for actually hastening the neighborhood’s gentrification, said opponents of a controversial city initiative to widen the area’s historic district. Comment.
It’s a Tish-grace! Councilwoman James sues over scratch
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 35: Councilwoman Letitia James has filed a personal injury suit against an itinerant laborer after she allegedly injured herself walking into his legally parked truck. Comments (2).
Food frenzy! Ugly allegations fly in 44th District race
Courier-Life
Council District 44: Things are getting down and dirty between candidates David Greenfield and Joe Lazar in the upcoming 44th District City Council race. It’s become so bad that needy families are reportedly being treated as political pawns. Comments (2).
Is three times the charm for Powell?
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Political activist, writer and entertainer Kevin Powell will make a third attempt to unseat 24-year incumbent Rep. Edolphus Towns in Brooklyn’s 10th Congressional District, according to sources close to the candidate. Comment.
Judge goes to court to get back on the ballot
Courier-Life
Council District 44: Jonathan Judge may have been tossed off the ballot in the upcoming 44th District City Council special election, but he’s not going down without a fight. Comments (1).
Brooklyn Politics: Bklyn’s Golden boy
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Who’s Republican State Senator Marty Golden’s best chance for survival this election season? Why, the Democrats of course! Read on for more. Comment.
Levin issues a big Domi-NO
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 33: Freshman Councilman Steve Levin has come out against the $1.2-billion redevelopment of the old Domino Sugar refinery on the Williamsburg waterfront, calling its 2,200 units too big for a neighborhood that has seen massive growth since a 2005 rezoning that encouraged just such development. Comments (1).
Brooklyn shines at AY groundbreaking
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Featuring star power and street cred, the ground-breaking ceremony for the Barclays Center Arena - for better or worse - opened up a new era in the borough’s development. Comment.
Pol impersonators bury Bklyn’s “soul” in yards protest
for Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Impersonator Elliot Crown, wearing a three-foot long Marty Markowitz mask, stood in front of Freddy’s Bar and bellowed, Comment.
Better pay up: Bklyn’s tax delinquents put on parade
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Brooklyn is known for many things. Now it’s known for harboring the state’s biggest tax debtor. Comment.
Judge tossed from City Council race
Courier-Life
Council District 44: Amid allegations of dirty politics, Republican candidate Jonathan Judge was thrown off the ballot Tuesday for the special 44th District City Council election. Comments (5).
Marty backs Downtown Brooklyn Partnership as money dries up
Courier-Life
Brooklyn Borough President: As the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) faces a major hit in funding, they are finding an ally in Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Comments (1).
Borough takes ‘wait and see attitude’ toward Charter Revision Commission
Courier-Life
Mayor: Community boards across the borough are crossing their fingers and hoping for the best this week now that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced the members of the new Charter Revision Commission. Comment.
No ‘Rose’ thorn here — Planning Commission gives OK to W’burg towers
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 33: The City Planning Commission voted on Monday to approve the controversial Rose Plaza on the River, a mixed-use, 800-unit apartment complex along the Williamsburg waterfront — a decision that bucks Borough President Markowitz’s rejection in January. Comment.
Paterson’s dog-and-pony show
The Brooklyn Paper
Politicrasher: Our columnist yearns for the days when the governor did his job by day and slept with prostitutes by night. Comment.
Brooklyn Politics: It takes two to tango
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: This week is chocked full of tidbits, from the news that Councilmembers Erik Dilan and Letitia James were named co-chairs of the Brooklyn delegation (again) to the three lucky Brooklyn blokes who were named to the Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission. Read on for more! Comment.
Parents fight school budget cuts
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Brooklyn parents came out in force last week to protest the state’s proposed $1 billion cut in school funding. Comment.
