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Primary 2017: The Case for Khader El-Yateem

September 7, 2017September 8, 2017 David  Government and Politics, News  43rd Council District, Arab-Americans, Khader El-Yateem, New York City Council, Primary 2017  3 Comments

Why you should vote for El-Yateem in the Democratic primary on September 12.

Protest against Linda Sarsour

Scenes From an Alt-Right Protest of Linda Sarsour

June 1, 2017June 7, 2017 David  Government and Politics, News  alt-right, Dov Hikind, Islamophobia, Linda Sarsour, Milo Yiannopoulos, Pamela Geller, protest  3 Comments

What do Milo Yiannapolous, Dov Hikind and Pam Geller have in common? An intense hatred of a Bay Ridge activist.

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A Bay Ridge Official’s Attack on Immigrant IDs

December 13, 2016February 12, 2018 David  Government and Politics, News, Public Safety  IDNYC, immigrants, lawsuits, New York State Assembly, Nicole Malliotakis, Ron Castorina, Staten Island

Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis is suing the city to force the mayor to retain undocumenteds’ addresses—which would undermine the entire IDNYC program.

Let’s Bring Participatory Budgeting to Bay Ridge!

November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 David  Government and Politics, News  Carlos Menchaca, civic engagement, Justin Brannan, New York City Council, participatory budgeting, Vincent Gentile

Why giving people power over purse-strings makes sense for our community.

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Why the Mayor’s Mental Health Grant to the Arab-American Association is Good for Bay Ridge

October 3, 2016June 26, 2017 David  Community News, News  Arab-American Association of New York, immigration, mental health, NYU Lutheran hospital, the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City  6 Comments

The funding has been controversial, in part because it has been misunderstood.

Brooklyn 46th Assembly District

No One in the State Assembly Lives in Bay Ridge

May 24, 2016February 6, 2017 David  Government and Politics, News  46th Assembly District, 64th Assembly District, Kate Cucco, New York State Assembly, Nicole Malliotakis, Pamela Harris  1 Comment

Why gerrymandering matters.

Bay Ridge hookah bars

The End of the Hookah Bar?

March 22, 2016June 28, 2016 David  Government and Politics, Local Business, News, Public Safety  hookah, hookah bars, shisha, smoking, tobacco, Vincent Gentile

Legislation moving through the city council addresses what our councilmember calls the “elephant in the room.”

Paul Moses

The Love-Hate Story of the Irish and Italians in New York

March 17, 2016 David  Culture, History  Catholics, immigration, Irish, Italians, tension

Professor Paul Moses lectured at the Bay Ridge Historical Society last night about the troubled and surprising history between two prominent ethnic groups.

Bookmark Shoppe

What it Takes to Keep an Independent Bookstore in Bay Ridge Going

February 2, 2016August 15, 2016 David  Arts, Culture, Local Business, People  A Novel Idea, Bernie Kerik, BookMark Shoppe, bookstores, bus advertising, Christine Freglette, Father Michael Collins, independent bookstores, Ja Rule

Talking with the owner of the BookMark Shoppe about life after Amazon.

Dancing with the Devil in Bay Ridge’s Indie Bookseller

August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 David  Arts, Culture  BookMark Shoppe, bookstores, Dancing With the Devil in the City of God, independent bookstores, Juliana Barbassa

Award-winning reporter Juliana Barbassa was in Bay Ridge this week to discuss her new book about Rio de Janeiro.

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