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Brad Lander wins City Council seat
Brad Lander (D) received over 60% of votes to earn the District 39 City Council seat. Michael Bloomberg received only 4% more votes than Bill Thompson for his third term as Mayor, and Marty Markowitz received over 80% of votes for Brooklyn Borough President.
Posted: November 3rd, 2009 under Election 09, Government.
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Cast your ballot!
Get out and vote today for the new District 39 City Council representative. Check out our 5 Questions with each of the candidates, if you haven’t already. Also, don’t forget that all public schools and government offices are closed, and alternate side parking is suspended. (What do you think of Nardiello’s fake parking ticket tactic?)
Posted: November 3rd, 2009 under Election 09, Government.
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Voting for the youngins
If you’re under 18, you can “vote” tomorrow at Prospect Park. From noon to 4pm, there will be an Election Day Celebration where those without the right to cast a real ballot can vote for their mayoral candidate of choice and enjoy a slice of election cake. Results will be announced at 4pm.
Posted: November 2nd, 2009 under Election 09, Events, Government.
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5 Questions with Brad Lander
Here is our last installment of 5 Questions with the District 39 Candidates, with Democratic nominee Brad Lander. Don’t forget to vote on this coming Tuesday, November 3rd.
Posted: October 30th, 2009 under Election 09, Government.
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5 Questions with David Pechefsky
Our 5 Questions with the District 39 candidates continues, today featuring Green Party candidate David Pechefsky.
Posted: October 27th, 2009 under Election 09, Government.
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5 Questions with Joe Nardiello
With election day only a week a day, we provided a chance for the three candidates for the District 39 City Council seat to answer the same 5 questions. Today, we’ll start with Joe Nardiello, the Republican nominee.
Posted: October 26th, 2009 under Election 09, Government.
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Proof of Mayor Bloomberg at Hibino
Our citizen journalist in Brooklyn Heights, Karl Junkersfeld, asked the folks at Hibino for a photograph of Mayor Bloomberg at the restaurant on Wednesday night… and they sent one!
Posted: October 16th, 2009 under Election 09.
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Bloomberg Chows Down at Hibino
This in from a CHB tipster:
Mayor Bloomberg dined at Hibino on Henry Street last night, with local neighborhood small business owners including the operators of the Stinky Brooklyn micro-empire. Apparently the mayor called the meeting himself. And we applaud the choice of Hibino, which quietly might be the best restaurant in the neighborhood, but doesn’t [...]
Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Election 09.
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