Grimm Wants More Federal Dollars For Build It Back Program
Republican Congressman Michael Grimm is asking the federal government to earmark $600 million for the Build it Back program, the housing recovery project designed to help Superstorm Sandy victims, and...
View ArticleDem District Leader Ari Kagan Finally Gets His Club
Nearly a year and a half after taking on and defeating Michael Geller, the 24-year Democratic Leader of the 45th Assemby District, Ari Kagan finally has the political club he promised his supporters....
View ArticleSampson Challenger Dell Smitherman Officially Kicks Off Campaign
Democrat Dell Smitherman officially kicked off his campaign to unseat embattled State Senator John Sampson yesterday at a launch event in Canarsie. Flanked by family, friends and supporters, Smitherman...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s First Asian-American Elected Official Likely To Be A Bensonhurst Mom
Bensonhurst resident Nancy Tong is on her way to winning a post as female Democratic district leader of the 47th Assembly District, making her the first Asian-American elected official in Brooklyn....
View ArticleCymbrowitz Wins Primary, But Akselrod Could Appear On GOP Line In November
Nobody beats the ‘witz, at least not in the 2014 primary elections. Fourteen-year incumbent Steven Cymbrowitz won his party’s nod for reelection to the 45th Assembly District last night in one of the...
View ArticleLocal Pols Hail Swearing In Of Brooklyn’s First Asian-American Elected...
The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton: In a historic swearing-in ceremony, Mrs. Nancy Tong became the first Asian-American elected official in the borough of...
View ArticleTonight: State Senator Marty Golden To Debate Challenger In Bay Ridge
Republican State Senator Marty Golden is facing a Democratic challenge on ballots this November, this time from Bay Ridge’s James Kemmerer. The 12-year incumbent pol, who lost most of Bay Ridge but...
View ArticleDemocrats Register 6,600 New Voters As Part Of Bid To Unseat Grimm
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is deep in a campaign to register new voters across the nation in their hopes of taking back the House. In the 11th District, currently represented by...
View ArticleAkselrod Wins Republican Nomination: Race Against Cymbrowitz To Continue
The race for the 45th District of the State Assembly lives on! Ben Akselrod, a Democrat, has scored the Republican nomination for the 45th Assembly race, allowing him to continue his challenge against...
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Reminder: Primary Day Is Tomorrow, September 10
Heads up, neighbors! Primary Day is tomorrow, September 10, and we’ve compiled some information to make exercising your right to vote as easy as possible. Remember, you are only eligible to vote...
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