Politics NY News Headlines Archive for November 19, 2015

A Syrian refugee holds a baby in a refug…A Syrian refugee holds a baby in a refugee camp set in the town of Harmanli, south-east of Sofia on November 12, 2013. Bulgaria’s asylum centres are severely overcrowded after the arrival of almost 10,000 refugees this year, half of them Syrian. The influx has fuelled anti-immigrant sentiment in a country already struggling with dire poverty. AFP PHOTO / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOVNIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images

Federal Government

Brooklyn’s Congressional Delegation Votes On Syrian Refugees

By Lenore Fedow

Small-Business

Community Close-Up

Op-ED: SBJSA is Last Refuge For City’s Small Business Owners

By Kirsten Theodos

Legislation & Policy

Pols Repsond to Isis Video, Terror Threats & Syrian Refugees

By Kings County Politics

News Site Brooklyn

Arts, Sports & Leisure

Brooklyn Lawmakers On The Move Nov. 19, 2015

By Kings County Politics

More from Around New York

Pilgrim Pharmacy owners Ray Macioci (right) and Michael Coscia (left).

As independent pharmacies vanish, Pilgrim Pharmacy marks 50 years serving The Bronx

If “Leviticus” becomes a hit, one hopes that it might create space for further queer voices in horror.

‘Leviticus’: Gay teenagers battle amonster created by homophobia

fourleaf

Photos | FourLeaf in Jackson Heights hosts networking event

BK programming

Brooklyn historical institutions awarded $350K for Battle of Brooklyn semiquincentennial programming