Politics NY News Headlines Archive for August 23, 2016

City Council member Robert Cornegy Jr.

Brooklyn

Homeless Drop-In Center Slated For Middle Of Bed-Stuy Business District

By Stephen Witt

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Opinion

Op-Ed: BDS Movement Is Bad for New York, Bad for Israelis and Bad for Palestinians

By Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley

News Site Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Lawmakers On The Move Aug. 23, 2016

By Kings County Politics

More from Around New York

Members of the Bangladeshi Muslim community buy clothes on Chaand Raat for Eid.

Bangladeshi communities in Castle Hill keep Chaand Raat tradition alive in the Bronx

“Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30.

Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films

Ralph Solecki is pictured standing on the shore of Newtown Creek at Furman’s Island in Maspeth in 1937. The tributaries separating the island from Maspeth were filled in.

The dirty yet important history of the Newtown Creek: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Greenpoint’s Soft Bar launches ‘Soft Beats’ series with Bravolebrity guest DJ March 20