Towns Is Said to Decline to Run Again for Congress(NYT)Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns, who was facing a vigorous primary challenge from Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Councilman Charles Barron, will not seek re-election. Two recent high-profile setbacks also... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still in the New York City area with no public schedule. The Legislature doesn’t return from its two-week spring break until tomorrow, but things will be heating up at the Capitol in preparation for Part II of the 2012 session. Tom... »
And for your random bookstore news of the day: The Housing Works Tumblr boasts possibly the best celebriture story you'll hear this week. It involves donated books (obviously, Housing Works) as well the actresses who once played Michelle Tanner and the... »
(Photo by David Greene)BRONX, NEW YORK, April 2- Local elected officials and members of Community Board # 9, turned out for the grand re-opening of the new I Hop (International House of Pancake's) at 1001 White Plains Road at Bruckner Boulevard. For Do... »
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Natalie O’NeillThe Brooklyn PaperG train riders already feel like the rug is getting pulled out from under them — now they feel like the ceiling is coming down on top of them as well. Water damage is causing paint... »
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Sarah Zornfor The Brooklyn Paper“Are you hungry, New York?” Those were the words of famed borough gastronome Marty Markowitz as he kicked off Dine In Brooklyn 2012 — where from March 19th-29th, 200 area restaurant... »
Fresh off her five-day upstate “leadership and listening” tour, during which she wracked up the support of a handful of Conservative and GOP county chairs, Wendy Long has unleashed her first attack press release on her Democratic target, accusing Sen. ... »
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Natalie O’NeillThe Brooklyn PaperG train riders already feel like the rug is getting pulled out from under them — now they feel like the ceiling is coming down on top of them as well. Water damage is causing paint... »
