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State Sen. Robert Jackson and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz answer questions from moderators and audience members at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture on Dec. 17. The event was hosted by Northwest Bronx Indivisible.
State electeds talk 2024 state legislative objectives
Local electeds answered moderator and audience questions last Sunday at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture. The event, hosted by Northwest Bronx Indivisible, was attended by state Sen. Robert Jackson and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. more
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Emily Hausman, director of the Infant and Toddler Center at SAR Academy and advocate for children, has announced her candidacy for the 81st Assembly female district leader. During the Covid pandemic Hausman, then director of early childhood education at The Riverdale Y, ran in-person emergency schools to help out front line workers and their children.
Emily Hausman running for 81st AD female leader
Another person has announced their campaign for the 81st Assembly District. Emily Hausman, director of the Infant and Toddler Center at SAR Academy and a childhood educator and advocate, is running for female district leader. more
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Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez at a rally on Dec. 7, defending the rights of the 12 Kingsbridge Armory- area merchants who face possible eviction at the end of the month.
A dozen Kingsbridge shops may face eviction soon
By IZANIA GONZALEZ igonzalez@riverdalepress.com   Twelve small-business owners in Kingsbridge, near the landmark Kingsbridge Armory, which is due to be redeveloped, may face … more
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High court orders redrawing of congressional districts again
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York state has ordered a new electoral map following a 3-4 ruling Tuesday. Now the New York Independent Redistricting Commission will have to draw new congressional lines by Feb. 28. more
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Ben Jackson declares candidacy for 81st AD leader
A week after Abigail Martin, a Unity Democratic Club member, announced her re-election campaign for the 81st Assembly District, another person has thrown their hat in the ring, this time for the position of male democratic district leader. more
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Ardhmir ‘Ardy’ Malziu, shown in the Community Board 8 office on Dec. 11, is the new community coordinator. The native Bronx resident worked alongside CB8 District Manager Farrah Rubin as a community outreach coordinator for former Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj. Before being hired at the board Malziu was a coordinator for corporate and community relations at New York Yankees.
CB8 search for community coordinator has ended with 'Ardy' Malziu as pick
Community Board 8 has found a new community coordinator and he is a former colleague of District Manager Farrah Rubin. more
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The Henry Hudson Bridge will finally be toll-free for all Bronx residents with an E-ZPass account starting in February, under a program announced last week by Gov. Kathy Hochul and fought for by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.
Finally! A toll rebate for Bronx Henry Hudson Bridge drivers
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz was happy to finally able to make good on his promise to deliver a toll rebate for Bronx drivers using the Henry Hudson Bridge. more
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Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, sponsor of the Climate Change Superfund Act, alongside co-sponsor state Sen. Liz Kruger, Councilman Eric Dinowitz and executive director of New York Public Interest Group Blair Horner at City Hall Park on Nov. 29. The legislation would require the biggest contributors to the buildup of climate warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to be financially responsible to help with climate damages.
Electeds, advocacy groups: Big Oil pay up
Several elected officials and environmental groups have a message for so-called Big Oil. They want those petroleum-producing companies to pay for the costs related to climate change in New York state. more
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Bruce Feld leads a meeting of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club when he was its leader. On Nov. 5, he died at the age of 84.
Bruce Feld, 84, Democratic leader dies
Members of longtime Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club leader Bruce Feld celebrated his life last week. Feld, who was serving as a vice president of the club at the time of his death, was remembered as a “great political mind” and “irreplaceable.” He was 84 when he died on Nov. 5. more
Abigail Martin has announced the relaunch of her campaign for district leader in the 81st Assembly District. Martin won her election for the position of female district leader against Sara Liss by 1,893 votes in 2022.
Abigail Martin seeks re-election for Democratic district leader
In the same week her twin 8-year-old daughters decided to run for student government at P.S. 81, Abigail Martin announced the relaunch of her campaign for district leader in the 81st Assembly District. more
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