As long as no technicalities get in the way, it appears as if Charles Moerdler's self-exile as chair of the Community Board 8's land use committee will be a short one.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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4/20/18
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Community Board 8’s land use committee has lost its rock.
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By ZAK KOSTRO
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4/20/18
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Community Board 8’s land use committee has lost a seemingly irreplaceable pillar. Its longtime chair, Charles Moerdler, has stepped down.
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By ZAK KOSTRO
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4/14/18
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With city officials set to certify plans, Community Board 8 officials are gearing up for what they expect will be an intense debate over plans to build a continuing care retirement community on the Palisade Avenue campus of Hebrew Home at Riverdale.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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4/13/18
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State Sen. Jeffrey Klein’s Independent Democratic Conference — the breakaway group of Democrats that has caucused with senate Republicans since 2011 — may have disbanded, but Klein’s critics in the party’s progressive wing are saying too little, too late, the damage is done.
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By ZAK KOSTRO
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4/13/18
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At 16, someone may not be able to vote or grab a drink at a bar, but they can do something better — volunteer to save a life by registering to donate their organs.
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By SIMONE JOHNSON
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4/6/18
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The days of the Independent Democratic Conference co-ruling the state senate with Republicans are apparently over.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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4/4/18
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In a week filled with protests and speeches pushing for more gun control, U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel took his fight to ban assault weapons straight to Florida.
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By SIMONE JOHNSON
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3/30/18
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Plastic bags are, for many, a way of life, a convenience taken for granted. A handy container for groceries, pharmacy goods, or that bottle of wine at the end of a long workday. But the bags are not without their detractors. In fact, many New Yorkers would like to do away with them altogether.
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By ZAK KOSTRO
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3/30/18
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Peering out from the bleachers to the hundreds of students gathered to hear him speak, Riley Gordon raised the megaphone to his mouth.
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By SIMONE JOHNSON
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3/23/18
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