Newly minted U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman was still setting into his new office on Capitol Hill when he was called to the House floor to take part in a joint session gathering that happens only once every four years: certifying the Electoral College votes for president.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/7/21
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Thanksgiving probably looked very different for many American families this year, especially since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised against both traveling and gathering with family members outside of one’s household this holiday season.
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By ROSE BRENNAN
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12/6/20
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Big changes are coming to the corner of Broadway and West 251st Street where a single-story corner retail lot has languished in recent years.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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11/22/20
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The numbers are grim. And if you depend on the local news offered by your community newspaper, you should be worried.
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7/23/20
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State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has sent a check to the Ben Franklin Club she says should be more than enough to remove her name from the sign. No, she didn’t lose her primary a couple weeks ago. She’s just officially parting ways with the club.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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7/12/20
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For years, a sign above the West 231st Street headquarters of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club has featured the name of elected officials representing the Bronx. It includes names like borough president Ruben Diaz Jr., U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, and even at the lowest elected levels, Eric Dinowitz and Randi Martos as Democratic district leaders.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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7/1/20
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Eliot Engel hopes all of his votes are hidden in absentee ballots that have yet to be counted. Because if live-voting from Tuesday and early balloting is any indicator, his retirement may be coming sooner than he thought.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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6/24/20
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U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel picked up an endorsement last month from Brady: United Against Gun Violence, in his bid to keep his seat in Washington.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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5/10/20
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Michael Heller won another term as president of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club, but not before welcoming what Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz later noted was the “largest turnout” in the club’s 60-year history, “and probably the largest turnout in many years of any political club.”
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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2/9/20
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Michael Heller won another term as president of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club after a contentious election drew nearly 400 people out to cast ballots Wednesday night.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/29/20
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