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Restler and Levin can't seem to agree
It looks like there may be challenges all over the place in next year’s elections in North Brooklyn.
According to a report in City & State this week, District Leader Lincoln Restler reached out to ...
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The plot thickens in NY06 race
Is there sabotage and subterfuge at play in the hotly contested race to represent New York's 6th Congressional District?
One candidate says unequivocally yes!
The already crowded Democratic primary...
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April Fool's Day in our inbox
Oh goslings, there was a time when we here at Pol Position were all about the April Fool’s Day pranks, printing ridiculous statements shrouded as fact in an attempt to trick our readers into believ...
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Two political rivals in one political place
There were a lot of notable names and faces who showed up for Councilman Dan Halloran's announcement in Flushing's Bowne Park Monday evening that he would be running for the 6th Congressional Distr...
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It's getting a little crowded in here
Well that has to be the strangest campaign website we've ever stumbled upon a congressional candidate.
On Monday morning, the Queens County Democratic Committee announced that it would be supportin...
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Political races heating up
It's shaping up to be a fiery summer in the world of local politics, as this past week saw some action in a few key races important to Queens and Brooklyn.
First, there was political newcomer Tom ...
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Of course, Dimitris Avramopoulos! Wait, who?
Ask and ye shall receive!
Last week, we ran this photo from our archives requesting from our readers some help in identifying the men with Governor George Pataki. We quickly got responses identifyi...
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A tribute to Whitney, kind of
Wow, Congressman Ed Towns of Brooklyn had a lot to say about the death of Whitney Houston this past weekend. Well, actually, he has a lot to say about Whitney Houston's mom, Emily "Cissy" Houston, ...
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Shame on you Christine Quinn!
It appears that for the Speaker of the great City Council of New York City, no mechanic currently working within the five boroughs has the skill or expertise to repair her Mercedes or Porsche or La...
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In the end, it was all (LAT)FOR not
Well it was a nice try, at least.
The Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment – or LATFOR for short – released its suggestions for new State Senate districts last week, ...
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Democrats pull off a political Koo
Councilman Peter Koo this week decided to make things interesting in the world of city politics.
The flushing elected official – we won't say shocked, but certainly surprised – many when he won the...
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We know when we're not wanted!
Don't worry goslings, we promise next week to get back to highlighting the foibles and escapades of our elected officials, but these darn old photos from our archives have been so stinkin' popular ...
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Mystery man makes second appearance
About two months ago, we ran this ribbon-cutting photo that we discovered in our archives. The photo didn't have any information attached to it, so we asked our readers if they could help us figure...
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Who do you "like" for borough president?
Let the race for Queens Borough President get officially underway!
Sure, nobody has announced their candidacy yet, but if there's activity on Facebook, well that's good enough for us.
Last week, a...
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