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Gustavo Rivera Picks Up Nine Progressive Electeds By Reid Pillifant August 17, 2010 | 5:23 p.m A slew of progressive elected officials announced their support today for Gustavo Rivera, who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. in the ...

Coming soon to a co-op/condo near you: Transparency and fair play? Earlier this month, a fledgling organization of New York City apartment owners launched a modest website with an Olympic-sized ambition: “The Alliance of Condo & Co-op Owners aims to ...

Co-op, condo owners have to back bill creating ombudsman agency Having lived in a co-op for the past 15 years, I cannot speak out enough on supporting bill 7958-A, introduced by state Sens. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn) and ...

After a long fight and a lot of hard work Liz joined other State and City officials to celebrate a victory for the East Side of Manhattan: the groundbreaking of a brand new mixed-use development which will house two public ...

As she’s always done in the past, Liz continues to fight for tenants’ rights.  While some leaders, including Governor Paterson and Senator Pedro Espada have proposed changes to legislation that they gift-wrap in tenant-friendly packaging, the reality is that these ...

The following article was written by Bo Lipari, founder of New Yorkers for Verified Voting (NYVV), a grassroots citizens group working for secure, reliable, accessible, and verifiable standards for voting systems and elections. PULLING THE LEVER FOR PAPER The 2010 ...

The State Senate will hold a hearing on Second Avenue Subway construction Nov. 30. Bill Perkins, a Harlem state senator and chair of the committee with jurisdiction over the MTA, wants a forum for affected business owners and residents to ...

Finally ending a flawed system which can force couples to place false blame on each other, The New York State Senate has passed No Fault Divorce.  Along with two other bills having to do with matrimonial law, No Fault Divorce ...

By Richard Nieva John Gillick is engaged to be married. When asked if he would stay at his apartment in the Flatbush Gardens complex in East Flatbush after the big July wedding, his initial response was a simple laugh. “This ...

Liz Krueger for State Senate For Immediate Release: October 14, 2010 Contact: Patrick Madigan 631-495-4968 Calls her a principled independent voice who fights for New York City New York – Today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Liz Krueger ...