35th District City Council Member Laurie Cumbo, seen during a summer push to win her current seat on city council. (Photo by The Nabe)

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Cumbo to Hold Inauguration Party at Ingersoll Community Center

  • January 10, 2014

35th District City Council Member Laurie Cumbo will hold an inauguration party at the Ingersoll Community Center this weekend, when New York Senator Chuck Schumer will administer a symbolic oath of office.

Cochinita Tacos is helping out federal employees during the government shutdown by offering free burritos. (Photo by Daniel Lewis)

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On Furlough? Cochinita Has a Burrito With Your Name On It

  • October 7, 2013

Federal employees in New York don’t need to worry about going hungry: Cochinita Tacos is giving free burritos to furloughed workers during the shutdown.

Ede Fox is a candidate for 35th District City Council. (Photo by Jason Bisnoff)

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35th District Candidate Profile: Ede Fox

  • September 3, 2013

After more than five years working with the New York City Council, Ede Fox is hoping her experience can help her win the race for the 35th District seat.

With puppeteer and performer Alice Tolan-Mee behind the scenes, Rebecca Adeleke, 6, greets one of the stars of Theodora Skipitares's work-in-progress,

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Puppetry and Politics: A Work-in-Progress at Long Island University Brooklyn

  • July 2, 2013

Theodora Skipitares, a veteran artist and theater director who teaches a puppetry class at Pratt Institute, staged a work-in-progress at the Humanities Gallery at Long Island University Brooklyn on June 26.

Clinton Hill resident Jesse Coleman, who was a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, said he's against the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act.

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Locals React to Supreme Court Decision on Voting Rights

  • June 27, 2013

A man who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. and other locals reacted this week to the news that the Supreme Court of the United States struck down part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.