VOL. 16 • NUMBER 4 • JANUARY 26, 2017
Howard Beach • Ozone Park • South Ozone Park • Woodhaven • Richmond Hill • Broad Channel Forest Hills • Middle Village • Glendale • Maspeth
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TRICK SHOT Councilman Blasts de Blasio over $84.7B Budget Proposal that ‘Uses Smoke and Mirrors to Mask the Real Problems Facing our City’ Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), still mulling a run for Gracie Mansion this fall, ripped Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday for his Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal that Ulrich said is an indication that “the mayor is obviously more concerned with his reelection and raising his own political profile than addressing” homelessness, affordable housing, and quality of life in NYC.
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Photos Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office and Forum Files
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New Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Takes Oath of Office in Lindenwood
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Money Hungry: JFK Traveler’s Box of Beef Patties Actually Bricks of Cocaine
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Massive DOT Bridge Repair Job to Impact Many Borough Communities
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