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July 22, 2020

DSA-backed Zohran Mamdani wins Astoria Assembly seat

July 22, 2020/ David Brand
DSA-backed Zohran Mamdani wins Astoria Assembly seat

“The movement you helped us build can’t end here. It has to last beyond any one election.”

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July 22, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics, Western Queens
zohran mamdani, aravella simotas, dsa
July 22, 2020

Meeks honors legendary colleague John Lewis, civil rights leader C.T. Vivian  

July 22, 2020/ David Brand
Meeks honors legendary colleague John Lewis, civil rights leader C.T. Vivian  

“One of the greatest honors of my life has been the ability to sit down on a continuous basis next to John Robert Lewis.”

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July 22, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, equity, news, politics
john lewis, ct vivian, gregory meeks, civil rights movement, Roy Wilkins Park
July 21, 2020

Main Street busway would boost business in Flushing, advocates say

July 21, 2020/ David Brand
Main Street busway would boost business in Flushing, advocates say

DOT surveys find that 83 percent of Main Street visitors arrive by bus or by foot.

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July 21, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, Business, eastern queens, equity, news, politics, Transit
main street busway, greater flushing chamber of commerce, john choe, flushing bid, Transportation Alternatives, juan restrepo, downtown flushing, main street, dot, department of transportation
July 21, 2020

New public park opens near Jamaica’s Atlantic Avenue Extension 

July 21, 2020/ David Brand
New public park opens near Jamaica’s Atlantic Avenue Extension 

Gateway Park is located in a once vacant lot beneath the AirTrain tracks.

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July 21, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics, Transit, Southern Queens
jamaica, gateway park, atlantic avenue extension, nycedc, dot, parks department
July 21, 2020

Aubry expands big lead over Monserrate in Queens Assembly race

July 21, 2020/ David Brand
Aubry expands big lead over Monserrate in Queens Assembly race

Aubry has received about 65 percent of the votes.

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July 21, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, news, politics
jeff aubry, hiram monserrate, assembly district 35, corona, elmhurst, lefrak city
July 21, 2020

Richards moves closer to Queens borough president nomination after Crowley concedes

July 21, 2020/ David Brand
Richards moves closer to Queens borough president nomination after Crowley concedes

“During these most challenging times, we need unity to bring our great borough together.”

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July 21, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics
donovan richards, queens borough president, elizabeth crowley, costa constantinides, dao yin, anthony miranda, borough hall, primary, joann ariola
July 20, 2020

Assembly Democrats spend big to save Simotas’ seat in Astoria

July 20, 2020/ David Brand
Assembly Democrats spend big to save Simotas’ seat in Astoria

The DACC gave Simotas $125K before the election. She hired Bronx real estate lobbyist Stanley Schlein as her attorney.

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July 20, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics, Western Queens
aravella simotas, zohran mamdani, carl heastie, stanley schlein, dacc, district 36, astoria
July 17, 2020

Queens gig workers miss out on PPP assistance, report finds

July 17, 2020/ David Brand
Queens gig workers miss out on PPP assistance, report finds

Just 2 percent of Queens’ self employed workers and independent contractors received the federal loans.

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July 17, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Business, news, politics
ppp loans, scott stringer, comptroller's office, cares act, gig workers
July 17, 2020

Thousands of absentee ballots tossed in tight Maloney-Patel House race

July 17, 2020/ David Brand
Thousands of absentee ballots tossed in tight Maloney-Patel House race

Maloney has a narrow lead, but Patel received more in-person votes in Queens.

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July 17, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, news, Law, Western Queens, politics
suraj patel, carolyn maloney, lauren ashcraft, peter harrison, ny-12, congress, primaries, absentee ballots
July 16, 2020

New city law compels NYPD to explain surveillance tools and strategies 

July 16, 2020/ David Brand
New city law compels NYPD to explain surveillance tools and strategies 

“New Yorkers had no idea what tools our city was using to spy on our families and neighbors.”

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July 16, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, equity, Law, news, politics
nypd, post act, albert fox cahn, facial recognition, surveillance, de blasio
July 16, 2020

‘Too Many Requests’ — New York’s new rental relief website immediately crashes 

July 16, 2020/ David Brand
‘Too Many Requests’ — New York’s new rental relief website immediately crashes 

“The fact that it crashed within the first 15 minutes is tragic and shows how much need there is.”

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July 16, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, equity, Health, Homelessness, Law, Housing, politics, news
covid rent relief program, covid-19, coronavirus, cuomo, sateesh nori, astoria tenants union
July 14, 2020

Anderson wins primary for vacant Southeast Queens Assembly seat

July 14, 2020/ David Brand
Anderson wins primary for vacant Southeast Queens Assembly seat

The Far Rockaway organizer is likely to become the state’s youngest assemblymember.

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July 14, 2020/ David Brand/
news, politics, Southern Queens, Rockaways
Khaleel Anderson, richard david, Derrick DeFlorimonte, Chiedu “Shea” Uzoigwe, tavia blakely, michele titus, Assembly District 31
July 13, 2020

St. John’s backs lawsuit challenging Trump threat to international students 

July 13, 2020/ David Brand
St. John’s backs lawsuit challenging Trump threat to international students 

“Our institution, our city and our country are made better by the contributions of immigrants and international students.”

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July 13, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, equity, Education, Law, news, politics
St. john's university, frank wu, Toby Ann Stavisky, conrado gempesaw, trump, ice, international students
July 10, 2020

Confusion at the vote count with nearly 22,000 Queens ballots invalidated

July 10, 2020/ David Brand
Confusion at the vote count with nearly 22,000 Queens ballots invalidated

The count is underway inside Queens Borough Hall.

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July 10, 2020/ David Brand/
Law, news, politics
vote count, absentee ballots, board of elections, boe, queens, new reformers
July 09, 2020

Speaker Johnson, save mom and pop shops by bringing the Small Business Jobs Survival Act to a vote

July 09, 2020/ David Brand
Speaker Johnson, save mom and pop shops by bringing the Small Business Jobs Survival Act to a vote

Bring the SBJSA up for a full council vote.

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July 09, 2020/ David Brand/
Business, politics, Voices
kirsten theodos, takebacknyc, sbjsa, Small Business Jobs Survival Act
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