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Tag: Kalman Yeger

Council considers taxpayer funds for armed guards at houses of worship

May 10 | Paula Katinas

Private security guards would patrol churches, mosques and synagogues on the city...

Councilmember Kalman Yeger tweeted on Wednesday "Palestine does not exist," leading to backlash from activists. Photo via NYC City Council Flickr/John McCarten

LISTEN: ‘Palestine does not exist’: Dissecting Yeger’s controversial tweet

April 4 | Scott Enman, Paul Frangipane and Lawrence Madsen

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Councilmember Kalman Yeger tweeted on Wednesday "Palestine does not exist," leading to backlash from activists. Photo via NYC City Council Flickr/John McCarten

Borough Park councilmember booted from Immigration Committee following anti-Palestine tweets

April 1 | Noah Goldberg

City Council leadership decided Monday to remove Councilmember Kalman Yeger from the...

Protesters and counter-protesters faced off outside Councilmember Yeger’s Borough Park office Thursday evening. Eagle photo by Noah Goldberg.

20 came to protest a councilmember’s anti-Palestine tweet. 200 came to support it.

March 28 | Noah Goldberg

Protesters calling for the resignation of Brooklyn Councilmember Kalman Yeger over his...

Councilmember Kalman Yeger tweeted on Wednesday "Palestine does not exist," leading to backlash from activists. Photo via NYC City Council Flickr/John McCarten

Yeger may lose committee seat over “dehumanizing” Palestine tweets

March 28 | Noah Goldberg

The City Council will consider removing Brooklyn Councilmember Kalman Yeger from his...

Councilmember Kalman Yeger tweeted on Wednesday "Palestine does not exist," leading to backlash from activists. Photo via NYC City Council Flickr/John McCarten

CM Kalman Yeger under fire for tweeting ‘Palestine does not exist’

March 27 | Noah Goldberg

A Brooklyn councilmember is under heavy Twitter fire after tweeting at a...

Stephen Levin is one of nine Brooklyn councilmembers scoring 100 percent in a scorecard released on March 8 by the New York League of Conservation Voters. He is shown above congratulating Mayor Bill de Blasio at the signing of a bill prohibiting the use of fracking products in the city. File photo courtesy of Levin’s office

Brooklyn councilmembers graded greenest in city

March 11 | Mary Frost

Brooklyn members of the New York City Council are the greenest in...

Cuomo Tells Brooklyn Democrats: ‘Primaries Are Hard’ Governor Makes Appearance at Seddio Breakfast at Junior’s

September 18 | Paula Katinas

Fresh off his big win over actress Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic...

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