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John Catsimatidis-Owned Oil Company Refuses to Sign Union Contract at Greenpoint Refinery

This article was originally published on Dec 23 5:00am EST by THE CITY United Metro Energy, the Brooklyn-based oil company owned by radio host and former GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis, declined to sign a longstanding, industry-wide collective bargaining agreement that expired last Friday, Dec. 16. The contract had represented only three truck drivers, who haul fuel from the Greenpoint

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Republican mayoral candidate profiles

John Catsimatidis: John Catsimatidis, the CEO of Red Apple Group and Gristedes, immigrated to New York City from Greece as a young child, settling in Harlem. After graduating from Brooklyn Tech, he enrolled at NYU, working at a small grocery store on nights and weekend …

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21st Annual Bay Ridge Breakfast for Scouting

Several Bay Ridge residents and organizations earned merit badges at the 21st Annual Bay Ridge Breakfast for Scouting held at the Bay Ridge Manor on Thursday, June 27.

Hosted by activist Zoe Koutsoupakis for the 14th year in a row, the breakfast recognized the efforts …

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Brooklyn Conservatives party

About 110 people thronged the Bay Ridge Manor on Sunday, April 14, for the annual Kings County Conservative Party brunch.

The honoree of the day – who received the Ronald Reagan Americanism Award – was community activist Arlene Keating, who is a past president of the Bay Ridge Community …

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