Former City Council candidate/Brooklyn Heights resident/BHB Ten 2009 member Doug Biviano challenged Assemblymember Joan Millman to stand against “corrupt” politicians in Albany, in a statement released to the press today. Biviano also praised NYS Senator Daniel Squadron saying, “State Senator Daniel Squadron recently called Albany an ‘embarrassment’. He’s right. But it’s not an embarrassment just […]
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The BHB Ten 2009
Here they are: the BHB Ten for 2009. Your recommendations and suggestions influenced this year’s list of Brooklyn Heights’ movers and shakers. This year’s members represent new trends in thought, community leadership, the arts and charitable giving. We look forward to their contribution to our neighborhood, our city, our country and the world for […]
Biv Keeps Swingin’ for Health Care
Bay Ridge congressman Rep. Mike McMahon got an earful on health care at a Town Hall meeting last night in his district. Among those in attendance, Brooklyn Heights resident and former NYC Council Candidate Doug Biviano: Brooklyn Paper: Perhaps the most climatic moment came when failed City Council candidate Doug Biviano — who recently lost his […]
NY Observer on Doug Biviano
He may have lost the Democratic primary in 33rd NYC Council District, but Doug Biviano’s campaign is still getting attention. The New York Observer weighs in on the Brooklyn Heights resident’s outsider campaign this week where Biviano draws praise from an unlikely source:
Herd for the 33rd Thunders to the Finish Line
After tomorrow, your phone will stop ringing incessantly with what prove to be recorded announcements from candidates or their endorsers. Letter carriers will celebrate a reduction in the bulk of their deliveries. Tomorrow is primary election day. Today, the Daily News endorsed Evan Thies in the Democratic primary for the 33rd City Council District. Previously, […]
It’s Biv – BHB Readers Endorse Biviano in NYC Council District 33 Democratic Primary
You, the BHB Readers have spoken – neighborhood resident Doug Biviano is your choice in Tuesday’s (9/15) NYC Council D-33 Democratic primary beating opponent Steve Levin by 2 percentage points. It’s been a long strange trip so far for Biviano who has made his mark in the Herd for the 33rd by speaking his mind […]
Kucinich: We Need Doug Bivianos in City Councils Across the Country
Brooklyn Heights resident and candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 33rd NYC Council District Doug Biviano received the endorsement of his mentor Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) this morning. Biviano, his family and supporters stood at the top of the steps of his 89 Montague Street campaign headquarters with Kucinich and his wife Elizabeth. The […]
Kucinich in Brooklyn Heights Today, Endorsing Biviano in Herd for the 33rd
In a NYC Council race where the term “progressive” is being thrown around like a rag doll in a bear cage, an actual progressive Democrat will be in Brooklyn Heights today to make an endorsement. Ohio congressman and 2008 Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will be at Doug Biviano’s campaign HQ at 89 Montague Street today […]
Final “Herd for the 33rd” Debate Produces Little Disagreement, Except on Lampposts
Last night was the final debate, before next Tuesday’s primary election, among the candidates for the 33rd District City Council seat being vacated by David Yassky. Six of the seven showed up for the event at St. Francis College auditorium; Isaac Abraham was unable to attend because of a wedding. Responding to a series of […]
Daily Gotham Deconstructs Doug Biviano
Daily Gotham’s “Mole 333″ has a beef with Brooklyn Heights resident/ NYC Council D-33 candidate Doug Biviano: Daily Gotham: I first met Biviano at an IND meeting before IND imploded and I took a possibly permanent leave of absense from their board. Doug was very earnest, thoughtful and seemed very honest and decent. Past times […]
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