Daniel “Kid” Squadron picked up an important endorsement today in his bid to unseat incumbent NYS Senator Martin Connor in the 25th District – Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Hizzoner is the third elected official to back Squadron, joining Sen. Chuck Schumer and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh. The NY Daily News suspects that Bloomberg’s endorsement of “Kid” is […]
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Marty, Spokesman Part Ways
The New York Observer reports today that the spokesman for State Senator Martin Connor’s re-election bid has “terminated” his relationship with the campaign. The Public Advocacy Group president Chad Marlow made his mark in the race for the 25th State Senate District via attacks on opponent Daniel Squadron. He stayed on offense against “Kid” Squadron […]
Marty on LICH: They’re Closing the Maternity Ward?
The saga of the downsizing of Long Island College Hospital continued this week with local representatives calling for a little sanity to be injected into the situation. LICH owners Continuum Partners are trying to dig the hospital out of a $170 million hole by cutting beds, services and selling some of its building. NY […]
With All this Chatter About “Push Polling”, Let’s Try One!
The 25th district State Senate campaigns of both GOP candidate John Chromczak and incumbent Martin Connor have denied that their camps were behind an alleged “push poll” conducted via telephone in Brooklyn Heights last week. Connor calls the practice “unethical”. Democrat/WFP candidate Daniel Squadron’s campaign has yet to respond to BHB’s request for comment on […]
Marty Playing Dirty? Push Polling In Brooklyn Heights?
Brooklyn Heights Blog regular “nabeguy” asked this question in our Martin Connor Gives Bonus For Himself post: Did anyone else receive a “non-partisan” canvassing call from his office this weekend? They wouldn’t identify themselves as such, but when I mentioned in response to a question that no one from the Squadron campaign had knocked on […]
The Kid’s Team Strikes Back
The battle for the 25th District continues: State Senate candidate Daniel “The Kid” Squadron’s “Team Squadron” has fired off an email to supporters in reaction to what they describe as incumbent Martin “Marty” Connor’s “negative personal attacks.” The letter after the jump.
The Lobster Dies on March 16
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that Armando's Restaurant owner Peter Byros will shut off the historic "Lobster Sign" at 143 Montague Street forever on March 16. Byros owns the building and says he will lease the Armando's space to an "upscale" restaurant. The Montague Video Store will remain on the second floor. The "Save the Lobster" […]
The Kid Hires Help
Daniel "Kid" Sqaudron has hired his first campaign staffer in his bid to beat State Senator Martin Connor in the September Democratic primary and end the elder statesman's 3 decade reign as our man in Albany. According to Downtown Express the Kid has tapped Mary Cooley, who has served as Assemblyman Brian Kavangh's chief of […]
Alternate Side of Street Parking
This column originally appeared in Brooklyn Paper on July 14, 2007 The mystery “illegal” parker of Pierrepont Street has broken his silence! To me! Exclusively! In my last column, I reported on the controversy surrounding alleged parking permit abuse on Pierrepont Street. The problem is so bad along the strip between Henry and Hicks streets […]
Marty to Rock Stars: No Booze for You!
State Senator Martin Connor's district not only covers Brooklyn Heights but Chinatown as well. Ruling over his turf with an iron fist in a quest to keep that ethnic enclave from being overrun with new bars, Marty and others have pulled the rug out from rocker David Bowie and Sting's new Kenmare Street nightspot Forty […]
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