Nicole Malliotakis Addresses Brooklyn Young Republicans at Hunter's

State Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis is guest speaker at the Brooklyn Young Republican Club's next meeting, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM on Sunday, January 18 at Hunter's Steak and Ale House, at 9904 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge. (Transportation: R to 95th Street; B8 or B63 to 95th Street; S79 and S53 to 92nd Street.)

Light refreshments will be served.

Malliotakis took the 60th AD seat by defeating

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After a Talk with Boehner, Grimm Resigns

After pleading guilty on December 23 to one count of felony tax fraud, Congressional Representative Michael Grimm (R-11th CD) announced on Monday that he will step down from Congress as of January 5, the day before the next session begins, saying he didn't believe he could continue to be "100% effective."

Grimm's sentencing hearing is set for June 8. He faces up to three years in prison.

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As Grimm Hangs on, the Jockeying Begins

Representative Michael Grimm (R-11th CD), who entered a guilty plea in a tax fraud case in Brooklyn Federal Court yesterday, is scheduled to be sworn in as a third-term member of Congress on January 6, 2015.

But, as Business Insider reports, polit-watchers who regard him as one of 2015's best story lines don't see Grimm still a sitting member of the House when he's sentenced on June 8, 2015 --

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After Plea, Grimm Refuses to Resign

Reuters reports that U.S. Representative Michael Grimm (R 11th CD) has refused to resign from Congress after entering a guilty plea in Brooklyn Federal District Court today. Grimm noted that he was easily re-elected to a third term in November, despite facing a 20-count federal indictment.




As part of a plea deal, Grimm signed a statement of facts admitting to hiding over $900,000 in gross

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Grimm Cops a Plea

Reuters reports that U.S. Representative Michael Grimm (R-11th CD) will enter a guilty plea in Brooklyn Federal Court tomorrow to resolve the array of federal tax fraud and other charges pending against him.

Grimm's trial was scheduled for February 2. According to court records, a plea hearing is now set for Tuesday afternoon. 

The 20-count indictment against Grimm charges that he hired

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A Grimm Reality

In a race that one Staten Island voter, interviewed by the Daily News, characterized as a contest between a "guy who can't speak" and a "criminal", the criminal won.

Conservative/Republican Congressional Representative Michael Grimm won a third term in a Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, largely thanks to the Staten Island end of the 11th CD.


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A Choice We Can't Afford to Make

A cynical Daily News Editorial Board, chanting "Anybody but Recchia", has recklessly endorsed federally-indicted Conservative/Republican Michael Grimm over Democratic challenger Domenic Recchia in the bitterly-contested, high-stakes congressional race in the 11th CD.




While desperate times, as the Daily News says, call for desperate measures, the times aren't so desperate as to justify

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Recchia Fundraiser at Burger Up

At 7 PM on Tuesday, October 21, Burger Up, at 8812 3rd Avenue (between 88th and 89th Streets) in Bay Ridge, will host Democratic Congressional candidate Domenic Recchia's last fundraising event in Brooklyn before Election Day.

Recchia is challenging indicted Conservative-Republican Michael Grimm in the 11th CD.



You can RSVP online here.

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Donovan Cued to Replace Grimm?

Dan Donovan, Rudy Guiliani, Michael Grimm


Some Democrats have speculated that Michael Grimm’s bare-knuckle re-election campaign is driven as much by his fear of federal prison as his desire to serve a third term in Congress.  



Grimm's lawyers have moved to delay his trial, set to begin in December, to avoid the jury pool being tainted by Democratic opponent Domenic Recchia's negative

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Poll: Recchia and Grimm Neck-and-Neck

According to a Daily News exclusive, an internal Democratic poll shows challenger Domenic Recchia, with an assist from some hard-hitting TV ads, pulling up next to incumbent Rebublican/Conservative congressional representative Michael Grimm, who had been leading him by 6 points.

The sample of 400 likely district voters, taken by GBA Strategies for the Democratic Congressional Campaign

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Fundraiser for Domenic Recchia at the Lock Yard

At 7 PM on Thursday, October 2, the Lock Yard, at 9221 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge, will host a campaign fundraiser for Democrat Domenic Recchia, challenging incumbent Conservative-Republican Congressional Representative Michael Grimm in New York's 11th CD, comprised of Staten Island and Bay Ridge.

The suggested minimum donation is $75.

To RSVP, email Jeff Lewis at jeff@recchiaforcongress.com, 

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Golden Hosts Grimm Fundraiser

According to the New York Post, Brooklyn's most prominent Republican, State Senator Marty Golden, will host a fundraiser on September 18 at Mama Rao Cucina Italiana in Dyker Heights for indicted Congressional Representative Michael Grimm, to be tried on tax evasion charges in Brooklyn Federal Court in December.

On Election Day, November 4, incumbents Grimm and Golden, whose gerrymandered

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CWA, AFL-CIO Endorse Recchia

This week, Gravesend Democrat Domenic Recchia, challenging Conservative Republican incumbent Michael Grimm in New York's 11th Congressional District, announced endorsements from Local 1, Communications Workers of America (CWA), and the New York American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).



CWA Local 1 represents over 175,000 workers in 327 local unions in

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Recchia Campaign Registers Voters

With the help of campaign volunteers, Democrat Domenic Recchia, challenging incumbent Republican Conservative Congressman Michael Grimm in the 11th CD, is commemorating the 49th Anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act by registering voters across the district.


Calling the Voting Rights Act one of the "most significant achievements in the fight for Civil Rights" in the U.S., Recchia said

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Recchia in Bensonhurst, New Dorp this Weekend

At 11 AM on Saturday, July 26 at the Stars and Stripes Democratic Club, at 7321 15th Avenue in Bensonhurst; and at 12 PM on Sunday, July 27 at 109 New Dorp Plaza in Staten Island, Democrat Domenic Recchia Jr., challenging incumbent Repubican/Conservative Michael Grimm for the 11th Congressional District seat, will begin the 100-day countdown to Election Day with weekend volunteer events in

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Recchia Reports $400,000 in Second-Quarter Donations

According to an email blast from his campaign yesterday, Domenic Recchia, the Democratic congressional challenger in New York’s 11th congressional district, reported more than $400,000 in donations for second-quarter 2014 (April 1 through June 30.)



Recchia reported $262,009.00 in post pre-primary filings (June 5-June 30), which, combined with contributions from April 1-June 4, totals $

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